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A man walks into a bar
Orders a beer and a bowl of peanuts
But the bar turns into a spaceship
And the bartender gives him a hair cut
I can't remember the end of that joke
You once told it to me when we smoked
On your father's expensive cigars
All I remember is the part of a man walking into a bar

Nina I can be your boyfriend
So you can stay with your girlfriend
Your father is a sweet old man
But it is hard for him to understand
That you wanna love a woman

Nina I can be your boyfriend
If it puts an end to all this nonsense

Having an argument with myself down Elizabeth Street
Bumping into backpackers and
struggling with the parameters
and the basic construction of my feet

Kicking beer cans and rubbish along the concrete
Crossing the street and crossing galaxies of taxis and
backseats and drunk suites and half-Greeks

Jennifer called, told me about her latest admirer
I said, "Someone should make a pamphlet called
'So You Think You're in Love with Jennifer?'"
They're all guys with steady girlfriends
Panicing at where they're at.
Jenny, please, let's never become like that

Become like that, become like that

I’m gonna tell you a story about a one night stand
If it sounds like bragging then it’s not what I planned
I was 20 years old, had only been with one girl
Had no idea who I was, I was insecure

But at a party I turned cool Joe up to eleven
So i couldn't hear not cool Joe whining and complaining
And asked this woman to go late night swimming

Draw a dinosaur for me
make it big with shiny teeth
maybe add a little hole
girl you're drawing with some coal
and that's all that's left of it
a burned out diamond
worth a shit

Det är höst i Göteborg
Jag passerar Kortedala torg
Regnet faller hårt över natten
Över alla hemlösa katter
Låt mig få sova en stund
Bara en liten, liten blund

För hon sa att allting var lönlöst

In my early forties, my partner for fifteen years left me
and began dating another woman almost instantly
my self-confidence was at a record low.
I felt undesirable and old
as if my expiration date as a woman was behind me

My friend Nina said come visit her ranch in the desert
I dragged myself to my car, thought maybe it’d be worth the effort

Looking from the backseat at the sky
Puffy little clouds up there so high
leaves falling in pennsylvania
Eating peanuts and macadamia
Wondering where we'll sleep tonight

I believe it's considered kidnapping to some people
To just take off with your daughter in a volkswagen beetle

I've got my pockets full of money
I'm gonna spend it all tonight
I've got my pockets full of money
I'm gonna spend it all tonight
A whole months salary
Gonna set it to flames
On some girl, we just met recently
I barely know her name

I've got my pockets full of money
I'm gonna spend it all tonight
I've got my pockets full of money
I'm gonna spend it all tonight
A whole months salary
Gonna set it to flames
On some girl, we just met recently
I barely know her name

She worked in my postoffice.
In my zip code, in my postal area.
I don't think I should reveal her name.
She'll remain anonymous, but we can call her Maria.
I met her at university.
She stared at me, I stared right back at her.
We went out for a coffee or two.
It all felt new, I can tell you.

You remember your first kiss?

Well how can I forget?

My hand still shivers

From the very thought of it

I don't want a girl
Who hangs on every word I say
Who shows me off to her parents
Over roast beef on Sunday
I don't want a girl
Who thinks she has to fake
I don't want a girl
Who laughs at every little joke I make

There's gotta be someone here tonight
Who can explain to me
How shadows can also shed a light
How they can outshadow (outshadow)
What happened between us in outline (outshadow)
The burnt ground beneath us
I need to be explained to
Over and Over

From Indonesia to America
From California to Virginia
from DC to Ohio
New York to San Francisco

Maybe its not Indonesia I miss the most
Maybe I miss how we used to be close

I took my sister down to the ocean
But the ocean made me feel stupid
Those words of wisdom I had prepared
All seemed to vanish into thin air
Into the waves I stared

I picked up a seashell
To illustrate my homelessness

Yours truly
Jens Lekman

0:00 - Jens Lekman - WWJD
3:05 - Bunny Maloney - Baby I’ve Been Missing You
6:18 - David Byrne - Theodora Is Dozing
7:59 - The 11:08 Train Swooshes By
09:52 - Jhene Aiko - Stranger

I was slicing up an avocado
When you came up behind me
With your silent brand new sneakers
Your reflection I did not see

It was the hottest day in august
And we were heading for the sea
For a second my mind started drifted