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Toad The Wet Sprocket — I Will Not Take These Things For Granted
Album: Fear
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Released: 1991
Length: 5:37
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One part of me just wants to tell you everything
One part just needs the quiet
And if I'm lonely here, I'm lonely here
And on the telephone, you offer reassurance

I will not take these things for granted
I will not take these things

How can I hold the part of me that only you can carry?
It needs a strength I haven't found
But if it's frightening, I'll bear the cold
And on the telephone, you offer warm asylum

I'm listening, flowers in the garden
Laughter in the hall, children in the park

I will not take these things for granted
I will not take these things for granted
I will not take these things for granted
I will not take these things anymore

To crawl inside the wire and feel something near me
To feel this accepting
That it is lonely here, but not alone
And on the telephone, you offer visions dancing

I'm listening, music in the bedroom
Laughter in the hall, dive into the ocean
Singing by the fire, running through the forest
Standing in the wind, the rolling canyons

I will not take these things for granted
I will not take these things for granted
I will not take these things for granted
I will not take these things anymore

I will not take these things for granted (flowers in the garden)
I will not take these things for granted (laughter in the hall)
I will not take these things for granted (children in the park)
I will not take these things for granted (dive into the ocean)
I will not take these things for granted (singing by the fire)
I will not take these things for granted (the rolling canyons)
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Sometimes repetitious lyrics drive me over the edge, and this is one of those times.
Posted 2 years ago by BeenThereDoneThat    [ Reply ]
Love for the Toads all around the world
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
At last!   After 15 straight PSDs I get something I like.  (I still give money every year to RP)
Posted 3 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:
This is a really unfortunate follow up to Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Life by the Drop"
 

My exact thoughts.  Of all the great songs by this band, this is not the one i would choose.
Posted 4 years ago by sadiemonster    [ Reply ]
This is a really unfortunate follow up to Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Life by the Drop"
Posted 4 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
I’m a big Toad fan, but this doesn’t resonate with me as much as many of their other songs do.
Posted 5 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Excruciating.
Posted 11 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
A powerful tune from one of the most emotionally charged albums I own.  "Fear" is definitely my favorite Toad CD. 
Posted 11 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
yea yea, repeat it one more time.. just one more time! {#Mad}
Posted 11 years ago by t00lur    [ Reply ]
This song slays me every time I hear it. Just captivatingly excellent.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Awesomeness
Posted 12 years ago by randyblew    [ Reply ]
Seems to me Toad fit in perfectly here. Great guys, made some very fine albums.
Posted 12 years ago by RKeaton    [ Reply ]
Love it! Even their cheesy songs are great!
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Nice song, but is this supposed to sound like its channels are out of phase?
Posted 12 years ago by stahlwerk    [ Reply ]
This album was one of the soundtracks to my teenage years.  I still can't listen without smiling a little.
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
I love their album Dulcinea. 

They really push my buttons    {#Cheers}
Posted 12 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
That was torture. 
Posted 12 years ago by mikexican    [ Reply ]
Outstanding message in this outstanding song from this outstanding band! To bad they are standing out :( Watched these guys go from opening for Micheal Penn in small clubs and sending tapes and letters to their faithful to filling arenas a couple years into the slowly-but-strongly-received "Fear". Now lawn and child care for them all? Anyway - nice success story for a nice group of guys. Hope they come back as a group some day.
Posted 19 years ago by TheBob    [ Reply ]