A Postcard To Nina Lyrics - Night Falls Over Kortedala - Jens Lekman

Nina, I can be your boyfriend 

So you can stay with your girlfriend 

Your father is a sweet old man 

But it's hard for him to understand 

That you want to love a woman 

Nina, I can be your boyfriend 

If it puts an end to all this nonsense 

First time I see you in Berlin 

And you don't tell me anything 

Until outside your dad's apartment 

Oh, god, Jesus Christ 

I try to focus on your eyes 

Having dinner with your family now 

Keep a steady look at your left eyebrow 

If it's raised, it means yes 

If it's not, it means take a guess 

Hey! You! Stop kicking my legs 

I'm doing my best, can you pass the figs 

Your father puts on my record 

He says, "So tell me how you met her?" 

Uh, I get a little nervous 

And change the subject 

I put my hand on some metal object 

He jokes and tells me it's a lie detector 

He takes out the booklet and starts reading 

"So I heard you're moving out next season." 

I say, "Yeah." 

New York is nice that time of year 

Almost as green as it is here 

He says, "I thought you were moving to Sweden?" 

Oh, god, what have I done? 

I came to Berlin to have some fun 

And the clock on the wall strikes four, five, six 

My eyes caught by a big crucifix 

Guess that's why he won't let you go 

His Catholic heart is big and slow 

You know I'll do anything for love 

But Nina, what were you thinking of? 

But Nina I can be your boyfriend 

So you can stay with your girlfriend 

Your father's mailing me all the time 

He says he just wants to say hi 

I send back "out of office" auto-replies 

Nina I just want to check in 

'cause I think about you every second 

So I send you this postcard just to say 

Don't let anyone stand in your way 

Yours truly, Jens Lekman 

Don't let anyone stand in your way 

Don't let anyone stand in your way 

Don't let anyone stand in your way 

Don't let anyone stand in your way 

Don't let anyone stand in your way