Elliot Smith Alameda Lyrics

Alameda Lyrics

you walk down Alamedashuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone

like
some precious only son

face down, bow to the champion



you
walk down Alamedalooking at the cracks in the sidewalk

thinking about
your friends

how you maintain all them ina constant state of suspense



for your own protection over their affection

nobody broke your
heart



you broke your ownbecause you can't finish what you start

walk down alameda brushing off the nightmares you wish

could plague me
when I'm awake

and now you see your first mistakewas thinking that you
could relate

for one or two minutes she liked you

but the fix is
in



you're all pretension, I never pay attention

nobody broke
your heart



you broke your ownbecause you can't finish what you
start

nobody broke your heart

you broke your ownbecause you can't
finish what you start

nobody broke your heart

you broke your
ownbecause you can't finish what you start

nobody broke your heart

if you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart