Damien Jurado - "What Were The Chances" (album version)

[oghoskins]

Wow....Listen to the lyrics. This is the most beautiful song about adultery you will ever hear.

[g1r2o3s4s5m6a7n8]

pick up the phone and call me lover... </3

[Gimpotron3]

can someone please listen to "the times" by Sol and tell me I'm not crazy to think that he sampled this song?

[erykahrose]

<3

[giupezio]

questa canzone è meravigliosa......

[molloyxx1]

Great, evocative lyrics that suggest a song writer who has some acquaintance with the better poerty.

[Cyberchipz]

When I left you alone to fight your battles

Of long winters in motels, what went through your mind?

How is it that you made it? How is it that you noticed?

It wasn't me who was looking at you

Through foggy glass or windows... it was them

I was out in Coolidge with my head on a counter

Drinking down my chances to ever return to anyone



[Cyberchipz]

No I wasn't faking it the hurt I felt was real And all that was holy just slowly disappeared Or just appeared in parking lots of truck stops The lights all blinking and now all I'm thinking is "How the hell did I get here?" Does your husband know I call you sweetheart? Does he know that I call you at all? It's not like you're cheating we're only meeting In hotels and not your home (It's not like we're cheating We're only meeting in hotels and not your home)

[Cyberchipz]

Would you change your last name to mine? (Would you change your last name to mine?) I think your kids will mind I was in the desert waving planes and burning phonebooks To a tune that was famous the year I was born Do not leave me dancing alone (Do not leave me dancing alone, pick up the phone and call me lover) Pick up the phone And call me lover Say, "Come and get me, I am home" Please pick up the phone x2

[ImPoisonBeCareful]

makes me cry 

[iGrizzliestBear]

What is the story behind this song? Like what is it about?

Because he says "It's like we're cheating, we're just meeting in hotels and now your home."

That caught me off guard when I was going to class listening to this and heard that. It made me think it is about cheating. I don't know, but I was just surprised when I heard that.

[zero6gg]

@iGrizzliestBear

i think its about they broke up lovers from a long time ago

and they saw each other with there new lovers and realized they still love each other

[sithman123]

This. Man. Is. A. Genius.

[tatelabianca]

@sithman123 yes yes yes!!!!!! not only are his albums perfect, particularly the last 2...but he's just about the best live-act I've ever heard. long live damien jurado!

[Brouf7]

who is the other person singing? or is that just him using a totally different voice?

[pearljam048]

@Brouf7 - jenna conrad

[N3wGrass]

pick up the phone, call me lover

[Raidenfenix]

@N3wGrass I'm so going to use that!!!

[Robomaniquin]

what chords is he using???

[lovinneil]

love this song.....i listen to it over and over

[pichaliiiin]

great song, ty :D

was looking 4 it cause actually was in The O.C. in one of the last episodes of the last season :D

[MsToastiiii]

@pichaliiiin i was looking for it for the same reason ;P

[MeZZanin3]

amazing song, i´ve been looking so long for it, thanks:)