I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas

by Aimee Mann

From the album: The Forgotten Arm

Track 11 of 12 on The Forgotten Arm (2005).

Duration: 4:23

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Lyrics for I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas

I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas And then, baby, I'm through Four more weeks that couldn't make any difference Except maybe to you But I've tried to use that trick Like a carrot on a stick So I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas Then, baby, I'm through [Chorus] I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas And then, baby, I'm done One less fucker trying to get in the business Of the prodigal son Where I know I can't compete Once I'm off of Hastings Street So I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas Then, baby, I'm done 'Cause I can't live loaded and I can't live sober And I've been this way since the end of October And I know enough to know That, baby, when it's over, it's over And it's over 'Cause, baby, I'm done [Chorus] And that, once upon a time I believed it was a victimless crime So I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas Then call it a day [Repeat: x3]

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