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The Only French I Know

from Song Fight Live! 2012 by noah mclaughlin

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The only French I know is "café au lait" and "s'il vous plaît,"
"Parlez-vous anglais" and "Je ne sais pas."
All of those "useful" things that aren't so much
When a tall glass of Cabernet sits beside you on the plane

Tout mon anglais ne suffirait à décrire
Comment ses yeux agissent sur mon âme
Mais c'est sa voix plutôt qui me rend totalement fou
Elle parlait toute à l'heure et on dirait un ange...

Comment dire?
What to say?
Un simple mot...
I don't know, but I think -
Mais je crois -
I think I might -
Je crois aussi que je -
- Salut
- Hi

The only French I learned will never get this right
But I can't fuck this up; it's a six-hour long flight
Am I ready for this? I don't even know what "this" is
Am I ready to kiss him?

Tout mon anglais ne menerait jusqu'à ses pieds
Toutes les bêtises que j'ai commises déjà
Comment lui tendre la main, ô pourquoi est-ce que
La couleur de ses joues me fait de choses pareilles ?

Comment dire?
What to say?
Un simple mot...
I don't know, but I think -
Mais je crois -
I think I might -
Je crois aussi que je -
- You're from ...
- Lyon. Et toi ?
- Cleveland.

The only French I know will never be enough
But all of my English fails me, too.
Can he see through my eyes, deep inside
What is this tongue we've found?

Tout mon anglais ne suffirait jamais
Mais mon français m'a également failli
Peut-elle me voir derrière les yeux, ô cieux !
Quelle est cette nouvelle langue ?

- Oui, je te comprends
- I understand you, too.
- Est-ce que tu m'aimes ?
- I do

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from Song Fight Live! 2012, released May 30, 2012

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