Big Thief - Once a Buncha Times lyrics

[Verse 1] Once a buncha times I took it too hard Everything you told me I took it apart I pulled you in and pushed you out right from the start I was leaving before I’d arrived [Verse 2] Eyes are magnetic, that moldavite flame Stopping the traffic, all six lanes You’re callin’ me baby, barely sayin’ my name I was leaving before I’d arrived [Chorus] Half a margarita, have a little dance Let’s fine dine the demons and give peace a chance [Verse 3] On a Tuesday in August, I was holdin’ your hand By Wednesday in August, I was playin’ with my band Then Thursday in August, I was makin’ a plan Thеn I shut like a shuttered Friday [Verse 4] Your lips arе electric like lightning and rain Your tastes are eclectic, multigrain You pull on my shoestrings and you open my brain But I was leaving before I’d arrived [Chorus] Half a margarita, have a little dance Let’s fine dine the demons and give peace a chance [Verse 5] We could talk for hours, I could buy you flowers We could switch off in the movies, we could switch off in showers We can turn it up (up), turn it down (down), watch Austin Powers But I was leaving before I’d arrived [Verse 6] I can take small thing, I’m pretty good at… I’m fairly good at takin’ a small thing and blowin’ it up real big I couldn’t fit it in my wallet, I couldn’t fit it in my rig I can twist it in, twist it out, can really dig About leavin’ before I’d arrived [Chorus] Half a margarita, have a little dance Let’s fine dine the demons and give peace a chance [Verse 7] You believe in me some, you believe in me a lot You see all the good things I seem to’ve forgot You can cheer me up and calm me down, you know the spot You say “Honey won’t you stay a little while?” [Verse 8] You can make me smile just by lookin’ around You take me to the invisible lost and found Where I can find a sweater or an old love letter About leaving before I’d arrived [Verse 9] We can flapjack a nickel, pancake a dime Waffle a tickle, french toast wine We can take in bacon, sunshine Tee off with a coffee and a tan [Chorus] Half a margarita, have a little dance Let’s fine dine the demons and give peace a chance Half a margarita, have a little dance Let’s fine dine the demons and give peace a chance I say lets fine dine the demons and save all the ants