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Snakes Lyrics by McCafferty

Forest Life

2013

I know a snake; I know a snake when I see one in the grass.
I see you slithering along, breaking everybody’s necks.
How’s that movie theater job?
How’s that boyfriend of yours?
How’s that endless pain that you can never ignore?

You know what I’m talking about.
Don’t try to pretend- keeps you up at night,
Reasons you lost your friends,
You said, "I needed an outlet. I needed a way out.
I needed so much more."

And it’s hard to say, “I’ll be alright.
I’ll die for you. I’ll die tonight."
I never had a chance to say, “I missed you, man.”
But anyway…

It’s hard to say, “I’ll be alright.
I’ll die for you. I’ll die tonight."
I never had a chance to say, “I missed you, man.”
But anyway…

I needed more than what I had.
I needed more than what I got.
I needed more than what I had.
I needed more than what I got.

She said, “I love getting stoned.”
She said, “I love getting high, so high.”
She said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try.”

He said, “I love getting stoned.”
He said, “I love getting high, so high.”
He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try. I needed to try.”

Bodily functions, I don’t wanna need them
And bodily functions, I don’t wanna need them
And bodily functions, I don’t wanna need them
And bodily functions, I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna-

He said, “I love getting stoned.”
He said, “I love getting high, so high.”
He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try, oh…”

He said, “I love getting stoned.”
He said, “I love getting high, so high.”
He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try.”
He said, “I love getting stoned.”
He said, “I love getting high, so high.”
He said, “I love coming down, but I needed to try,
I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try,
I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try, I needed to try, oh….”
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"Snakes" appears on "Forest Life" in 2013.

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