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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Performer
Bob Kildea
Bob Kildea
Guitar
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Vibraphone
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Trumpet
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Drums
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Violin
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Vocals
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Guitar
Anthony Pleeth
Anthony Pleeth
Cello
Boguslav Kostecki
Boguslav Kostecki
Violin
Dave Daniels
Dave Daniels
Cello
Gavin Wright
Gavin Wright
Violin
Jackie Shave
Jackie Shave
Violin
Martin Loveday
Martin Loveday
Cello
Patrick Kiernan
Patrick Kiernan
Violin
Frank Ricotti
Frank Ricotti
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Geddes
Chris Geddes
Songwriter
Stevie Jackson
Stevie Jackson
Composer
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Songwriter
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Songwriter
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Songwriter
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Songwriter
KILDEA BOBBY
KILDEA BOBBY
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wrote a letter on a nothing day
I asked somebody "Could you send my letter away?"
You are too young to put all of your hopes in just one envelope
I said goodbye to someone that I love
It's not just me, I tell you it's the both of us
And it was hard
Like coming off the pill that you take to stay happy
[Verse 2]
Someone above has seen me do alright
Someone above is looking with a tender eye
Upon your face, you may think you're alone but you may think again
[Verse 3]
If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy
They'd write it on my grave or when they scattered my ashes
On second thought, I'd rather hang about and be there with my best friend
If she wants me
[Verse 4]
And far away, somebody read the letter
He condescends to read the words I wrote about him
And if he smiles, it's no more than a genius deserves
For all your curious nerve and your passion
[Verse 5]
I'm going deaf, you're growing melancholy
Things fall apart, I don't know why we bother at all
But life is good and it's always worth living at least for a while
[Verse 6]
If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy
They'd write it on my grave or when they scattered my ashes
On second thought, I'd rather hang around and be there with my best friend
If she wants me
[Verse 7]
If you think to yourself "What should I do now?"
Then take the baton, girl, you better run with it
'Cause there is no point in standing in the past 'cause it's over and done
[Verse 8]
I took a book and went into the forest
I climbed the hill, I wanted to look down on you
But all I saw was twenty miles of wilderness so I went home
[Verse 9]
If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy
They'd write it on my grave or when they scattered my ashes
On second thought, I'd rather hang around and be there with my best friend
If she wants me
[Verse 10]
If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy
They'd write it on my grave or when they scattered my ashes
On second thought, I'd rather hang around and be there with my best friend
If she wants me
[Verse 11]
If she wants me, yeah
If she wants me, yeah
If she wants me, yeah
Written by: Chris Geddes, KILDEA BOBBY, Mick Cooke, Richard William Colburn, Sarah Ann Martin, Stevie Jackson, Stuart Murdoch
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