Travis - The Only Thing Lyrics

Travis Lyrics

"The Only Thing"
(feat. Susanna Hoffs)

La la la la la la la listen
La la la la la la listen to me
I'm reminiscing, reminiscing
And I'm missing how it used to be
They say when it hits you
You'll know that it's true
You'll know 'cause you feel it
Ooh-ooh

When I held you it was the only thing
Only thing
And all I knew was you were everything
Everything

You are the record in the record shop
Nobody wants to buy
You are the metaphor, the metaphor
The meta for the other guy
You call when you need it
You're nobody's fool
You take it, I leave it
Ooh-ooh

When I held you, it was the only thing
Only thing
And all I knew was you were everything
Everything

Don't lend me your heart
You'll only tear it apart
Apart
Apart
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la

When I held you, it was the only thing
Only thing
And all I knew was you were everything
Everything
When I held you, it was the only thing
Only thing
So why am I blue?

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Writer(s): Francis Healy

Travis' frontman Fran Healy said of the video for "The Only Thing", "I hired a small film crew and persuaded Glasgow's Theatre Royal to open its doors to us. I directed the shoot remotely, via three phones. One in the DP's ear, one FaceTime trained on the monitor and one iPhone with the band. There were so many moving parts. I'm amazed we got there and it turned out great."

Susanna Hoffs recalled how this collaboration with Fran Healy happened, "One day, he asked me to sing with him, and without hesitation, I burst out 'Yes!' He showed up at my doorstep with his recording gear and we recorded my vocals in the living room. Collaborating with Fran and the band has been a pure pleasure."

album: "10 Songs" (2020)

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