the mermaid cafe

I still have to be here for another half hour, so let's play the lyrics game. You know how it goes - I post random lyrics from 20 songs, you guess the song and the artist (though some of these are covers, so you'll get credit even if you don't pick the version I was listening to). And some of these are super easy.

Let's play:

1. Our sons need never be soldiers, our daughters will never need guns - Forgotten Years - Midnight Oil, guessed by lls_mutant

2. If you hurt what's mine, I'll sure as hell retaliate - Safe From Harm by Massive Attack, guessed by rheanna

3. he says I've been under the water, I've been under the ground - Houdini & the Girl by Tom McRae - guessed by kaydeefalls

4. Nothing comes easily, where do I begin?

5. Hoping all the verses rhyme, and the very best of choruses too - Better Things - Dar Williams, guessed by majrgenrl8

6. I used to order just to watch her float across the floor - Unknown Legend by Neil Young, though the version I have is the amazing one from Rachel Getting Married sung by Tunde Adebimpe, guessed by awittyfool

7. I found a thrill to press my cheek to - At Last - Etta James, guessed by majrgenrl8

8. there's only one thing gonna set you free - Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townshend - guessed by mad en

9. The ideal angels twist and turn, and ask forgiveness for future mistakes - The Backseat - Gaslight Anthem, guessed by polarisnorth

10. Apologies are all you seem to get from me - A Question of Lust - Depeche Mode, guessed by lembeau

11. Liz Taylor is not his style and even Lana Turner's smile is something he can't see - My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone, guessed by majrgenrl8

12. We should have jumped out of that airplane after all - Seventeen Again - Eurythmics, guessed by huzzlewhat

13. Your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking - Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - guessed by executrix

14. Even though my heart keeps breaking don't you know that I'll be waiting here for you? - If I Can't Change Your Mind - Sugar - guessed by funkyreunion

15. The super doesn't stand for model but that doesn't mean I'm plain - One Girl Revolution - Superchick, guessed by shineyma

16. See I've had to burn your kingdom down - Seven Devils - Florence & The Machine - guessed by lab

17. Singer's calling up daylight and waiting for the shout from the crowd - Mary's Place - Bruce Springsteen - guessed by lunaris1013

18. At least I could have learned your voice one last time - Porch - Pearl Jam - guessed by siliconivy

19. Maybe I set myself up for the kill - I Go to Extremes - Billy Joel - guessed by lls_mutant

20. The neighborhood's littered with white gloves

[eta] I'm heading home now, so I guess it's a free for all that will be decided by the timestamps on your comments when I get home. Thanks for playing!

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