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Elbow – Lay Down Your Cross lyrics
Lay down your cross
Cross off your day
Lady, lady

Turn off your phone
Lie where you lay
Lady, lady
Please, please

Love let me love
Love let me love
Love let me love
Let me love her again

Love let me love
Let me love her again

Oh yeah

Kick off your feet
Twist off your head
Lady, lady

Burn all your clothes
And then let's go to bed
And get Lazy
Lady, Please, Please

Love let me love
Love let me love
Love let me love
Let me love her again

Love let me love
Let me love her again

Oh yeah

You don't see me drinking alone
Do you dear?
You don't see me drink on my own
Do you dear?
You don't see me drinking alone

Love let me love
Love let me love
Love let me love
Let me love her again

Love let me love
Let me love her again

Oh yeah

Love let me love
Love let me love
Love let me love
Let me love her again

Love let me love
Let me love her again

Oh yeah
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Lay down your cross Cross off your day Lady, lady Turn off your phone Lie where you lay Lady, lady Please, please Love let me love Love let me love Love let me love Let me love her again Love let me love Let me love her again Oh yeah Kick off your feet Twist off your head Lady, lady Burn all your clothes And then let's go to bed And get Lazy Lady, Please, Please Love let me love Love let me love Love let me love Let me love her again Love let me love Let me love her again Oh yeah You don't see me drinking alone Do you dear? You don't see me drink on my own Do you dear? You don't see me drinking alone Love let me love Love let me love Love let me love Let me love her again Love let me love Let me love her again Oh yeah Love let me love Love let me love Love let me love Let me love her again Love let me love Let me love her again Oh yeah Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Craig Lee Potter, Guy Edward John Garvey, Mark Potter, Peter James Turner, Richard Barry Jupp
Lay Down Your Cross lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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