Counting Crows - August & Everything After Lyrics
Theyre wakin up mama cause everybody else has got ____She makes a little action with her head. rolls overAnd she says shes gonna sleep for a couple of minutes moreIve said Im sorry to mama for the cold hear___Ive said Im sorry, by now, at least once to j____She says, Ive forgotten what Im supposed to doAnd it slips my mind what Im supposed to say?Im getting older and older and olderAnd always a little farther out of the wayYou look into her eyes and its more than you hearIn august and everything after, you get a little ____I stumbled into washington square just as the sun b____I walked across the lawn to the cathedralAnd lay down in the shadow of st. ___Im just one of three late model children waiting for the kingBut there aint no sign of elvis in san fransiscoIts just me, and Im playing this rock and roll thingShe wants to be just like meI want every damn thing I can see.One day youre daddys little angel,Next day youre everything he wanted you to beThey dress you up in white satinAnd they give you your very own pair of wingsIn august and everything after, Im after everything.