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Alibi Lyrics by The Mountain Goats

Babylon Springs EP

2006

[Verse 1]
I got off work just past eleven
Laid one finger to the breeze
You can almost taste the action
On nights like these
Trees were bending in the wind
You were forty miles away
And I was headed in your direction
I've been waiting all day, I've been waiting all day
[Verse 2]
Moon over West Covina
Was huge and white
And I was like a patient on a table
Headed for the light
Lean toward the center divider
Feel the wind in my hair
Keep a light up in your window
I'm gonna be right there, I'm gonna be right there
[Refrain]
With a gleam in my eye
And an almost airtight alibi
[Verse 3]
Down by the chemistry building
I found a quiet place to park
And I made my way down the street toward your place
Stepping lightly in the dark
Climbed the steps up to your doorway
Like a man prepared to jump beneath a train
It's real warm outside tonight
Maybe tomorrow it rains, maybe tomorrow it rains
[Verse 4]
Inside your room we shut the window
And we turned on a fan
And we lay there together in the darkness
I can keep a secret if you can
Finishing one another's sentences
Like a pair of identical twins
Your boyfriend's out of town until Tuesday
And nobody saw me come in, nobody saw me come in
[Refrain]
With a gleam in my eye
And an almost airtight alibi
Credits
The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats

About “Alibi” by The Mountain Goats

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"Alibi" appears on "Babylon Springs EP" in 2006.

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