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Screaming Trees — Dollar Bill
Album: Sweet Oblivion
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Released: 1993
Length: 4:29
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Torn like an old dollar bill
Girl let them say what they will
That no one should hurt you
And that's all I seem to do
That no one should desert you
And that's all I seem to do

I got to tell you, goodbye mama
We've taken this too far
Been trying to tell you what's going on
Trying to make it easy on you
Trying to make it better
Make it easier on you
It's all I came to do
It's all I came to do

Now I'm down in the light
And I must be dreaming it
Cause I see clearly, I see angels here
Bringing something to me, Mother Mercy

I told a lie, I didn't mean it
Goodbye mama, I've taken this too far
Been gone a while
Been gone a long way, oh yeah

I don't want to hurt you
It's all I seem to do
Don't want to desert you
It's all I seem to do

I got to tell you, goodbye mama
I've taken this too far
Been down a while
Been down a long way

Trying to make it easy on you
Trying to make it better
Make it easier on you
It's all I came to do
It's all I came to do
It's all I came to do
That's all... been down a long
Been down a long, long way
Torn like an old dollar bill
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Good tune. I really like this band, but this is not one of their best tunes. I gave it a  6.
 Antigone wrote:

Torn like an old dollar bill
Girl let them say, what they will
That no one should hurt you and that's all I seem to do
That no one should desert you, that's all I seem to do

I got to tell you, goodbye mama
We've taken this too far
Been trying to tell you what's going on
Yeah

Trying to make it easy on you
Trying to make it better, make it easier on you
It's all I came to do, oh
It's all I came to do, oh

Now I'm down in the light
I must be dreaming it
'Cause I see clearly, I see angels here
Bringin' something to me, mother mercy

I told a lie, I didn't mean it
Goodbye mama, I've taken this too far
Been gone a while
Been gone a long way, oh yeah

I don't want to hurt you
It's all I seem to do
Don't want to desert you
It's all I seem to do

I got to tell you, goodbye mama
I've taken this too far
Been down a while
Been down a long way

Trying to make it easy on you
Trying to make it better, make it easier on you
It's all I came to do
It's all I came to do
It's all I came to do

That's all
Oh yeah, a long long way
Torn like an old dollar bill

 


 
Or you could have invited everyone to click on the "Lyrics" field....
 deepwoodskev wrote:
I remember buying this CD at a Best Buy in Springfield, IL back in '93 and still listen to it today. Classic album from the grunge era. Would have loved to see these guys live before they broke up. 

 
i love them. i would have loved to have seen them live too.
Unimportant grunge sidenote and this from a grunge fan.
 fredriley wrote:
This guy's voice is the very definition of 'dirge'. Bring on the screaming trees, please - they'd be nicer on the ears.

 
I don't hear much that seems "dirge-like" about his voice but there is something fairly disagreeable about it - like a guy leaning over a bar, crying into his empty beer glass.  Not a bad tune though.
Feeling alright? Not feeling too good myself......
I remember buying this CD at a Best Buy in Springfield, IL back in '93 and still listen to it today. Classic album from the grunge era. Would have loved to see these guys live before they broke up. 

Torn like an old dollar bill
Girl let them say, what they will
That no one should hurt you and that's all I seem to do
That no one should desert you, that's all I seem to do

I got to tell you, goodbye mama
We've taken this too far
Been trying to tell you what's going on
Yeah

Trying to make it easy on you
Trying to make it better, make it easier on you
It's all I came to do, oh
It's all I came to do, oh

Now I'm down in the light
I must be dreaming it
'Cause I see clearly, I see angels here
Bringin' something to me, mother mercy

I told a lie, I didn't mean it
Goodbye mama, I've taken this too far
Been gone a while
Been gone a long way, oh yeah

I don't want to hurt you
It's all I seem to do
Don't want to desert you
It's all I seem to do

I got to tell you, goodbye mama
I've taken this too far
Been down a while
Been down a long way

Trying to make it easy on you
Trying to make it better, make it easier on you
It's all I came to do
It's all I came to do
It's all I came to do

That's all
Oh yeah, a long long way
Torn like an old dollar bill

 

This guy's voice is the very definition of 'dirge'. Bring on the screaming trees, please - they'd be nicer on the ears.
this is one of my favorite albums from the 90s. not my favorite tune on it, that would be "for celebrations past."
So many memories with this album.  Nice to hear this here, a real classic.  
yah i hear screaming
Pure, unforgiving,  and unapologetic. Another words, good Rock and Roll.
Yes the trees are screaming... I can hear that...
Marginal...
Which came first - the Screaming Trees chicken or the Stereophonics egg.
My FAVORITE song from this album.  My favorite album from Screaming Trees.  Love, love, LOVE.  TURN IT UP!!  {#Drummer}
I like Screaming Trees, but I don't like this.
Great song!