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Lord Only Knows Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You only got one finger left
And it's pointing at the door
And you're taking for granted
What the Lord's laid on the floor
So I'm picking up the pieces
And I'm putting them up for sale
Throw your meal ticket out the window
Put your skeletons in jail
[Chorus]
'Cause Lord only knows it's getting late
Your senses are gone so don't you hesitate
To give yourself a call
Let your bottom dollars fall
Throwing your two bit cares down the drain
[Verse 2]
Invite me to the seven seas
Like some seasick man
You'll do whatever you please
And I'll do whatever I can
Titanic, fare thee well
My eyes are turning pink
Don't call us when the new age
Gets old enough to drink
You only got one finger left
And it's pointing at the door
And you're taking for granted
What the Lord's laid on the floor
So I'm picking up the pieces
And I'm putting them up for sale
Throw your meal ticket out the window
Put your skeletons in jail
[Chorus]
'Cause Lord only knows it's getting late
Your senses are gone so don't you hesitate
To give yourself a call
Let your bottom dollars fall
Throwing your two bit cares down the drain
[Verse 2]
Invite me to the seven seas
Like some seasick man
You'll do whatever you please
And I'll do whatever I can
Titanic, fare thee well
My eyes are turning pink
Don't call us when the new age
Gets old enough to drink
[Chorus]
'Cause Lord only knows it's getting late
Your senses are gone so don't you hesitate
To move on up the hill
There's nothing dead left to kill
Throwing your two bit cares down the drain
[Bridge]
Odelay, odelay, odelay, odelay
Odelay, odelay
Just passing through
Odelay, odelay, odelay, odelay
[Outro]
Going back to Houston
Do the hotdog dance
Going back to Houston
To get me some pants
'Cause Lord only knows it's getting late
Your senses are gone so don't you hesitate
To move on up the hill
There's nothing dead left to kill
Throwing your two bit cares down the drain
[Bridge]
Odelay, odelay, odelay, odelay
Odelay, odelay
Just passing through
Odelay, odelay, odelay, odelay
[Outro]
Going back to Houston
Do the hotdog dance
Going back to Houston
To get me some pants
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Genius Annotation
“Lord Only Knows” is the third track on Beck’s 1996 album “Odelay”. The song seems to be about starting a new life and throwing away the old one. The song’s drums are sampled from Edgar Winter Group’s “When it Comes”.
A year later, in 1997, a book was released about Beck, also called “Lord Only Knows”.
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Credits
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Written By
Label
Screams
Mastered by
Mix
Bass
Vocals
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Slide Guitar
Drums
Release Date
June 18, 1996
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