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Elsie Lyrics by Ben Cottrill

Spice-Box

2018

Elsie, maybe not tonight
Everything’s a little much, and I’m trying to do it right
Let’s go outside, and just talk
That’s what I thought, you look lovely in this light

Elsie, remember that old grand
The one that looked like firewood, and your mother couldn’t stand
Found one today, it looked the same
But it didn’t have the place where we carved our names

Faded jeans on grey seats, in that the little van you had
Painted that thing red yourself and it didn’t look half bad
I think i left my hat in there, did you take a look for that?

So it ends, watch it go
Though you love, you’ll never know
Elsie don’t go, promise you won’t

Who knew when these days would come, and cover us in change
Maybe if we just loved more things would stay the same
Elsie, that movie that we saw
The one where they get what they need, and don’t what they want
You be my little actress on the screen
You know I’ll miss you and that sweet perfume you’ve had since 17

So it ends, watch it go
What you love, fade like smoke
Elsie don’t go, promise you won’t
Elsie don’t go, promise you won’t
Elsie don’t go, promise you won’t

About “Elsie” by Ben Cottrill

Read the complete lyrics to "Elsie" by Ben Cottrill from the album "Spice-Box" in 2018. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop, Folk Rock, Folk Pop.

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"Elsie" appears on "Spice-Box" in 2018.

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