Broken Bicycles / Junk – Anne Sofie Von Otter & Elvis Costello (originally by Tom Waits / Paul McCartney)
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Broken bicycles Old busted chains Rusted handle bars Out in the rain
Somebody must Have an orphanage for These things that nobody Wants any more September’s reminding July It’s time to be saying… good-bye
Summer is gone But our love will remain Like old broken bicycles Left out in the rain
Broken bicycles Don’t tell my folks There’s all those playing cards Pinned to the spokes Laid down like skeletons Out on the lawn
One wheel won’t turn While the other has gone The seasons can turn on a dime Somehow I forget every time These things you’ve given me They always will stay They’re broken… but I’ll never throw them away
Motor cars, handlebars Bicycles for two Broken-hearted jubilee Parachutes, army boots Sleeping bags for two Sentimental jamboree
Buy, buy Says the sign in the shop window Why, why Says the junk in the yard
Candlesticks, building bricks Something old and new Memories for you and me
Buy, buy Says the sign in the shop window Why, why Says the junk in the yard