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Summer breeze blows from the lake to the shore in the nighttime
Refreshes the air for the common kind
And as the city wake from its hour of sleep
You find yourself walking home down the same street
An hour before you were indiscreet
And you paid in full when you bought your time
And they rode for free

What will you do for fun
With the festival girls who've come along
And wait by the door of your flat in the cool dewy morn

Time ain't cheap
And you could make a killing selling yours to the white man
Keeping it cool every way you can
And as you're waking up in the afternoon light
You take mimosas by the pool with a cat fight
To be so desired is a rare delight
This is a dream that just cam true
But who's dreaming about you?

What will you do for fun
With the festival girls who've come and gone
And nobody's willing to wait for your love to come down?

And everybody's eager to please the man who can please himself
Because you've done it first doesn't mean that it's not original
When some dude in a much cooler shirt does it better than you
So much better than you

Arthritic knees mentholated lips and a month in a deep freeze
It's hard not to over-think in times like these
But things are looking up I think the pagans were right
I think we're finally breaking even with daylight
And maybe get out of my house tonight
Who you'd like to find who you hope to see
Who you really want to be

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from Forty Days and Forty Nights with the Bon Mots, released November 5, 2007

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The Bon Mots Chicago, Illinois

SPIN: Bon Mots are one of the most promising new bands out there. A-

JIM DEROGATIS: Jangly psychedelic/power-pop draws on Byrds and Zombies but rises to the top of this always-overcrowded genre by virtue of strong songwriting, swirling production.

AMPLIFIER: Understated irony frequently underscores bittersweet melodies.

ALL MUSIC GUIDE: Bon Mots just may be Chicago's best-kept secret.
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