ELLIOTT SMITH LYRICS - Alameda

"Alameda"



You walk down Alameda shuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone

Like some precious only son

Face down, bow to the champion

You walk down Alameda looking at the cracks in the sidewalk, thinking about your friends

How you maintain all them in a constant set of suspense



For your own protection, over their affection

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your own 'cos you can't finish what you start



Walk down Alameda brushing off the nightmares you wish could plague me when I'm awake

So now you see your first mistake was thinking that you could relate

For one or two minutes she liked you

But the fix is in



You're all pretension, I never pay attention

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your own 'cos you can't finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your own 'cos you can't finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your own 'cos you can't finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

If you're alone, it must be you that wants to be apart