The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth (Live) Lyrics
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Lyrics
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
Once - The dogs have quit their barking
Son, - my neighbor said to me.
Know the emptiness of talking blue
the same old sheep.
Run - I'll do no more this walking
Haunted by a past I just can't see
Anymore
Anymore
But let me tell you I have never planned
To let go of the hand that has been
Clinging by its thick country skin
To my yellow country teeth
Far - Far away from West Virginia
I - Will try on New York City
Explaining that the sky holds the
Wind the sun rushes in and a child
With a shotgun can shoot down
Honeybees that sting
BUT THIS BOY COULD USE A LITTLE STING!
Who - Will get me to a party
Who - Do I have yet to meet
You - You look a bit like coffee
And you taste a bit like me
How - Can I keep me from moving
Now - I need a change of scenery
Just listen to me I won't pretend to
Understand the movement of the wind
Or the waves out in the ocean or how
Like the hours I change softly slowly
Plainly blindly oh me oh my!
Song & Lyrics Facts
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth (live) is a song released in 2005 on the band's self-titled debut album. It was written by Alec Ounsworth and produced by Dave Fridmann.
The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Alec Ounsworth, guitarist Robbie Guertin, bassist Tyler Sargent, keyboardist/accordionist Lee Sargent, and drummer Sean Greenhalgh. The song has become one of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s signature songs, featuring upbeat indie rock instrumentation and clever lyrics about growing up and nostalgia. The live version of the song captures an energy that can only be experienced at a show. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth (Live) offers fans a unique take on the original track with its extended outro. Lyrics from the song include “I'm just trying to find my way back home again” and “Time will never ever let us go".