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I Wish I Was Taller

from A Ship Sails by The Button Collective

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Oh, I wish I was taller my darling, my dear
If I was, I would spin you around
If I put my arms around your waist
Your feet wouldn't touch the ground

Oh, but I am a little man you know this well
I'm tiny in height and esteem
If a tall man was to try and hurt you, my dear
I'd try to tear him at the seam
...But I couldn't

If I was taller I'd take you dancing
Be the prettiest couple you'd see
When we'd walk down the street, everybody we would meet
Would see a pretty girl and tall, tall me

Oh, you laugh with other men and dance about
Just like you used to for me
If I was taller, not smaller, it might maybe be
That you saved your love only for me

And so I'll wear nice clothes and smart glasses
I'll speak with an accent and airs
Oh, to make you feel you are with someone
Who's so tall he doesn't care how he fares

And so I go to sleep at night and I punish myself
For being a fake yet again
'Cause in my mind I am the shortest yet tallest of men
When you grace me with words, and then, only then
And then, only then...

I feel the tallest of men my darling
I'm so tall when you talk to me
I don't who your friends are, it doesn't matter at all
Just tell me that you think I'm tall

I don't who your friends are, it doesn't matter at all
Just tell me that you think I'm... Tall!

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from A Ship Sails, released March 28, 2014

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The Button Collective Lismore, Australia

The Button Collective is a band that takes having fun very seriously. They combine old-time melodies with a high-energy style perfect for a hoedown. Songwriter Brodie Buttons has a definitively Australian style, writing about his life and experiences in a way that takes audiences all over the country with him. ... more

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