The Avett Brothers: I And Love And You
I’m a little partial to when the cello comes in. These boys are from Concord, North Carolina and if you don’t love The Avett Brothers already, you’re just stubborn (or a fucking idiot).
But please, don’t let a man convince you to dress in overalls and paint on freckles because of this band… trust me.
“Load the car and write the note. Grab your bag and grab your coat. Tell the ones that need to know we are headed north. One foot in and one foot back. But it don’t pay to live like that. So I cut the ties and I jumped the tracks for never to return. Ah Brooklyn, Brooklyn take me in? Are you aware the shape I’m in. My hands they shake, my head it spins. Oh, Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in. When at first I learned to speak I used all my words to fight, with him and her and you and me. Ah, but it’s just a waste of time, it’s such a waste of time. That woman, she’s got eyes that shine like a pair of stolen polished dimes. she asked to dance I said “it’s fine”. I’ll see you in the morning time. Ah Brooklyn, Brooklyn take me in. Are you aware the shape I’m in? My hands they shake, my head it spins. Oh, Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in. Three words that became hard to say, “I” and “Love” and “You”. What you were then I am today, look at the things I do. Ah Brooklyn, Brooklyn take me in. Are you aware the shape I’m in? My hands they shake, my head it spins. Oh, Brooklyn Brooklyn take me in. Dumbed down and numbed by time and age. Your dreams they catch the world, the cage. The highway sets the travelers stage. All exits look the same. Three words that became hard to say, “I” and “Love” and “You”, “I” and “Love” and “You”.”