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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian Ritchie
Brian Ritchie
Bass Guitar
Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano
Vocals
Michael Blair
Michael Blair
Drums
Victor DeLorenzo
Victor DeLorenzo
Drums
Michael Ramos
Michael Ramos
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano
Songwriter
Brian Ritchie
Brian Ritchie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Producer
David Vartanian
David Vartanian
Mixing Engineer
Jim Bartz
Jim Bartz
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Color me once, color me twice
Everything gonna turn out nice
Everlasting arms
You gotta keep me from these false alarms
Alarm, alarm I see you sad
Maybe I see you, I'm glad
Maybe, maybe the fire of her desire
Patience, patience, said the man
Patience, patience, I can't understand
Patience like a man and a wife
I got patience on my neck like a cold, cold knife
I say Jack be nimble, Jack fall dead
Jack bend over and give Jilly head
Oh, you gotta help my body heal my soul
Dead men working a sinner, a saint
Mixing up a pail of paint
Painted the house, black as night
When the sun came up, the house was white
Gotta go on, gotta go on
We gotta go on, you gotta go on
You gotta go on
Go on
You gotta go on
You gotta go on
Go on, go on
Go on, go on
Try and live life like I couldn't
Written by: Brian Ritchie, Gordon Gano
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