The Cold Swedish Winter-Jens Lekman

[ti:The Cold Swedish Winter] [ar:Jens Lekman] [al:When I Said I Wanted To Be You] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Cold Swedish Winter - Jens Lekman [00:11.30]I met her in a snowstorm [00:13.05]I was outdoors plowing [00:15.29] [00:16.10]She just walked up to me and said [00:18.85]'Hey boy how's it going ' [00:20.41] [00:20.94]I admired her straight-forwardness [00:23.76]And brushed away my fringe [00:25.13] [00:25.69]As a signal of well-being [00:27.63]And accepting her challenge [00:29.55] [00:30.49]We went home to her place [00:32.62]And cooked up some chili [00:35.55]Warmed us from the inside [00:37.36]'Cause the outside was chilly [00:38.98] [00:39.60]We had to be quiet [00:41.66]To not wake up her family [00:44.28]But I made a high pitched sound [00:46.66]When her cold fingers touched me [00:48.84]She said "shhh [00:51.89]Please be quiet [00:53.27] [00:53.96]I know you don't want to [00:56.08]But please deny it" [00:58.32]She said "shhh [01:00.69] [01:01.26]Please be quiet [01:03.13]I know you don't want to [01:05.62]But please deny it" [01:07.68] [01:26.65]When people think of Sweden [01:28.65]I think they have the wrong idea [01:31.21]Like Cliff Richards who thought it was just [01:33.96]Porn and gonorrhea [01:35.20] [01:35.89]And Lou Reed said in the film [01:38.32]"Blue in the face" [01:39.63] [01:40.32]That compared to New York City [01:42.32]Sweden was a scary place [01:43.94] [01:45.12]They seem to have a point [01:46.93]After meeting with this girl [01:49.62]Maybe not Cliff Richards [01:52.05]But Lou has surely met her [01:54.36]The doubt in her eyes [01:56.17]When I said I wanted to kiss her [01:58.35] [01:59.10]For the sake of liking her [02:01.29]And not because of the blizzard [02:03.72]She said "shhh [02:06.16]Please be quiet [02:08.29]I know you don't want to [02:10.52]But please deny it" [02:12.84]She said "shhh [02:15.53]Please be quiet [02:17.46]I know you don't want me [02:19.46]But please deny it" [02:22.15]'Cause the cold Swedish winter [02:24.08] [02:24.71]Is right outside [02:26.95]And I just want somebody [02:29.07]To hold me through the night [02:31.70]The cold Swedish winter [02:33.81]Is right outside [02:35.12] [02:36.06]And I just want somebody [02:38.24]To hold me through the night [02:40.18] [02:59.60]In two thousand years [03:00.96]This place will be covered by ice [03:03.59]And the people who will dig us up [03:05.90]Will be in for a big surprise [03:08.26]After carefully studying [03:09.69]Our calcium-nourished bones [03:12.69]They'll find enclosed [03:14.62]Our hearts of stone [03:16.81]Singing the cold Swedish winter [03:19.83]Is right outside [03:21.26] [03:21.90]And I just want somebody [03:23.64]To hold me through the night [03:26.26]The cold Swedish winter [03:28.82]Is right outside [03:30.26] [03:30.94]And I just want somebody [03:32.94]To hold me through the night