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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Performer
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Banjo
Sennett
Sennett
Acoustic Guitar
Pierre de Reeder
Pierre de Reeder
Bass
Tracy Sands (Summit Strings)
Tracy Sands (Summit Strings)
Cello
Jason Boesel
Jason Boesel
Drums
Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Vocals
Clark Potter (Summit Strings)
Clark Potter (Summit Strings)
Viola
Donna Carnes (Summit Strings)
Donna Carnes (Summit Strings)
Violin
Kim Salistean (Summit Strings)
Kim Salistean (Summit Strings)
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lewis
Lewis
Songwriter
Sennett
Sennett
Songwriter
Nate Walcott
Nate Walcott
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Producer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Get a real job
Keep the wind at your back and the sun on your face
All the immediate unknowns
Are better than knowin' this tired and lonely fate
[Verse 2]
Does he love you?
Does he love you?
Will he hold your tiny face in his hands?
[Verse 3]
I guess it's spring, I didn't know
It's always 75 with no meltin' snow
A married man, he visits me
I receive his letters in the mail twice a week
[Verse 4]
And I think he loves me
And when he leaves her
He's comin' out to California
[Verse 5]
I guess  it all worked out
There's a ring on your finger and the baby's due out
You share a place by the park
And run a shop for antiques downtown
[Verse 6]
And he loves you, yeah, he loves you
And the two of you will soon become three
And he loves you even though you
Used to say you were flawed if you weren't free
[Verse 7]
Let's not forget ourselves, good friend
You and I were almost dead
And you're better off for leavin'
Yeah, you're better off for leavin'
[Verse 8]
Late at night I get the phone
You're at the shop, sobbin' all alone
Your confession, it's comin' out
You only married him, you felt your time was runnin' out
[Verse 9]
But now you love him and your baby
At last, you are complete
But he's distant and you found him
On the phone pleadin', sayin', "Baby, I love you
And I'll leave her, and I'm comin' out to California"
[Verse 10]
Let's not forget ourselves, good friend
I am flawed if I'm not free
And your husband will never leave you
He will never leave you for me
Written by: Lewis, Sennett
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