We could be away from here
by ten o'clock tonight
Pennies won't get us to heaven, I know
but a borrowed car just might
Look through my wallet
There's e - nough for a hotel room
But no, no, no, you say I wanna stay
in and get wet with you.
Why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view?
Why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view?
We could be different people tonight
Who do you want to choose
I'll book a table in a suit and tie
and you can wear your sister's shoes
Look through my wallet
Which cities shall we travel through
But no, no, no you say you just got paid
Money's not for wasting it's for holding onto
Why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view
Why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view?
Is it something in your nature
that makes it hard to say, Baby, I do
You don't have to a - gree
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the opposite view
Every precious second there's a chance to change
Every precious second there's a
We can walk on the roofs tonight
watch the midnight traffic flow
Unscrew the light bulbs babe,
and we'll throw them from the 14th floor
I say we're yellow
if we don't do something new
But you just laugh and start filling up
my glass as if it's not true.
Why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view?
Why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view? And why, why
Why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view?
Why, why do you take (why do you, why do you take)
the opposite view?
Every precious se - cond there's a
chance to chan - ge
Every precious second there's a
Every precious se - cond there's a
chance to chan - ge
The present tense is perfect baby,
let's rearrange it
Every precious second there's a
chance to change
Every precious second there's a
The present tense is perfect baby,
let's rearrange it
Every precious second there's a
chance to change
The present tense is perfect baby,
let's rearrange it
Every precious second there's a
chance to change
Every precious second there's a
chance to change