[Verse 1] Memories flood back like photographs All bright and out of focus, all drab with muted colors The whole world smells like True Blue The only brand my grandma smokes And the faintest hint of Coppertone Im watching shorebirds circle in real close I know youre gonna go, just please leave me a note I left because you asked me to [Chorus] Operator, take me home, I dont know where else to go I wanna die in the suburbs A heart attack, shovelling snow, all alone If I die, I wanna die in the suburbs [Verse 2] These northeast winters make boys into men Staring out at snowploughed mountains In the parking lots of churches The city just felt worn out No strength to pick our hearts off the ground We watched the 92 Birds Take the field without Jerome Brown We keep quiet when it gets bad We dont talk about the setbacks They only hear it when your voice cracks [Chorus] Operator, take me home, I dont know where else to go I wanna die in the suburbs A heart attack, shovelling snow, all alone If I die, I wanna die in the suburbs [Bridge] I wanna die in the suburbs, I wanna die in the suburbs I wanna die in the suburbs, I wanna die in the suburbs I wanna die in the suburbs You start remembering... I wanna die in the suburbs ...the anniversaries of the bad things I wanna die in the suburbs You start remembering... I wanna die in the suburbs ...the anniversaries of the bad things [Chorus] Operator, take me home, I dont know where else to go I wanna die in the suburbs A heart attack, shovelling snow, all alone If I die, I wanna die in the suburbs Operator, take me home, I dont know where else to go I wanna die in the suburbs A heart attack, shovelling snow, all alone If I die, I wanna die in the suburbs I wanna die in the suburbs
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