The Pretender (LP版)
Jackson Browne"The Pretender (LP版)" is a song by Jackson Browne, released in 2010 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:35 long and contains 64 lines and 402 words.
Lyrics
0:18I'm going to rent myself a house
0:22In the shade of the freeway
0:28I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
0:33And go to work each day
0:38And when the evening rolls around
0:42I'll go on home and lay my body down
0:47And when the morning light comes streaming in
0:51I'll get up and do it again
0:54Amen
0:56Say it again
0:58Amen
1:01I want to know what became of the changes
1:05We waited for love to bring
1:11Were they only the fitful dreams
1:14Of some greater awakening
1:20I've been aware of the time going by
1:25They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
1:30And when the morning light comes streaming in
1:34You'll get up and do it again
1:37Amen
1:43Caught between the longing for love
1:46And the struggle for the legal tender
1:53Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
1:58And the junk man pounds his fender
2:03Where the veterans dream of the fight
2:07Fast asleep at the traffic light
2:12And the children solemnly wait
2:15For the ice cream vendor
2:21Out into the cool of the evening
2:24Strolls the pretender
2:30He knows that all his hopes and dreams
2:35Begin and end there
2:46Ah the laughter of the lovers
2:48As they run through the night
2:55Leaving nothing for the others
2:58But to choose off and fight
3:02And tear at the world with all their might
3:08While the ships bearing their dreams
3:12Sail out of sight
3:17I'm going to find myself a girl
3:21Who can show me what laughter means
3:27And we'll fill in the missing colors
3:31In each other's paint by number dreams
3:36And then we'll put out dark glasses on
3:41And we'll make love until our strength is gone
3:46When morning light comes streaming in
3:50We'll get up and do it again
3:55Get it up again
3:59I'm going to be a happy idiot
4:03And struggle for the legal tender
4:09Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
4:14To the heart and the soul of the spender
4:18And believe in whatever may lie
4:23In those things that money can buy
4:27Thought true love could have been a contender
4:37Are you there
4:39Say a prayer for the pretender
4:46Who started out so young and strong
4:50Only to surrender
4:58Say a prayer for the pretender
5:07Are you there for the pretender
5:17Say a prayer for the pretender
5:25Are you there for the pretender
5:35Are you prepare for the pretender
I'm going to rent myself a house In the shade of the freeway I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning And go to work each day And when the evening rolls around I'll go on home and lay my body down And when the morning light comes streaming in I'll get up and do it again Amen Say it again Amen I want to know what became of the changes We waited for love to bring Were they only the fitful dreams Of some greater awakening I've been aware of the time going by They say in the end it's the wink of an eye And when the morning light comes streaming in You'll get up and do it again Amen Caught between the longing for love And the struggle for the legal tender Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring And the junk man pounds his fender Where the veterans dream of the fight Fast asleep at the traffic light And the children solemnly wait For the ice cream vendor Out into the cool of the evening Strolls the pretender He knows that all his hopes and dreams Begin and end there Ah the laughter of the lovers As they run through the night Leaving nothing for the others But to choose off and fight And tear at the world with all their might While the ships bearing their dreams Sail out of sight I'm going to find myself a girl Who can show me what laughter means And we'll fill in the missing colors In each other's paint by number dreams And then we'll put out dark glasses on And we'll make love until our strength is gone When morning light comes streaming in We'll get up and do it again Get it up again I'm going to be a happy idiot And struggle for the legal tender Where the ads take aim and lay their claim To the heart and the soul of the spender And believe in whatever may lie In those things that money can buy Thought true love could have been a contender Are you there Say a prayer for the pretender Who started out so young and strong Only to surrender Say a prayer for the pretender Are you there for the pretender Say a prayer for the pretender Are you there for the pretender Are you prepare for the pretender
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