Dessa - Dutch Lyrics






Mind your step I keep the overhead low
Just the bed and the books and the rotary phone
Chicago Manual of Style keeps the prose right crisp
The Minneapolis Edition, well it goes like this:
Well I talk way too fast
And I shoot from a glass
I keep Pope in the glovebox, Plath on the dash
And there's nobody shotgun, I got enough gas
To get Vegas by daybreak, I'm not coming back
I'm pushin' this luck all the way to the coast
I'm throwin it over just to see if it floats
I'm taking my chances, I'm making my own
'Cause I've been pretty impatient, I'm ready to go

I'm the book that beat the speedreader
And I'm the card the dealers won't touch
And it's just not true I'm a maneater
All the same, we should probably go Dutch

Careful kid with that wolf whistle
You never know what you'll attract
And you shouldn't make noise to which you wouldn't wanna listen
What's good for the goose is good for the
Gander back and I'm packed and I'm out before dawn
Leave a tip on the sink, ah, the staff they worked hard
I hit rain, I hit sleet, but mostly weather stays good
Hit a deer on I-80: fucked up the hood
But you can't play for keeps if you never draw blood
You just brace and you breathe
You drive through the dust
You go through people and places
And hope the engine can take it
They get you up on the blocks on a regular basis
But innocence is over-rated based on what you haven't done
I don't need a poker face, open book, smoking gun
Renegade agent, I got no taste for their races
I run on whiskey and risk and ennui and impatience

I'm the book that beat the speedreader
And I'm the card the dealers won't touch
And it's just not true I'm a maneater
All the same, we should probably go Dutch

I'm the book that beat the speedreader
And I'm the card the dealers won't touch
And it's just not true I'm a maneater
All the same, we should probably go Dutch

Love is like liquor: it burns as it moves you
And far as I figure there's nobody fireproof
So thank you for the offer, it truly was kind of you
I'd take you up on it, but just passing through
Cause I talk way too fast, and I shoot from a glass
I keep Pope in the glovebox, Plath on the dash
And there's no one in shotgun, I got enough gas
To get Vegas by daybreak, I'm not coming back
No I'm not coming back

I'm the book that beat the speedreader
And I'm the card the dealers won't touch
And it's just not true I'm a maneater
All the same, we should probably go Dutch





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  1. N.... P....

    yess Im dutch

  2. R.... F....

    lol, what you see my tail tucked? 
    no?
    Just keep in mind that bit about my ghost's, 
    and that you never did get along with them.

  3. m.... h....

    This song makes me wanna make a Hollyleaf AMV.

  4. x.... ....

    well thanks for clearing it up ^^

  5. b.... ....

    I've gotten tired of the chorus after listening to this song 50 times, but the rest is pure gold.

  6. x.... ....

    Am I the only one who doesn't know any of the words except 'we should probably go dutch'? or am I just weird?

    x.... ....

    No to 1st
    Yes to 2nd

    x.... ....

    When you go out for date and you split the meal/evening instead of letting, typically the man, pay for the whole night out.

    x.... ....

    Hit a deer in IA, fucked up the hood....that's the main line that sticks out to me 😉

  7. M.... C....

    Rockin' and intelligent. Love this. Chicago Manual of Style keeps the prose right crisp.

  8. t.... ....

    still nobody has quite surpassed tupac. I'm not dissing. She's definitely top 5 of all time for me, I think, though that list tends to evolve. Props Dessa. You're amazing. <3

    t.... ....

    theshadows70 that's fair, pac was a god

    t.... ....

    LOL
    2pac was a big mouthed overrated fool
    When people tell me 2pac is best and god and blablabla, those people must have IQ below 100.....otherwise you cant comeup with such crap

  9. t.... ....

    try, we need more girls like her in the world. =) cheers!

  10. A.... T....

    Amen to that!

  11. J.... D....

    This song is seriously stone-cold, but HOT at the same time! Genius

  12. B.... C....

    You will have a difficult time finding someone remotely like Dessa.
    If & When you do, she will be wonderful.

  13. c.... ....

    makes me think of nelly furtado strangely... ah well, good artist.

  14. W.... ....

    impressive way to switch from Hip Hop to Pop !!! what a fcking Talent

  15. 9.... ....

    I want to marry her

  16. m.... ....

    I too hit a deer on I-80 and indeed it did fuck up my hood

  17. N.... ....

    I just discovered this chick a couple days ago. Can't stop listening. This song and 'Seamstress' are my favorite (the latter being particular relevant, as I am a seamstress)

  18. A.... W....

    i'm trying to read something while listening to dessa but i get so suck on reading her lyrics and paying attention to what she says. so damn good.

  19. a.... ....

    @702noise you know, i felt the same way when i first got this album and would often skip over this song. for some reason though, it's hit me differently recently and i've been playing it on repeat. "....i'm the card the dealers won't touch...."

  20. A.... O....

    i shoot from a glass too!!!!!

  21. M.... C....

    I want to be dessa

  22. A.... O....

    @SugarFreeRecordsUK its EH, duh. ily.

  23. j.... ....

    This is one of the best songs I have heard in a long while. Seriously. This girl is my homeboy.

  24. P.... T....

    best female emcee ever

  25. S.... ....

    I love the "ey" at the beginning....