Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas-Okkervil River

[ti:Listening To Otis Redding At H] [ar:Okkervil River] [al:Don't Fall In Love With Everyo] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas - Okkervil River [00:23.73]Home is where beds are made and butter is added to toast [00:30.11] [00:34.73]On a cold afternoon you can float room to room like a ghost [00:42.17] [00:46.30]Take the crèche out and argue about who gets to set up the kings [00:54.11] [00:58.61]And I know that it's home [01:01.35]Because that's where the stereo sings [01:06.41] [01:10.03]I've got dreams to remember [01:17.98] [01:23.48]But not even home can be with you forever [01:31.82] [01:59.62]It's Christmastime and the plane flies me over white hills to a town in a dream [02:13.31]Where the sky is frozen and still [02:17.87] [02:22.31]And a room [02:23.19]That's not mine but it's just like I left it before [02:29.44] [02:34.00]With the wax from the candles all dusty and locks on the door [02:41.31] [02:45.13]Where I held you so tenderly [02:53.32] [02:57.01]And where in summer I opened your letter to me [03:04.01] [03:32.45]I'm standing where we knelt and a miracle mile now borders it [03:43.20]But if I turn my back and look at the field [03:48.76] [03:49.70]I don't even notice it for a second [03:58.39] [04:23.95]There's a tangle of greenery where winter scenery ends [04:31.02] [04:34.95]And I hear that song sometimes [04:38.08]And imagine us much more than friends [04:42.33] [04:46.02]Like if we stayed in this town [04:49.02]Bought the first house that went up on sale [04:53.89] [04:57.90]And how each Christmastime would bring inlaws [05:02.46]And snowdays and holiday mail [05:06.27] [05:09.77]Your dad says you're living in Georgia since last September [05:16.09] [05:29.81]Well I've got dreams to remember [05:38.69] [05:42.81]I've got dreams to remember [05:50.80] [06:17.20]Oh Sara come back to New Hampshire [06:20.75]We'll stay here forever