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Mumford and Sons

from A Ship Sails by The Button Collective

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lyrics

I wanna be the rambling old man
That never has too many words to say
'Cause I never speak too much but i have plenty of words
To say about things that don't really need to be said

When people ask me my name I lie
Where I'm from, I lie some more
'Cause they never care too much in the first fucking place
They just can't wait 'til it's their turn to talk

And I don't want to sing songs like Mumford & Sons
But I sure want people to hear them
His songs are all about love and his sweet god above
I wonder if Jesus listens to them

My songs are never so selfish, oh
My songs are never so vain
And I never assume that Jesus liked them
And when it comes to love it's just the same

It's true that god gives me songs
They could not come from anywhere else
But he chose the most selfish of men to use as his pen
I hope to god that no one hears my songs

There's a girl that I love so very much
I betrayed her, I cut out her heart
But I found my life again when I picked up my pen
To write about romance and all that fucking stuff

It's true I am a dirty gentleman
I hide behind my Jesus and my songs
Guess I'm no better than the ones that I hate
I guess I'm no better than fucking Mumford & Sons

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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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