Leon Bridges - Leon Album Lyrics

Why I gotta see them thangs
That hurt my heart?
Feel my world split in two
I know you hurt so bad
You gotta hurt me
Hate what the world has done to you

Ohh, oh-oh
That's what it sounds like when a man cries
Ohh, oh-oh
That's what it sounds like when a man cries

Say you wanna start a fire
To see how it feels
To see who we are when they burn
Well, take a good look, but don't try me
There's a limit to my sympathy

Ohh, oh-oh
That's what it sounds like when a man cries
Ohh, oh-oh
That's what it sounds like

Can you hear my cry?
That's what it sounds like when a man cries
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na
Na-na, na, no, no
The fire, fire, fire
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na
You say you wanna start a fire
Na-na, na, no, no

Turn my pain into power
My fear to desire, oh
Whoa
Fall apart when I try to be strong
Gotta learn how to cry, oh-oh

Can you hear my cry? Oh (na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na)
Na-na, na, no, no
That's what it sounds like when a man cries
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na
That's what it sounds like (na-na, na, no, no)

Can you hear my cry? Oh-oh-oh (na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na)
Na-na, na, no, no
Na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na
That's what it sounds like when a man cries

(One, two)

Bourbon, Cadillacs, blue denim
Makin' love on the beach in the mornin'
Springtime on the Trinity River, gold jewelry
All-black penny loafers

Ooh-ooh
That's what I love
That's what I love
Ooh-ooh
That's what I love
That's what I love

Louisiana funk, second line jumpin'
Umbrellas in the air when there's no rain fallin'
Pretty girl from the barrio, sweet kisses
I love how she flies like a bird

Ooh-ooh
That's what I love
That's what I love
Ooh-ooh
That's what I love
That's what I love

Strawberry, peaches and cream, blackberry soda
Cruisin' in the Benz 'round the city
Your lips on mine, Texas summer nights
Feelin' a buzz with my brothas

Ooh-ooh
That's what I love
That's what I love
Ooh-ooh
That's what I love
That's what I love
Ooh-ooh
That's what I love
That's what I love

Your face in the dashboard lights
The way the street smells after it rains
Staying out until the sun comes up
The highs and the lows, good times and bad times
Reminiscing on the sweet moments of my childhood

That's what I love
That's what I love
(Mmh) that's what I love
That's what I love
(Ahh) that's what I love
That's what I love
I love
That's what I love
That's what I love

I was running outta time
Inspiration hard to find
Across the Rio Grande
Take me to your city lights
Out by the riverside
I know you understand

Play me something downtempo
Low-key and rock-steady
Body hittin' like Kimbo
Fallin' for you like confetti
More whiskey and ginger
Love, I'm just a beginner
What if I stayed in Laredo
Just one more night?
Just one more night

I know a girl with a diamond crown
Grew up in a border town
Took me to an empty dive
Such a pretty silhouette
Showed me how to two-step
She brings me back to life

Play me something downtempo
Low-key and rock-steady
Body hittin' like Kimbo
Fallin' for you like confetti
More whiskey and ginger
Love, I'm just a beginner
What if I stayed in Laredo
Just one more night?
Just one more night

Ohh
Ooh
Na, na, na, na
Oh, yeah, yeah

Play me something downtempo
Low-key and rock-steady
Body hittin' like Kimbo
Fallin' for you like confetti (fallin' for you)
More whiskey and ginger (fallin')
Love, I'm just a beginner
What if I stayed in Laredo
Just one more night?
Just one more night

Play me something downtempo
Low-key and rock-steady

Lil' Debbies from the corner store caught bruises at Hillside
Drinking that fruit punch on a Saturday
Brandon dancing on the front porch, his big brother was George
He'd always borrow my tapes and lose them thangs
Goin' down to the community center
Rock, paper, scissors
'Cause you know the winner would be the first to play
Nintendo 64

In the summertime on the south side
It's alright
In the summertime on the south side
It's just fine
In Panther City
In Panther City, yes

All the crackheads and prostitutes on Rosedale
My father said go straight home
Or I'd catch hell
Don't walk around them streets at night
There was a girl, she lived on Pinky Street, her name was Jaime
I used to drive by her house every day
That was my first taste of love

In the summertime on the south side
It's alright
In the summertime on the south side
It's just fine
In Panther City
In Panther City, yeah

The other night, I rolled down Cannon
To remind myself and feel something
To remind myself and feel something

In the summertime on the south side
It's alright
In the summertime, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yes
In the summertime on the south side
It's alright
In the summertime on the south side
(It's alright)
In the summertime
Sometimes I go back there in my mind

It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
Whoa-oh, sometimes I just wanna feel, yeah

I like my stonewash denim with the long crease in 'em
And my snakeskin boots
I like my GTO down a 2-lane road
With an open windshield view
I'm telling the truth
Baby, they ain't got nothing on you

I can wear my Chanel watch but nothing makes the time stop
Like you walking in a room
Just like the diamonds on my grill, oh, the way you make me feel
Like a special kind of fool
Yeah, it's true
Baby, they ain't got nothing on you

All the gold in the world, no, it don't mean much
Can't take it with you when your time is up
All the shine of the crown might be good for looking
But when it all breaks down
Oh, they ain't got nothing on you

Like a lake down south where we all hang out
With the Texas barbecue
Like the sound of a song on my old guitar
Laying down some two-chord truth
Yeah, it's true
Baby, they ain't got nothing on you
On you

All the gold in the world, no, it don't mean much
Can't take it with you when your time is up
All the shine of the crown might be good for looking
When it all breaks down
Oh, they ain't got nothing on you
On you

You
Baby, yeah, they ain't got nothing on

All the gold in the world, no, it don't mean much
Can't take it with you when your time is up
All the shine of the crown might be good for looking
When it all breaks down
No, they ain't got nothing on you

Ain't got nothing on you, on you
No, they ain't got nothing on
Ain't got nothing on you

Used to play make-believe
On the banks of Trinity
Jump from stone to stone, just my pops and me
Never knew what I had found
In that girl from Corpus Town
She was my first love, wonder how she doing now

What if I had loved her? What if I had stayed?
What if I'd never put my money on a chase?
I wish that I could go back sometimes
Simplify this life, ooh
Simplify this life

We were children on the loose
Collecting scars and the bruises
Crossing railroad tracks just to get to school
Played all day into the night
Had to be back by dinnertime
When Mama's voice rang out, we knew it was time

I can smell the gumbo every Saturday
Makes me wanna come home when I'm far away
I wish that I could go back sometimes
Simplify this life, ooh
Simplify this life

Heaven's not hard to reach
Baby, all we need is to simplify
Don't know what tomorrow's gon' bring
Baby, all we need is to simplify
Travel both the land and sea
I see all I need is to simplify
Fall in love when everything leaves
Baby, all I need is to simplify

Maybe all I need is to
This life, this life
Simplify
Simplify this life
Simplify this life

[Instrumental]

I can't get you off my mind
Let it last all the time
Hope our bodies meet again
Hope I get your love again
Baby, your love again, oh

I keep on dreaming 'bout the time we made
Such a shame, the way it slips away
Check my phone, you know, it's all I do
'Cause I don't wanna miss a call from you

You know I never get enough, I'm never satisfied
I want a thousand days and a million nights
And I don't mind waiting, but you're hurting my pride
That's the way that it goes, you know I'm never satisfied

I can't fill this empty space
Never felt so outta place
Bring some water to this well
It's thirsty, baby, can't you tell?

You know I never get enough, I'm never satisfied
I want a thousand days and a million nights
And I don't mind waiting, but you're hurting my pride
That's the way that it goes, you know I'm never satisfied
When it comes to you

You know I never get enough, I'm never satisfied
I want a thousand days and a million nights
And I don't mind waiting, but you're hurting my pride
That's the way that it goes, you know I'm never satisfied
Never satisfied

Never

Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ah, ah, ah, ah

I used to walk
On the darker side
Rain in my eyes
Rain in my eyes

Though I was stone
On the inside
I felt alone
I felt so alone

I'm in a peaceful place
I found something no one can take away
I'm in a peaceful place now
I'm in a peaceful place
Now

Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah-ah, ah, ah, ah

I feel at home
Anywhere that I go
Spirit in my soul
Spirit in my soul

Woman back home
Haven't seen for a while
She makes me laugh
Still makes me smile

I'm in a peaceful place
I found something no one can take away
I'm in a peaceful place now
I'm in a peaceful place
Now

I'm in a peaceful place
I found something no one can take away
I'm in a peaceful place now
I'm in a peaceful place

I'm in a peaceful place
I found something no one can take away
I'm in a peaceful place now
I'm in a peaceful place
I'm in a peaceful place

(Alright, ah, yeah)
(Peaceful)
(Alright now)
(Now)
(Oh, yeah, yeah)

A life that's worth living
Take me away
Each night I pray
But, baby, if you say no
I'll be living in my misery
Heart stop, can't breathe

But you can't have it all, oh no
You can't have it all
Can't have it all

It's not like we're getting
Younger again
Starting all these fires
They're blazin'
If you say no
I'll be waiting for you in the smoke
Waiting with a sense of hope, alone

But you can't have it all, oh no
Can't have it all
Can't have it all

Out on the other side
Days, they go drifting by
I know it's my fault
I said it, I meant it
Time, it just slips away
The clock's laughing in my face
Sounds like you ain't gonna call

But you can't have it all, oh no
You can't have it all
Can't have it all
I know that you can't have it all
Can't have it all
I know
Can't have it all
Can't have it all

Put on mother's makeup
Heels on you, you were too young
Trying on every perfume
True love when I look at you
Cried for me when I did wrong
Lied for me when the truth hurt
Head on your shoulder, I'm renewed
True love when I look at you

Life is evergreen when you're next to me
Heals like a remedy, feels in the chest of me
All I really need is you
All I really need is you

Life is evergreen when you're next to me
Heals like a remedy, feels in the chest of me
All I really need is you
All I really need is you

Streetlights paved the way home
Curfew, I was too grown
Heard you walkin' in my shoes
I'll do anything for you
Know you hate that I'm gone
I won't be gone for too long
Way I feel for you is true
I'll do anything for you

Life is evergreen when you're next to me
Heals like a remedy, feels in the chest of me
All I really need is you (all I need)
All I really need is you (yeah, yeah)

Life is evergreen when you're next to me
Heals like a remedy, feels in the chest of me (evergreen)
All I really need is you
All I really need is you

Evergreen
I need
All I really need is you
I need, I need
I need is you
All I really need is you (I need)
All I really need is you
Yeah

Ghetto honeybee, I wanna feel your sting
Your body on my body's where you belong
Let me whisper freaky things on the phone
A sweet paradise in my bedroom
Wanna binge on you 'til the rooster's croonin'
And I'll be layin' by your side 'til the mornin' rise

You hum over me
Your flower so sweet
You flow so naturally
You'll always be my queen
The way you
You hum over me
Ghetto honeybee

My, my, my, my, my, my

We're workin', you and I
To keep the love alive
There's no other eyes that I could stare into
Streetlights glowin' in while I kiss you, girl
Like a halo the color of honey
Nothing but devotion coming from me
And I'll be layin' by your side 'til the mornin' rise

You hum over me
Your flower so sweet
You flow so naturally
You'll always be my queen
The way you
You hum over me
Ghetto honeybee

And the way you dust your magic at night, baby
Might be danger out there but we're safe inside, ah

You hum over me
You hum over me
You hum over me
Your flower so sweet
You flow so naturally
You'll always be my queen
The way you
You hum over me
Ghetto honeybee

Baby, you hum over me

God loves the birds and the bees
God loves the stoners and freaks
And the girls on the street
Just the same as you and me

Old men and the young and the strange
School kid looking out at the rain
Cops on the beat and the crooks in the cage
Just the same

God loves everyone
Everybody under the sun
God loves everyone
Just the same, oh
Just the same, oh

God sees all the folks on their own
God knows what it's like to be cold
And the winners and losers and player and fool
For the game

God loves everyone
Everybody under the sun
God loves everyone
Just the same, oh
Just the same