Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[percussive fingerstyle acoustic guitar riff in E major]
[Verse 1]
[gritty baritone male vocals]
Tell me a lie but then just walk away, don't say a word
Tell me you need me then you're gonna stay, it must be right babe
Tell me it's love even if it's lies, I don't seem to mind
Let me know secrets, let me know this life before I die
I'd swear I
[Chorus]
[kick drum enters, steady pulse]
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
[Verse 2]
[acoustic guitar returns to syncopated riff]
Filled up my pockets with dirt and dust, it's a must if we're going in town
Need thirty dollars, made myself a holler, a wild cat I found
Then I went a-roving for time and a place for anything at all
Somebody swore, I swore I had this kind of life we're living
[Chorus]
[fuller acoustic strumming, tambourine accents]
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
[fuller acoustic strumming, tambourine accents]
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
Somebody's always on top of us all
[Bridge]
[vocalizations, sustained acoustic chords]
Oh, I do
Oh, I do
Oh, I do
[Outro]
[electric guitar enters with clean melodic lead]
Taken with
Taken with
Taken with
Taken with
Oh, let the thunder ride me over
Oh, let the thunder ride me over
Over regret, over dismay all day
Over regret, over dismay all day
I know, I know I need you, I love you
So I say I do
Oh, I do
Oh, I do
[acoustic guitar fades out]