Big Burned Hand

by Iron and Wine

From the album: Kiss Each Other Clean

Track 8 of 10 on Kiss Each Other Clean (2011).

Duration: 04:12

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Lyrics for Big Burned Hand

When the arrogant goddess of love came to steal my shoes (ooh-ooh) She had a white-hot pistol and a homemade heart tattoo (ooh-ooh) Singing, one's to give and one's to take away (ooh-ooh) But neither of them will keep you off your knees (ooh-ooh) The children bowed and bolted off the stage (ooh-ooh) While the lion and the lamb kept fighting for the shake-tree When the winsome god of war came to set me free (ooh-ooh) He had a couple of Coke bottles full of gasoline (ooh-ooh) Singing, all I love is all that I allow (ooh-ooh) And he blew me a kiss off his big burned hand (ooh-ooh) I nearly choked with smoke and fell down (ooh-ooh) While the lion and the lamb kept shooting at a tin can When the gunshy goddess of love came back to patch things up (ooh-ooh) She had a Purple Heart and mother's milk in a plastic cup (ooh-ooh) Singing, one's to lay you gently in the grave (ooh-ooh) And one's to flag you full before you go (ooh-ooh) The curtain rose, the crowd was blown away (ooh-ooh) While the lion and the lamb kept fucking in the back row

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  2. Me and Lazarus
  3. Tree by the River
  4. Monkeys Uptown
  5. Half Moon
  6. Rabbit Will Run
  7. Godless Brother in Love
  8. Big Burned Hand
  9. Glad Man Singing
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