(+) Vampire Weekend - Diplomat’s Son
It's not right but it's now or never
And if I wait could I ever forgive myself?
On a night when the moon glows
Yellow in the riptide
With the light from the TVs
Buzzing in the house
Cuz I'm gonna cut it where I can
And then I'm gonna
Duck out behind them
If I ever had a chance it's now then
But I never had the feeling
I could offer that to you
To offer it to you would be cruel
When all I want to do is use use you
He was a diplomat's son
It was '81
Dressed in white with my car keys
Hidden in the kitchen
I could sleep wherever I lay my head
And the sight of your two shoes
Sitting in the bathtub
Let me know that
I shouldn't give up just yet
Cuz I'm gonna take it from simon
And then I'm gonna duck out behind them
If I ever had a chance it's now then
But I never had the feeling
I could offer that to you
To offer it to you would be cruel
When all I want to do is use use you
He was a diplomat's son
It was '81
I know you'll say
I'm not doing it right
But this is how I want it
I can't go back
To how I felt before
That night I smoked a joint
With my best friend
We found ourselves in bed
When I woke up he was gone
He was the diplomat's son
It was '81
Looking out at the ice cold water
All around me
I can't feel any traces of
That other place
In the dark when the wind comes
Racing off the river
There's a car all black
With diplomatic plates