Lay Here
The Mulligan Brothers Lyrics
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When you walked across the boardwalk to that smoky bar
And I'd been singing for the last six nights
And I could barely talk to tell you just how pretty you were
But you were as pretty as a preachers wife on Sunday
And I was useless like a church bell on a Friday night
I felt like a tragedy all dressed in dirty clothes
When you walked out before I could say
How when you stopped in
And the world stopped spinning
I gotta let you know
Just how I've become an artist
At how things fall apart
Its the only thing I know
Won't you just stay here
Would you just stay here
Won't you just stay here
We can just stay here
Spent the whole next night on the telephone
We were both alone and waiting on a change
And I remember I felt as suave as a prom date
15 minutes late in a rented suit and his mothers car
The next night was a Monday and you came over to my house
We hardly talked about anything, but it never got quiet until we
Kissed our first of many and the clock hands took reprieve
From the round the clock labor of their day to day
Cause when you stopped in
And the world stopped spinning
I've gotta let you know
That I know it will I don't know when that time will matter again
But I don't want to let you go
Won't you just stay here
Won't you just stay here
We can just lay here
We can just lay here
I was thinking I'd swing by sometime around midnight
Turn my headlights off when I get near
Lets say you and me, we get the hell out of this town
Cause we're the only thing that ever happened here
I've got 50 dollars and if we ride with the windows down
And I screen my smokes I think we'll make it into Georgia
And improvise from there
Everybody know from here
That you can't go to hell without passing through Atlanta first
I'll find a dead end job and
Try to write a dead end song
Just thoughtless enough to make the radio
And we'll drink wine like water
As if we had a sorrow to drown
If that don't work it's alright
We can just stay here
We can just stay here
Because when you stopped in
And the world stopped spinning
I gotta let you know
Just how I've become an artist
At how things fall apart
Its the only thing I know
Won't you just stay here
We can just stay here
We can just lay here
We can just lay here
We can just stay here
We can just stay here
We can get away dear
We can just stay here
I remember I was singing about September
When you walked across the boardwalk to that smoky bar
The Mulligan Brothers's song Lay Here tells the story of a man who falls in love with a woman he meets while performing in a smoky bar one September. He recalls feeling useless and dressed in dirty clothes, but the woman was as pretty as a preacher's wife on Sunday. They spend the whole next night on the phone, waiting for a change, and then she comes over to his house the next night. They kiss for the first time and time seemingly freezes. He doesn't want to let her go and wants her to stay, and they make plans to leave town and start anew. The song ends with him singing "we can just stay here," indicating that he doesn't want to let her go.
The lyrics of Lay Here are a beautiful depiction of love, longing, and the desire to escape the mundane. The singer is a struggling artist who finds solace and hope in his love for the woman he meets in the bar. He longs to escape with her and start anew, and their love becomes a symbol of hope in an otherwise uncertain world.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember I was singing about September
I remember that moment when you walked into my life.
When you walked across the boardwalk to that smoky bar
I remember seeing you walk towards me at that smoky bar.
And I'd been singing for the last six nights
I had been performing without you for six straight nights.
And I could barely talk to tell you just how pretty you were
I was too shy and overwhelmed to express how beautiful you were to me.
But you were as pretty as a preachers wife on Sunday
You were as beautiful as a holy figure on a Sunday morning.
And I was useless like a church bell on a Friday night
I felt useless and ineffective in your presence like a church bell on a Friday night.
I felt like a tragedy all dressed in dirty clothes
I felt like a sad story waiting to happen, dressed in dirty and unkempt clothing.
When you walked out before I could say
You left before I could even utter a word to you.
How when you stopped in
That moment when you walked into my life
And the world stopped spinning
Everything else around us didn't matter, only you mattered.
I gotta let you know
I need you to understand how important you are to me.
Just how I've become an artist
You have inspired me to create like never before.
At how things fall apart
You have taught me the lesson that things don't always go as planned.
Its the only thing I know
This lesson is now etched in my mind and it is something I can't forget.
Won't you just stay here
Please stay here with me, in this moment forever.
Would you just stay here
Can you make this moment last by staying here with me?
We can just stay here
Let's stay in this moment and forget about everything else.
Spent the whole next night on the telephone
We spent an entire night talking on the phone.
We were both alone and waiting on a change
We were both lonely and waiting for a change in our lives.
And I remember I felt as suave as a prom date
I felt confident and smooth like a high school prom date.
15 minutes late in a rented suit and his mothers car
But I was still late to meet you, dressed in a borrowed suit and driving my mother's car.
The next night was a Monday and you came over to my house
We met up again on a Monday night and you came over to my house.
We hardly talked about anything, but it never got quiet until we
We didn't discuss much, but there was never an awkward silence between us until...
Kissed our first of many and the clock hands took reprieve
We shared our first kiss and the hands of the clock seemed to stand still.
From the round the clock labor of their day to day
Time seemed to stop and take a break from its daily routine.
That I know it will I don't know when that time will matter again
I know that this moment is fleeting and I fear it may not happen again.
But I don't want to let you go
I don't want to lose you or this moment.
We can just lay here
Let's forget about everything and just lay here together.
I was thinking I'd swing by sometime around midnight
I was thinking of sneaking out at midnight to visit you.
Turn my headlights off when I get near
Drive with my headlights off so that no one sees me arriving.
Lets say you and me, we get the hell out of this town
Let's run away from this town together.
Cause we're the only thing that ever happened here
We are the only interesting thing that ever happened in this town.
I've got 50 dollars and if we ride with the windows down
I have only 50 dollars but we can still keep the windows down and enjoy the ride.
And I screen my smokes I think we'll make it into Georgia
I can ration my cigarettes and I think we can make it across the border to Georgia.
And improvise from there
We can figure out the rest as we go along.
Everybody know from here
Everyone in this town knows (we are leaving).
That you can't go to hell without passing through Atlanta first
It's a known fact that you have to pass through Atlanta before you can go to hell (figuratively).
I'll find a dead end job and
I know I'll have to find a low-paying job when we start over.
Try to write a dead end song
And I'll try to write a song that may not mean anything or go anywhere.
Just thoughtless enough to make the radio
But maybe it'll catch on and become popular enough to make it on the radio.
And we'll drink wine like water
We'll drink a lot of wine as if we have a lot to celebrate or forget.
As if we had a sorrow to drown
We'll drink like we have something to mourn or forget.
If that don't work it's alright
And if things don't work out, it's okay because we'll be together.
We can just stay here
We can always stay in this moment and be with each other.
We can get away dear
We can escape from everything and be together.
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