Song of the Week - My Only Offer by Mates of State

I have 5,643 songs in my iTunes. This is one of them.

My 23 year-old-daughter is always bring new music to my attention. Recently, she introduced me to Mates of State. This duo has been performing and recording since 1997. It consists husband and wife team Kori Gardner on keyboards and Jason Hammel on percussion. They have released 6 albums. This song is from their 2008 release Re-Arrange Us. Its a bright peppy song and I really like it.

Bought a home, we bartered right
So we kissed to, and caught a light
Those pictures on the walls
Small talk in a bedroom hall

Can't make it home tonight
Go to sleep and leave the light
I pretend to make a call
Loose talk in a bedroom stall

Oh, oh, oh
It's my only offer
Stifle copies of myself
Oh, oh, oh
There's someone else

My friends, they all agree
Give into our defeat
In secret we believe
We're nothing, nothing, nothing
That we need

No, oh, oh
It's my only offer
Stifle copies of myself
Oh, oh, oh
With Someone else

I always wanted to be
The face in front of me
Debating a life
Sipped out the energy

Built up a wall
Made out of finer things
Pile it high
So we could barely see it

No, oh, oh
It's my only offer
Oh, oh, oh
My only offer

Oh, oh, oh
My only offer
Stifle copies of myself
Oh, oh, oh
It's all I have to offer