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Down By The Lake Lyrics by The Parlotones

Journey Through the Shadows

2012

Hanging out down by the lake
I've got a pocket full of dollars but it won't but change
Cracking a for heaven's sake
It won't send me any help cause I've forsaken my faith
For money, and g-g-gold
Hanging out down by the lake
I can almost sense it's mothers heartache
Dusk seems a little drunk
A flat footed shuffle and its listless funk
As it blankets
The lake with g-g-gold
Like cinnamon, like silver
We never could have beaten the law
Pepper and coffee in our red, red wine
All the shit that we fall for
It just sounds so much better
The stories and the colours make life worth living for
Hanging around with my friends
I can be myself, no need to pretend
Cracking a smile at the corner of our mouths
A beautiful day in our home down south
Egoli
The city
Of g-g-gold
Like cinnamon, like silver
We never could have beaten the law
Pepper and coffee in our red, red wine
All the shit that we fall for
Four leaf clovers and a rusted horseshoe
Superstitions galore
Santa clause and the holy lore
All the things a man adores
They just sound so much better
The stories and the colours make life worth living for
Like cinnamon, like silver
We never could have beaten the law
Pepper and coffee in our red, red wine
All the shit that we fall for
It just sounds so much better
The stories and the colours make life worth living for
Hanging out down by the lake
Credits
The Parlotones

The Parlotones

About “Down By The Lake” by The Parlotones

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"Down By The Lake" appears on "Journey Through the Shadows" in 2012.

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