Verse:
There once was a bitter-sweet man
and they called him Lemon Boy
He was growing in my garden
and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed
And like weeds do he only came
and grew back again
So I figured this time I might
as well let him be
Chorus:
Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
I'll help him plant his seeds
and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
It's actually pretty easy being nice
to a bitter boy like him
So I got myself a citrus friend
Verse:
But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me
You'd think smelling like lemon zest
would be pretty neat
I found out that my friends were more
of the savory type
And they weren't too keen with compromising
with a nice lemon pie
Chorus:
So Lemon Boy and me, we just got
to get along together
I helped him plant his seeds
and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
It's actually pretty easy being nice
to a bitter boy like him
So I got myself a citrus friend
Bridge:
But what if I run out of fertilizer?
What if the clouds run out of rain?
What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer?
What if beaches dry of sugar cane? Oh well,
The whales start to beach themselves
Tortoise shells tear away from their spines
It happens all the time
It happens all the time
Instrumental:
Outro:
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
Like Snufkin and Little My,
we'll get around wherever
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
Like Snufkin and Little My,
we'll get around wherever
It's actually pretty easy being nice
to a bitter boy like him
Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Yeah we're the bitterest guys around
and I've got myself a citrus friend
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