Jon McLaughlin (born September 27, 1982) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as Jon McL, in February 2007. McLaughlin returned in 2008 with "Beating My Heart." The single is part of his second album entitled OK Now.
McLaughlin grew up in Anderson, Indiana, playing piano since early childhood, though he disliked the lessons, and often sought to avoid them. While attending Highland High School, McLaughlin shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical expression. Rediscovering "his muse," McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music.
McLaughlin released an independent album entitled, "Up Until Now" in 2003. This quickly led to McLaughlin becoming the first artist to sign on with the school's burgeoning record label, Orangehaus Records. The self-titled album released in 2004 to local and regional praise. He began touring, traveling throughout the Midwest and working up a grassroots following.
Stepping out into a cold, hits my face
I feel the strange embrace of all the things that I
don’t know
All I wanted was some space to breath a little
To get out of the middle, the very center of my life
I’m in some tight fix again, everybody’s closing in on
I’m in some tight fix tonight and nothing seems to be
going right
Monday morning you’re my friend, we’re talking about
How we can’t figure out why we didn’t talk the week
before
Then that look gets on your face like where ya been
Running out of asprin, used it all the last time no I
find that I’m in
If it’s all the same to you I’d rather believe
They feel this way about me cause it’s just the way it
has to be
Packin' up my bags, leavin' town
Try and catch me if you can, I’ll run away
I’ll say anything to make you look like a fool
Who are you to say that I’m the one who always has a
show to run
You know I’d be inclined a bit to hook it up with you
I’ll be alright and you’ll be okay
You won’t have to see my face and something will take
my place
I’ll write a song like I always do; all the things that
I never did for you
I’m always pushing and I just can’t move
You’re clinging to my heart and you’re going to leave a
bruise but
You're in my arms and
All the world is gone
The music playing on
For only two so close
Together and when I'm
With you so close to
Feeling alive
A life goes by romantic
Dreams must die so I
Bid mine goodbye and
Never knew so close was
Waiting (2x) here with
You and now forever I
Know all that I want is
To hold you so close
So close to reaching
That famous happy end
Almost believing this
One's not pretend now
You're beside me and
Look how far we've come
So far we are so close
How could I face the
Faceless days if I
Should lose you now
We're so close to
Reaching that famous
Happy end and almost
Believing this one's not
Pretend let's go on
Dreaming though we know
We are so close (2x) and
Katy stands at the top of the stairs
As she’s leaving her father stares
What has she come to? Another boy she runs to tonight
Powerless he just shakes his head
Disappointed and off to bed
But he won’t be sleeping cause the hours she’s keeping
are not right
She’s asking a question, how will I be
After this next one eventually leaves me
How can a man be all that they say when all that I know
Is men run away?
I think I lose just a little bit of me in every man
that I see
Danny’s been out now for 7 days
Funny how he thought the price had been paid on a past
he hates to talk about
It’s everything wrong about him
He goes back home to a battle field and starts to drink
as some kind of a shield
For the anger instilled in him and their looks are
killing him now
He’s asking a question
How will I be when It comes down to the end and
memories still haunt me
How can He have forgiveness that flows when no one
forgives me
Yet it’s Jesus they know
I think I lose just a little bit of me in this family
that won’t see
A crowd of confusion gathers round watching the light
as he slowly goes out
After all they’ve talked about everything’s coming out
Their anger turns to dead and gone
Hearts start to feel what feels so wrong
and as the time starts passing by and hours turn to
days in their heads they can still hear Him say
I came for your questions of what you don’t know
But you can’t see the answers unless I go
So give me your hatred and give your diseased
Give me your tired and I’ll take them with me
Cause I’m hanging here losing every part of me
Just to open your eyes to what you would never see
And to answer your questions there’s no place that I’d
It must be a sign
now when I was asked for mine
There was something in your talk,
That a makes me wanna walk.
And Signs
are all but separate
the life that could be made
for being loved, all the way
and I started to see, that you were talking amoung the
conversation
I might have some trouble with the expectations I made
when I wasn't afraid of expectations
(chorus)
So Dont throw me to places that I already know, I've
already been,
I've already told myslef to forget.
oh oh oh Don't throw me to places that I already know,
I've already been
I've already to myself to forget
now if you could show me around, the end
It just to keep me awake
and all these plans were fake
our success was just a mistake
and you're gonna pay for what you take
I was up all night
only the broken heart in sight
not just a wanna hear the line
sure enough, you're mine
(Chorus)
Oh, I wanted you to be
Please, be the one only me
oh I wanted you to be
Oh please please
oh I wanted you to be
Please the one only me
and oh, I wanted you to be
oh please stay
now I already know
it's not gonna stop
just hated to love
giving my heart and a
baby just a dont throw me to places
that I already know
I've already been and I've already told myself to
forget
Entering a room on an autumn night
I ran across a beautiful sight
From that point on when i was not looking at her i
said,
Nothing else looked quite right
Now i was not about just to let this go
I wasn't gonna leave and not know the way her voice
sounded
Against my ears
So i went over to say hello
And i whispered in her ear real slow i said...
[Chorus]
The stars moved when you walked in the room
That's why i'm talking to you
My heart won't beat in the groove unless i'm talking to
I know i'm not the only fool with eyes
And you'll get attention from all the other guys
I'm gonna stand here til you realize why i am talking
to you
Now i had to take a minute to take her in
I did not know where to begin
Cause i was just moved by the way she dressed and the
way her dress hit her skin
Any girl who's met any guy will know that some guys are
just for show
So i looked into her eyes and i said this is as true as
the truth goes...
I'm gonna make sure i let everybody know that...
[Chorus]
Let me take a minute to explain myself
Let me say some words that may help
The reason why i've got to be close to you
Is just that i don't want nobody else
I'm gonna make sure i keep you all to myself
I’m caught in a new trend, it’s in the air
I’m caught in a new trend but I know you’re somewhere
Looking at me and what I’ve turned out to be
Thinking if I’d just look around I’d see
Maybe I need some new friends and I’d turn for good
If I just had the right friends then maybe I could
Find some peace and no one could see
Underneath I’m just torn and empty
What I need is for someone to take my place
I’ve grown tired of falling on my face
Who really cares about this mess I’ve made
Let Him be the way
To get me a new life and start again
If I just had a new life I’d put to an end
This feeling of guilt if I could be still
And know He’s Lord and I’m in His will
If I was just in the right place from time to time
If I had just done the right thing and stayed in line
Then in between the songs we sing
I’d have no memories that haunt me
What I need is for someone to take my place
I’ve grown tired of falling on my face
Who really cares about this mess I’ve made
Let Him be the way
To all that I want to do
I’m not letting go of his truth
No matter what the mess He’ll see me through
Let Him be the way
If I could stop just what I’m doing For one second
listen to Him
Maybe I’d stop seeking my solutions in new friends and
It's you to me
Your gentle face
Overdue, worth the wait
And out of my reach
But I'm reaching out for you
Me to the night
I say goodbye
The time is up
I fight the time
A needed award
I can't afford
A finished song
One more cord
And it's already in my mind
I'm in over my head inside
And it's already in my mind
Inside
Inside
Everyone's back
Hearts at war
With all the plans I had before
And I'm losing my grip
But, I'd lose it all for you
So I go driving all around
And I'm denying all the sounds that hit my ear
Drum the beat of a heart I can't defeat
And so it's already in my mind
I'm in over my head inside
And it's already in my mind
Inside
Inside
Already in
I can't find Crazy Horse, can't find Hoffa
And Amelia's missing somewhere out at sea
And I hope they're happy, havin' a party
And Elvis is servin' them up green apple martini's
I can't find my watch
I can't find my wallet
So how in the hell am I supposed to find?
The one that I love
The one that I need
Hidden so high
Buried so deep
Well, I found odd jobs and I found reasons
For all kinds of ways I can waste my time
And I found letters and I found leavers
And I found new ways just to tell old lies
I can't find my watch
I can't find my wallet
So how in the hell am I supposed to find?
The one that I love
The one that I need
Hidden so high
Buried so deep
Somewhere to run
Somewhere to go
And if I ever find her,
How will i know? How will I know?
'Cause can't find Crazy Horse, can't find Hoffa
The pieces that are showing lead to the unknowing
Pieces of our lives taking up our time
Is it always how it is? History insists
Everything we need to everything we see
Never lose, never lose
Before we go, we all should know that
Never lose, never lose
Before we go, we all should know that
Carousel's around me and no one here has found me
And I don't think you saw the parts that only are
And I'm leaning on my instincts, guide me to the meaning
Everything you said, filling up my head
Never lose, never lose
Before we go, we all should know that
Never lose, never lose
Before we go, we all should know that
Well, memories only hurt you, they're taking over
Let me on the inside, I'll be your shoulder
Memories only hurt you, they're taking over
Let me on the inside, I'll be your shoulder
Now it's like I always saw it
Let me on the inside, I'll be your shoulder
Memories only hurt you, they're taking over
Let me on the inside, I'll be your shoulder
Memories only hurt you, they're taking over
Never lose, never lose
Before we go, we all should know that
Never lose, never lose
Before we go, we all should know that
Never lose, never lose
Before we go, we all should know that
Never lose, never lose
She loves her momma's lemonade
Hates the sounds that goodbyes make
She prays one day she'll find someone to need her
She swears there's no difference between the lies and compliments
It's all the same if everybody leaves her
And every magazine tells her she's not good enough
The pictures that she sees makes her cry
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She's giving boys what they want
Trying to act so nonchalant
Afraid to see that she's lost her direction
She never stays the same for long
Assuming that she'll get it wrong
Perfect only in her imperfection
She's not a drama queen
She doesn't wanna feel this way
Only 17 and tired, yeah
She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She's just the way she is
But no one's told her that's okay
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
I finding out that wasn't your real name
I called it out but you never came
Youre leaving me
In this fantasy
That we made our lives out to be
Could it be that I never saw
All the writing written on the wall
Oh, taking half of the fantasy
That we made our lives out to be
Could it be I can't believe youre gone
Stranger things have happened
And everyone moves on
[CHORUS]
But I, I can't let this get out
If we avoid confrontations
We'll live on in conversations
But please keep this to yourself
Let's keep as much of how it was
How it is then they wont find out
Find out(x2)
I'm finding out I cannot be alone
I'm stumbling over things you use to own
It's getting hard to give them back,
When Im getting used to living in the past
Could it be my phone is off the hook
And Ill pretend it's you I just won't love
[CHORUS]
But I, I can't let this get out
If we avoid confrontations
We'll live on in conversations
But please keep this to yourself
Let's keep as much of how it was
How it is then they wont find out
Find out(x2)
Could it be I can't believe youre gone
Stranger things have happened,
And everyone moves on
[CHORUS]X2
But I, I can't let this get out
If we avoid confrontations
We'll live on in conversations
But please keep this to yourself
Let's keep as much of how it was
How it is then they wont find this out
Find out, Find out, Find out
Unexpected, understatement of the year
That's for sure
Who'd of thought that I'd be standing
At your door
It's just the way you say my name that throws me
All the windows of my past are closing
Everything that you see here
Is for you from me
I give it away so easily
Never stop to look at what's behind
For you from me
Everything we want will be holding us
Together tonight, tonight
Unexpected, I'm not use to catching dreams and catching them
All of a sudden I'm the winner in the end
I'm used to every door I open closing
Always making sure I'm not supposing
I can't believe I'm really here
For you from me
I give it away so easily
Never stop to look at what's behind
For you from me
Everything we want will be holding us
Together, tonight
We will never fall
We'll defy the laws of this world
With new ones of our own
That's the way I feel
Stupid but for real all that I am
Is for you from me
I give it away so easily
Never stop to look at what's behind
For you from me
Everything we want will be holding us
Open up the center of my being
There's gotta be some room inside of me
Im tired of trying to find a way to make it through
these endless days
Complacency is not enough for me
Constant thoughts of where I ought to be plague me
How could I be a fool so long when the only way I live
at all
Youre loving me
Youre grace is so amazing
Youre loving me
Ive tried to push distractions from my head
Oh, I try and try but find myself mislead
I need Your hand to clear this road
I know I cannot bear this load
I run until I run right out of breath
And only a fool would run from what he knows is best
Without Your hand to guide I know
There's loneliness there's never growth
But still I try, I fail all on my own
But through it all
Youre loving me
Youre grace is so amazing
Youre loving me
So open up any door for me
And watch me walk again
I give up all fear and reluctance to depend
And when I fall down, Your rules they never bend
You pick me up anyway
Cause You're loving me
You're grace is so amazing
I'm glad i never lived next to the water
So I could never get used to the beach
And I'm glad I never grew up on a mountain
To figure out how high the world could reach
I love the miles between me and the city
Where I quietly imagine every street
And I'm glad I'm only picturing the moment
I'm glad she never fell in love with me
For some the world's a treasure to discover
And your scenery should never stay the same
And they're trading in their dreams for Explanations
All in an attempt to entertain
But I love the miles between me and the city
Where I quietly imagine every street
And I'm glad I'm only picturing the moment
I'm glad she never fell in love with me
The trick of love is to never let it find you
It's easy to get over missing out
I know the how's and whens, but now and then,
She's all I think about
I wonder how it feels to be famous
But wonder is as far as I will go
Because I'd probably lose myself in all the Pictures
And end up being someone I don't know.
So it's probably best I stay in Indiana
Just dreaming of the world as it should be
Where every day is a battle to convince myself
My debut is coming soon and you already know what I'm gonna do
You got my time on the dotted line but you show up invited
But before I sign it
Someone say I'm not making mistakes and please don't be fake
My debut comes today and my feelings have all run away.
With the man that I am but understand if I don't keep going
It just goes to show that
I've been beat by an industry that I've never seen
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me
Take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
Take it all, take it all
This is me
So the crowd gets quiet I start to play
And I think they're buying what I'm going to say
But to my defiance the music fades
And we all sit silent and I crawl back inside
Because it wasn't supposed to go this bad
When you grow silent I start to fall
I hear the words coming out your mouth
As we talk about it once again
I can't believe all the words you said
Turned into regret once again
So don't tell me what went wrong
To make it feel so wrong once again
I had a half a mind to work things out
But it's too late now once again
How can we make it when you're walking away
How can we make it when you're walking away
How can we make it when you're walking away
If I stay or if I go to you it's all the same
I had a feeling I was dead and gone
Nowhere to belong once again
I could've swore you were just in my arms
Now you're just in a song once again
For me I'm walking on a worn path
Prayin my feet don't walk so fast
In a tunnel with no light I stumble on the wrong side
Of all I thought was right
I try to look through my eyes but they're filled with
tears
And the lines our love drew all start to smear
So I use my words just to keep you here
But I'm speaking of things that you just can't feel
Fourth floor lonely Juanita sits there staring at the screen
Types in, "Can anybody tell me what it all means?"
Tick-tock waiting for an answer, it's no use
Then all at once to her surprise she gets one reply
Until you got love
You know you got nothing
You're missing that something
That's gonna set you free
Until you got love
You'll always be running
Love is that one thing
That everybody needs
Sunday, no one's at the office just Ray at his father's desk
Working trying to fill the shoes that his dad left
"Dear Son," he finds in a letter,
"Please try your best to learn from my mistakes
You know work can wait"
Until you got love
You know you got nothing
You're missing that something
That's gonna set you free
Until you got love
You'll always be running
Love is one thing
That everybody needs
There's nothing cool in this groove
Nothing new in what I'm saying
Sometimes the truth is what it is
So why should I apologize for looking for
A better way to live?
Until you got love
You know you got nothing
You're missing that something
That's gonna set you free
Until you got love
You'll always be running
Love is one thing
That everybody needs
I'm lying on a tuesday morning
With nothing right to say
And living in a piece that saves me
Now there's something in the way
Believe me when i say to you
There's nothing i can do
Cause in my head a song is playing
Maybe a song for your dismay
But i'm not strong enough to close that door
But i try and walk away
Believe me when i say to you
There's nothing i can do
But tell myself that the smile she gives
Are not for me
But so our little smile is all i have
And i'm gonna try
To keep this feeling for you at some distance
But the sweetness of your face is what i'll find
And i guess it's time i found my spot in line
The time i spend with you is played now
To all the words that i can't say
And i don't think that i can last much longer
In this role i have to play
But believe me when i say to you
Theres nothing i can do
But tell myself that the smile she gives
Are not for me
But so our little smile is all i have
And i'm gonna try
To keep this feeling for you at some distance
But the sweetness of your face is what i'll find
And then tell myself the smiles she gives
Are not for me
But so those smiles are all i have
And i'm gonna try
To keep this feeling for you at some distance
But the sweetness of your face is what i'll find
And i tell myself the smiles she gives
Are not for me
But so are those smiles all i have
And i'm going to try and keep
This feeling for you at some distance
But the sweetness of your face is what i'll find
And i guess it's time i found my spot in line
I used to stare up into the sky,
and fill the space around with my why's
But now I've got it all figured out,
and I'm embarrassed that it took me 'til now,
The simple answers in her replies
Unlock the universe with her eyes,
She rips apart my world with her moves,
oh, while stealing all the light in the room
And I found someone to walk me through this life
The brightest sun has opened up my eyes
Tonight I need exactly who she is
We're going to be perfect
She can teach a melody to the birds,
and problem solving without a word
She can tell the richest man how to need,
Oh right after telling him about me
And I found someone to walk me through this life
the brightest sun has opened up my eyes
Tonight I need exactly who she is
We're going to be perfect
And in my life,
if I can have one thing I don't deserve
then I have never wanted anybody else but you
She can do no wrong in my mind
So I take a seat while she takes her time,
'cause I am here forever I say,
So lock me up and throw the keys away
'Cause I found someone to walk me through this life
The brightest sun has opened up my eyes
Tonight I need exactly who she is
We're going to be perfect,
Forever, All, and Always
Words I've used before
On all the wrong faces.
But I'm going to use
The rest of my life,
Proving to you
Those words were lies.
And of the million things
A heart can hold
And of all the things
I've come to know,
I Love.
I need Love
I can see I'll be alright
With you now by my side.
But if tomorrow you're gone
And I still go on
I promise to
Spend the rest of me on you.
People say we are where we belong.
We hold each other's hands
As if we're holding on.
And to me a little of your you
Is like
A little bit of sun
That makes the moon.
And if the "If"s we plan around become "When"s
If our center aisle narrows and bends
our Love.
I need love.
I can see that I'll be alright
With you now
By my side.
And if tomorrow you're gone,
And I still go on
I promise to
Spend the rest of me
On you.
And
If there ever was a shred of doubt
This hopelessly romantic now
And
I hope that time can slow us down
And minutes pass like hours now
And all the clocks counting down
To Love.
I need Love.
I can see that I'll be alright
With you now by my side.
And if tomorrow you're gone
And I still go on
I'll promise to
Spend the rest of me on you.
There will be crying,
being the man that you should.
But, always be trying,
to see all the bad and the good.
And yours is a promising future,
but, know if it all were to fade.
But a proud father of me
you have already made.
And I'll try to be,
all of the answers that you'd ever need.
And I'll try to show,
All of the love that you need to know.
May the sparks in your eyes,
Outlive the lines on your face.
Hold on to the moments in time,
when you and I share the same space.
And thoughts of you hurt me,
but I know the feeling of wrong.
'Cause there are lessons to learn,
in all of the places I've gone.
And I'll try to be,
all of the answers you'd ever need.
And I'll try to show,
All of the love that you need to know.
So hold on to someone,
who'll love you through the hot,
and the cold.
And hold on to someone,
who'll love you,
no matter what they know.
Just hold on to someone,
who'll love you when your hot,
and when your cold.
And hold on to someone,
who'll love you,
no matter who they know.
Open your mind,
So colors of skill you embrace.
And open your eyes,
to harmony coming of age.
It won't always be easy to love,
when you give and you never get back.
But, no one's intended to die,
with their heart still intact.
And I'll try to be,
all of the answers that you'd ever need.
And I'll try to show,
All of the love that you need to know.
So take time to be still and to know,
that all of the world that you'll face.
That a proud father of me,
you have already made
She don't know you but she swear she knows your type
Got a mouth full of opinions and most are wrong
But they all sound right
And the ring around her finger is only there for make you
Wish you were the one for her
So I'm praying to keep me from breaking
From being another loser helpless at her side
And it's crazy, it's like no one can save me this time
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night
Praying to the wrong god every night
There's a reason no one knows her name
If she don't tell you then she never has to change it
She's allergic to "I Love Yous" and staying in one place
For too long
If you blink she's gone
So I'm praying to keep me from breaking
From being another loser helpless at her side
And it's crazy, it's like no one can save me this time
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night
Praying to the wrong god every night
Make her make me mean more
Or make her go away
Make her make me mean more
Or make her go away
I'm praying to keep me from breaking
From being another loser helpless at her side
And it's crazy, like no one can save me this time
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night
Praying to the wrong god every night
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night...
The heart of a wife,
but she won't unlock it.
All dressed in white,
and face in the blankets
The nights with the boys,
the razor in pockets.
The drives to work that don't ever drive by.
It's a four letter word,
and who'd ever thought that,
a four letter word,
would be so hard to spell out.
and our hearts skippin' beats,
on edges of seats.
We'll take time when it's up,
but give up when it's down
Freakin' out about love, 'bout love.
About love, 'bout love.
No, not love.
But love, about love.
'But love, no
We're too cool for apologies
And we wouldn't have fell
Our emotional policies
And lookin' glass selves
It's a realization that we all need to find
It's all in our heads when we're changing our minds
About love, love.
About love, 'bout love.
'Cause its not love, love.
About love, 'bout love, no.
Or if we're not gonna mind
What's locked in our chest
Then I'll spend all my time dodging your's
I guess
'Cause life's lost anatomy is a hole in my heart
A five cent society post part
And at the blink of an eye
we'll get the courts involved
And if you don't like her eyes you just get 'em
annulled.
'Cause the Justice of the Peace, losing it's power
Honeymoon sweets to hotels by the hour
We take time when its up,
But give up when its down.
And It's not love, love.
Not love, it's not love.
Not love, love.
Not love, not love.
No no
Not love, oh
Love,
Love,
Not love, 'cause it's not love.
Love, not love.
It's not love, no, it's not love.
Love, it's not love.
Not love, no, it's not love.
Love, not love.
Still waters, heavy hearts
Plans we make all fall apart
Disillusioned and lost in the gray
How can we fix the heart when it breaks?
Don't know how much more you can take
Just give it time
It's gonna get better
Now is not forever at all
Just give it time
Everything changes
Tomorrow comes today will be gone
Everything's gonna be fine
Just give it time, give it time
Quiet landslide when nobody knows
Regretted decisions that nobody chose
Under water and sinking fast
No way out, no way to get back
What might have been is lost in the past
When the world you're in is still again
And it all fades out
You've reached the end, begin again now
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
They tore my high school to the ground
And put a new wing in the east lot
On my old parking spot
It stands reminding me of how
I wish that I could travel back in time
Change my state of mind
So if you're still in your teens listen to me
It's hard to see beyond these walls
Of who you hope and who hope not to be
Socially
Maybe you're in or you're out
But in the end when all your hats are in the air
Nobody's gonna care
So fair the weight
Freshmen hold on
It's only four years long
Then it's gone
And the queen of the nerds and the king of the prom get a job
Look at them now (look at them now)
She's living her dreams while he sleeps with his crown
So be cool, be hot, be weird
It's just four years
Next time you're walking through your school
Take at who's surrounding you
Or hounding you
Cause it's all just castles in the sand
When your tassel's on the left side of your head
You're never going back
So homecoming court, vote on
It's only four years long
Then it's gone
And the king of the nerds and the queen of the prom get a job
Wouldn't you know?
He's a CEO and she answers his phone
So be cool, be hot, be weird
It's just four years
And as for your grades I know they're important
Everyone wants to be a whiz
Cause all of it goes on permanent transcripts
I just don't know where mine is
So fair the weight
Freshmen hold on cause every homecoming court moves on
It's only four years long
Then it's gone
And the queen of the nerds and the king of the prom get a job
Look at them now
She's living her dreams while he sleeps with his crown
So be cool, be hot, be weird
Oh, be hot, be wild, you're here
Oh. be cool, be hot, be weird
These days I leave the lights on
and the front door open when I sleep
I wake up with the night before
lingering between my teeth
I answer to no one
you're gone and I am free
and I know I can't live without you now
I'm just looking for what we already found
so maybe I'll say I'm sorry
save me from the heartache
I know I can't live without you now
I buy the kinds of clothes now
that you always said you did not like
and I've been hanging with this other girl
let's just say she's not your type
Oh it's a lie that I'm living out
and the truth's just sinking in
and I know I can't live without you now
I'm just looking for what we already found
so maybe I'll say I'm sorry
save me from the heartache
I know I can't live without you now
think it over... we could be lovers... again
and I know I can't live without you now
I'm just looking for what we already found
so maybe I'll say I'm sorry
save me from the heartache
I know I can't live without you now
I wake up cold and sweaty
is it morning already?
I hate the sun for setting on yesterday
when I wrote my feelings
on the walls and ceilings
like drugs I'm dealing and you just walked away
the trees all sway and swing
the wind and I are both singing...
I was giving you everything I had to give
wasn't it enough?
all those promising promises were on your lips
but you wouldn't give them up
let me just say for the record
you can spare me the lecture
cause ever since I met you I've been lonely
your smile don't hide you
I see the teeth that you lie through
do I need to remind you that I'm only...
hanging by a string
I close my eyes and spin... singing...
I was giving you everything I had to give
wasn't it enough?
all those promising promises were on your lips
Come on, come on
You have got to move on
This is not the you I know
This isn't real
It's just all you can feel
And that's the way that feelings go
And whether or not it's right or wrong
You'll do what you will do
When the cloud in the sky
Starts to pour and your life
Is just a storm you're braving
Well don't tell yourself
You can't lean on someone else
Cause we all need saving sometimes
Say what you will
But the time that we fill
While we're on the earth
Should not be alone
We were meant to be known
You make me what I'm worth
But I can't keep you from yourself
You'll do what you will do
But when the cloud in the sky
Starts to pour and your life
Is just a storm you're braving
Well don't tell yourself
You can't lean on someone else
Cause we all need saving
I don't know why it has to be this way
And I don't know the cure
But please believe someone has felt this before
When the cloud in the sky
Starts to pour and your life
Is just a storm you're braving
Well, don't tell yourself
You can't lean on someone else
Cause we all need saving
We all need saving sometimes
all of the signs point
all of the voices inside your head
are speaking phrases coined
by those who say things I've never said
all of the cars drive
on the other side
and we're the only ones
burning in their headlights
singing maybe it's over
but I don't feel it
if we wanted forever
baby, we gotta steal it
I'll hold the last straw
with my back against the wall
singing maybe it's over
but I don't feel it at all
every night we lay awake
love never asks for the time that she takes
I can feel you slipping away
falling through the holes and cracks from our mistakes
singing maybe it's over
but I don't feel it
if we wanted forever
baby, we gotta steal it
I'll hold the last straw
with my back against the wall
singing maybe it's over
but I don't feel it at all
this love won't stop
I'm looking out for one more shot
don't tell me everything I've got
is not enough
singing maybe it's over
but I don't feel it
if we wanted forever
baby, we gotta steal it
I'll hold the last straw
with my back against the wall
singing maybe it's over
Forever, All, and Always
Words I've used before
On all the wrong faces.
But I'm going to use
The rest of my life,
Proving to you
Those words were lies.
And of the million things
A heart can hold
And of all the things
I've come to know,
I Love.
I need Love
I can see I'll be alright
With you now by my side.
But if tomorrow you're gone
And I still go on
I promise to
Spend the rest of me on you.
People say we are where we belong.
We hold eachother's hands
As if we're holding on.
And to me a little of your you
Is like
A little bit of sun
That makes the moon.
And if the "If's" we plan around become "When's."
If our center aisle narrows and bends
our Love.
I need love.
I can see that I'll be alright
With you now
By my side.
And if tomorrow you're gone,
And I still go on
I promise to
Spend the rest of me
On you.
And
If there ever was a shred of doubt
This hopelessly romantic now
And
I hope that time can slow us down
And minutes pass like hours now
And all the clocks counting down
To Love.
I need Love.
I can see that I'll be alright
With you now by my side.
And if tomorrow you're gone
And I still go on
I'll promise to
Spend the rest of me on you.
Before we lose the light of day
before our words take their place
before the mystery has been erased
let's close our eyes
Before we are who we'll become
before it's all been said and done
and the truth I will swear upon
fades to lies
Let's ignore the end growing near
tell me things I wanna hear
If we're going down
baby don't tell me now
I just wanna stay high
up in the sky flying around
we can watch all our fears
burning up in the atmosphere
tell me why is it hard to believe
it will always be you and me?
After we see the morning light
after a million sleepless nights
after us, after all this time
let's close our eyes
And ignore the end growing near
tell me things I wanna hear
If we're going down
baby don't tell me now
I just wanna stay high
up in the sky flying around
we can watch all our fears
burning up in the atmosphere
tell me why is it hard to believe
it will always be you and me?
and why is it so hard to believe
baby I still believe
People tell me there will come a time
when your heart and mine will grow cold
no more staring at the evening sky
low replaces high when you're old
as long as you're around I'll follow you
you won't ever be alone
as long as you're around I'll follow you
I will be wherever you go
they say the future is our enemy
time eventually will set the sun
but I believe in you and you believe in me
how can we ever go wrong?
as long as you're around I'll follow you
you won't ever be alone
as long as you're around I'll follow you
I will be wherever you go
so be patient baby
hold me close
I hope you understand
you're a beautiful woman
and I'm just a man
so in the hours of the darkest kind
when it's hard to find who we are
one can stare into the other's eyes
be each other's light in the dark
as long as you're around I'll follow you
you won't ever be alone
as long as you're around I'll follow you
Man you got a problem
With everything I say and do... do
You're drawing lines in the sand like
An army's right behind you
Standing on your soapbox
Bashing things that I stand for
Now we could have a conversation
If you would just stop keeping score
'Cause I'm gonna do exactly what I want
And you can say that I'm the one to blame
Yeah I'm gonna do exactly what I want
And I hope you do the same
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
The sun revolves around a world
You swear is black and white... black and white
But you've had your eyes closed for so long
You've forgotten what it looks like
Well I'm from Indiana
She made me what I've become
Everybody has their reasons
And one is always where they're from
So I'm gonna do exactly what I want
And you can say that I'm the one to blame
Yeah I'm gonna do exactly what I want
And I hope you do the same
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
I hope you do the same
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
I hope you do the same
I won't be wasting my time
Caring about your opinions
So go ahead and try
To find somebody who listens
Cause I can't hear you
And I'm gonna do exactly what I want
And you can say that I'm the one to blame
And I'm gonna do exactly what I want
And I hope you do the same
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
I hope you do the same
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
Head down as I watch my feet take turns hitting the ground
eyes shut, I find myself in love racing the Earth
and I soaked in your love
and love is right in my path, in my grasp
and me and you belong
I wanna run, run smack into you
I wanna run, run, smack into you
ears closed, what I hear no one else has to know
cause I know that what we have is worth first place in gold
and I soaked in your love
and love is right in my path, in my grasp
and me and you belong
and I, I wanna run, run smack into you
Im willing to run, run smack into you
Head down as I watch my feet take turns hitting the ground
eyes shut, Im in love and Im racing the Earth
and I soaked in your love
and love is right in my path, in my grasp
and me and you belong
and I wanna run, run smack into you
Im willing to run, run smack into you
Im willing to run run run run run ooh ooh ooh ooh
I wanna run, run smack into you
Im willing to run, run smack into you
there are times every now and then
i forget why i'm breathing out
and why i'm breathing in
and i get so sick with the little things
i can't relax when it's happening
to know what it means, it means...
and then i open my eyes
and i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
look at the sky
i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
i go extra miles to show
that you are the one thing that i've got
look at the sky
i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
there's a sun coming over the horizon
i wanna know where it's coming from
but doesn't everyone
it's like who am i
and why am i here
and then i open my eyes
and i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
look at the sky
i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
i go extra miles to show
that you are the one thing that ive got
look at the sky
i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
this out loud will take me down
without you standing by my side
my side
you're holding onto me
you're making everything inside
come alive
and then i open my eyes
and i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
look at the sky
i know you're beating my heart, beating my heart
i go extra miles to show
that you are the one thing that ive got
look at the sky
I'm looking at blue skies in my face
None of my steps need to be retraced today
I'm on my feet I'm worry free I feel the breeze
Windows down please
On a day like today I could face the world
On a day like today all I need is a girl
I'm singing a long song in the end
This is what I got
I spend the whole day like I'm on a cliff
I'm walking off edges and taking risks
Things I should be thinking about
Are things I should be shouting out?
When the blue skies are in my face
I've been lost on these endless streets such a long, long
way from home
While you're stuck in an empty room as you wait for me to
show
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind
Always on my mind
When i sleep every dream is you filling up this empty bed
I awake to the sound of your voice but it's only in my
head
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind
Always on my mind
I always thought i could make it
People tell me there will come a time,
When your heart and mine will grow cold
No more staring at the evening sky,
low replaces high when you're old.
As long as you're around I'll follow you,
You won't ever be alone.
As long as you're around I'll follow you,
and I will be wherever you go.
They say the future is our enemy,
Time eventually set the sun,
Well I believe in you and you believe in me,
How can we ever go wrong?
As long as you're around I'll follow you,
Heart is never gonna break.
As long as you're around I'll follow you,
And I will give whatever this love takes.
So, be patient baby,
Hold me close,
I hope you understand,
You're a beautiful women and I'm just a man.
So in the hours of the darkest kind,
When its hard to find who we are.
One can stare into the others eyes be each other's
light in the dark
As long as you're around I'll follow you,
You won't ever be alone
As long as you're around I"ll follow you,
In this old cafe
I come here everyday and watch you, I watch you
Sometimes I hear your voice
Over all the noise you bleed through
And I hear you
And slowly all the faces turn to yours
Like no one else exists anymore
I'd talk to you if only I could speak
And I'd dream of you if only I could sleep
People say love is hell
Some shiny prison cell where time stops
But the doors' unlocked
And now you're a part of me
Trust me I've tried to leave
I've tried to walk
But I'm all talk
And slowly all the faces turn to yours
Like no one else exists anymore
And I'd talk to you if only I could speak
I'd dream of you if I could fall asleep
Then I stand up and go talk to you
You start to smile like you want me to
And we'd stay together for the end of time
But this is only happening in my mind
And slowly all the faces turn to yours
Like no one else exists anymore
And I'd beg for you if only I could speak
And I'd dream of you if I could fall asleep
Well heyy boys you better hold real still and don't make a noise
What she hears she kills
And those little glances she gives them out all day
So don't waste your chances just let her walk away
She's gonna walk all over you your jaws just gonna drop like the others do
Falling in love so fast it hurts when I think back to the
The first time I saw her eyes the memory used to be a friend of mine
But now she's in another town probably got the other boys running around
She'll bless them with the same curse
Falling in love so fast it hurts
Falling in love so fast it hurts
Well heyy girls you better hide your men
It's not just the looks and a curse it's what she does with them
Now don't look now but here she comes rolling your name right off her
Tongue
She stares at you as she talks
You try to listen but you really just watch the way
She's gonna walk all over you your jaws just gonna drop like the others do
And you're falling in love so fast it hurts when I think back to the
The first time I saw her eyes the memory used to be a friend of mine
But now she's in another town probably got the other boys running around
She'll bless them with the same curse
Falling in love so fast it hurts
Falling in love so fast it hurts
Oh there's nothing you can do
She'll take your dreams and your nightmares and they'll both come true
You're on a long long list of fools
And baby in the end she's got your heart again
You don't even know how she does it all you know is you freaking love it
Falling in love so fast it hurts when I think back to the
The first time I saw her eyes the memory used to be a friend of mine
But now she's in another town probably got the other boys running around
She'll bless them with the same curse
Falling in love so fast it hurts
Falling in love so fast it hurts
Can you tell me how we got in this situation
I can't seem to get you off my mind
All these ups and downs they
They trip up our good intentions
Nobody said this was an easy ride
After all, we're only human
Always fighting what we're feeling
Hurt instead of healing
After all we're only human
Is there any other reason
Why we stay instead of leaving
After all
Can we get back to the point in this conversation
Where we saw things through each other's eyes
Cause now all I see is ruin and devastation
We all need some place we can hide inside
After all, we're only human
Always fighting what we're feeling
Hurt instead of healing
After all we're only human
Is there any other reason
Why we stay instead of leaving
I'm smart enough to know that life goes by
And it leaves a trail of broken hearts behind
If you feel I'm letting go, just give me time
I'll come running to your side
Can you tell me how we got into this situation
I can't seem to get you off my mind
After all, we're only human
Always fighting what we're feeling
Hurt instead of healing
After all we're only human
You wanted to see
All that I could be
In in your life, your life
What if I fail though,
I forget all the details
On what's right, what's right
I'm throwing a line, asking for help
This is more than I thought
I think to myself
That living in love
is trusting above
myself
You gave me your heart
What a place to start
All those empty scars and all those cold remarks
We're always promising
that honesty would let us be inside each other's minds
I'm throwing a line, asking for help
This is more than I thought
I think to myself
That living in love
Is trusting above myself
Everyday I'm constantly trying to sacrifice
Cause I know despite me that living in love is trusting above
Myself
We wanted to feel with our hands something real
But we just can't seem to stop being what we're not
And fear you know it holds so tight
I heard it on the radio
Let it be, so I let go
See if it made a difference
I tried to walk a different pace
Show the world, the other face
I hide away because of day
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, I am not the same
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, if I change
Nothing's ever what it seems
You think you've got it figured out
Then find yourself another layer
A laugh can bring you to your knees
Or lift you till you're flying
Do you wanna live it now or later?
Memory refused to find
Is wasted on the color blind
It fades away, lost in the gray
And all of us who sit alone
Pretending that there's no one home
Behind the door, what're we hiding for
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, we are all the same
Oh, oh oh, oh, oh oh, if we, if we change, no
Nothing's ever what it seems
You think you've got it figured out
Then find yourself another layer
A laugh can bring you to your knees
Or lift you till you're flying
Do you wanna live it now or later?
You may not get a second chance
Is not all out of my hands
Now is not gonna pass me by
Nothing's ever what it seems
You think you've got it figured out
Then find yourself another layer
A laugh can bring you to your knees
Or lift you till you're flying
Do you wanna live it now or later?
'Cause nothing is ever what it seems
You think you've got it figured out
Then find yourself another layer
A laugh can bring you to your, bring you to your knees
Or lift you till you're flying
Do you wanna live it now or later?
I picture you in red
A smile that I know I'll never forget
Yours is a life flying by
Outside I see you're lonely inside
I'm sorry long days came
I'm sorry you're not quite the same
I'll take all my reasons home again
You'll have a reason, I'm giving you reasons again
There are times I'll admit
The seams of a life are tearing a bit
But that's all relative
When all that you know sums up to this
I'm sorry long days came
I'm sorry you're not quite the same
I'll take all my reasons home again
You'll have a reason, I'm giving you reasons
A year from now don't count me out
If I see you in a crowd
It's like I'm already there cause I feel it somehow
I'm used to you then so get used to me now
I'm sorry long days came
I'm sorry you're not quite the same
I'll take all my reasons home again
Entering a room on an autumn night
I ran across a beautiful sight
From that point on when i was not looking at her i
said,
Nothing else looked quite right
Now i was not about just to let this go
I wasn't gonna leave and not know the way her voice
sounded
Against my ears
So i went over to say hello
And i whispered in her ear real slow i said...
[Chorus]
The stars moved when you walked in the room
That's why i'm talking to you
My heart won't beat in the groove unless i'm talking to
you
I know i'm not the only fool with eyes
And you'll get attention from all the other guys
I'm gonna stand here til you realize why i am talking
to you
Now i had to take a minute to take her in
I did not know where to begin
Cause i was just moved by the way she dressed and the
way her dress hit her skin
Any girl who's met any guy will know that some guys are
just for show
So i looked into her eyes and i said this is as true as
the truth goes...
I'm gonna make sure i let everybody know that...
[Chorus]
Let me take a minute to explain myself
Let me say some words that may help
The reason why i've got to be close to you
Is just that i don't want nobody else
I'm gonna make sure i keep you all to myself
[Chorus]
People doing better, people needing more
People writing letters, people get ignored
People saving money and people saving face
CHORUS:
We're needing one reason to live in a world
Where nothing is worthwhile 'til it's gone
You spend your life moving on
People wearing nothing and people wearing out
People scared of something, people live in doubt
People going places and people running home
Those who know what grace is and people disowned
CHORUS
Give me one reason to care anymore
There has got to be a better way
A road that leads to better days
In the back of minds and corners of our eyes lies the
Reason we're alive... I will love you back
I'll love you back
CHORUS
Give me one reason to care anymore
There has got to be a better way
She loves her momma's lemonade
Hates the sounds that goodbyes make
She prays one day she'll find someone to need her
She swears there's no difference between the lies and compliments
It's all the same if everybody leaves her
And every magazine tells her she's not good enough
The pictures that she sees makes her cry
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She's giving boys what they want
Trying to act so nonchalant
Afraid to see that she's lost her direction
She never stays the same for long
Assuming that she'll get it wrong
Perfect only in her imperfection
She's not a drama queen
She doesn't wanna feel this way
Only 17 and tired, yeah
She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She's just the way she is
But no one's told her that's okay
She would change everything, everything, just ask her
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She would change everything for happy ever after
Caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
She just needs someone to take her home
She just needs someone to take her home
I hear the words coming out your mouth
As we talk about it once again
I can't believe all the words you said
Turned into regret once again
So don't tell me what went wrong
To make it feel so wrong once again
I had a half a mind to work things out
But it's too late now once again
How can we make it when you're walking away
How can we make it when you're walking away
How can we make it when you're walking away
If I stay or if I go to you it's all the same
I had a feeling I was dead and gone
Nowhere to belong once again
I could've swore you were just in my arms
Now you're just in a song once again
For me I'm walking on a worn path
Prayin my feet don't walk so fast
In a tunnel with no light I stumble on the wrong side
Of all I thought was right
I try to look through my eyes but they're filled with
tears
And the lines our love drew all start to smear
So I use my words just to keep you here
time's just a passin'
everyone's find if you ask 'em
like we're pulling a fast one with our smiles
when it gets real bad
just raise your glass
we might as well laugh before we cry
oh these crazy times
all the stores are closing early
half the factories shut down
people are sleeping in the allies
cause we could only bail a couple out
talking heads on the tv
try to tell us what to do
how do you separate the truth from the fake
cause man I ain't got a clue
time's just a passin'
everyone's find if you ask 'em
like we're pulling a fast one with our smiles
when it gets real bad
just raise your glass
we might as well laugh before we cry
oh these crazy times
I close my eyes and remember
the ones we lost last spring
rising profits mix with goodness
like that oil in the sea
time's just a passin'
everyone's find if you ask 'em
like we're pulling a fast one with our smiles
when it gets real bad
just raise your glass
we might as well laugh before we cry
oh these crazy times
I remember when
but forget how long it's been
since we all lived in peace
but you can't just sit and grieve
the growing gap between
Whoa...
You can dance your life away
The sun sets on a Saturday night
And the keys are in my hand
Jamie says that she wants to stay in
But she just don't understand
I worked all week at the restaurant
And I just need to cut loose
So if you feel like me get your brand new shoes
Meet me at first avenue
No excuses
Let the music rock your body right
No more sorrow
We might not be here tomorrow
So just live for the moment
And dance your life away
Whoa...
The clock says it's a quarter past two
We just don't wanna leave
If we can't dance on the ceiling we'll be dancing in the street
No excuses
Let the music rock your body right
No more sorrow
We might not be here tomorrow
So just live for the moment
And dance your life away
No excuses
Let the music rock your body right
No more sorrow
We might not be here tomorrow
So let's live for the moment
And dance your life away
No more sorrow
We might not be here tomorrow
So let's live for the moment
And dance your life away
Whoa...
You can dance
Autumn never seemed this cold before
Here I am sleeping on the floor
We changed just like the leaves outside my house
And my phone lay silent by the couch
I remember June
Back when I met you
And your eyes were green
And we were, too
But summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
And we knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life
Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers
'Cause summer is over
I can still see your silhouette in the white hot sand
I still feel your ring on my hand
And the clock was always ticking down behind that glass
Singing "love, be good while you last"
We both knew
What we were getting into
And the things we said (sounded true)
Sounded true
But summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
And we knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life
Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers
'Cause summer is over
The distant innocence
We are leaving far behind
Your last words will be burning in my mind
In the winter time
Well summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
I knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life
Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye, goodbye
Summer is over
We were tangled in the morning sun
Felt you getting colder
And we knew that we would come undone
And it's back to my town, back to your life
Gray skies are blowing a kiss goodbye to the lovers
And you can never go back
Well Jackie you can be anything you want
Well that's what they said when you were young
But you never been good at moving on
Are you still at the corner restaurant
Meeting Jamie McKay when you get off
Don't you know that it's all a sad mirage
And you can never go back to Xanadu
Running with the young and the restless
Nothing better to do
Nothing yet to lose
And you can never go back
To Avalon
Stolen with the bold and the beautiful
Those days are gone
Don't you know those days are gone
And you can never go back
Whoa Whoa Whoa
You can never go back
Whoa Whoa
Jackie didn't you say you'd be a star
Maybe it was the world that made it hard
Or maybe you've just forgotten who you are
Can't you see that you're living in the past
Maybe this is the time for me to ask
Are you ready to move on, it's been too long
And you can never go back to Xanadu
Running with the young and the restless
Nothing better to do
Nothing yet to lose
And you can never go back to Avalon
Stolen with the bold and the beautiful
Those days are gone
Don't you know those days are gone
And you can never go back
And you can never go
And you can never go
Back to Xanadu
Running with the young and restless
Nothing better to do
Nothing yet to lose
And you can never go back
To Avalon
Stolen with the bold and the beautiful
Those days are gone
Don't you know those days are gone
And you can never go back
Whoa Whoa Whoa
Go back
And you can never go back
Whoa Whoa Whoa
You can never go back
She has the power
With every move she makes
To turn my eyes and turn my fate
To be here, to be here
But I am a liar
The promises I've made
Have broken down with my broken way
But I'll be here, I'll be here
And as long as I am
I'm gonna throw my love around
Throw my love around
Throw my love around
I'm gonna throw my love around
Throw my love around
Throw my love around
I see all the people with broken hearts
In an unfriendly world
Who cares who you are?
And it's not fair
They don't care
But you are here for me
And I am part of the life you're leading
So I won't move without you
I'm gonna throw my love around
Throw my love around
Throw my love around
I'm gonna throw my love around
Throw my love around
My love around
I'll be what I have to
I'll be what I have to be
I'll be what I have tom have to be
I'll be what I have to
And as long as I am
As long as I am
I'm gonna throw my love around
Throw my love around
Throw my love around
I'm gonna throw my love around
Throw my love around
Throw my love around
(Throw my love around, throw my love around)
I'll be what I have to be
I'm gonna be
I meet you, and instantly do
Everything I can
Tell you might check the movie stars
You speak of with your friends
Now Im not one for sure
Yeah I never make a scene
But sorely, Im nothing like the way I am
Normally
Cause I know I could love you the most
If I were the one you chose
You wouldnt ever have to walk alone
And there is not a thing I wouldnt do
If I lived my life on you
Oh we could have everything you could
Id know you
Never know what you have till its gone
No you never know what you have
Yeah I would probably have the kind of love
That makes other couples blush
So we could make up words, make no sense
But whoa, they need so much
Now, youre the kind of girl
Who could have any guy
So if I have to, I dont have a problem
Waiting here in line
Cause I know I could love you the most
If I were the one you chose
You wouldnt ever have to walk alone
And there is not a thing I wouldnt do
If I lived my life on you
Oh we could have everything you could
Id know you
You never know what you have till its gone
No you never know what you have
You never know what you have till its gone
No you never know what you have
Yeah I know I could love you the most
If I were the one you chose
You wouldnt ever have to walk alone
And there is not a thing I wouldnt do
If I lived my life on you
Oh we could have everything you could
Id know you
Never know what you have till its gone
No you never know what you have
You never know what you have till its gone
No you never know what you have
I would never, ever let you go
All this fighting is really just a show
That we put on behind doors that
Everyone knows aren't closed
All these eyes are watching in the dark
Putting black holes in the stars
That we used to think we ours
Until they fell apart
Right now they seem so far
But all I know is the way you hold my heart
But all that shows is the way we fall apart
To a world I hate
You are the one I love
They'll say what they'll say
But they'll never say enough
I'll sing it more than once
That you are the one I love
After all of the things we've said and done
You are the one I love
There are couples, couples everywhere
Oh why, oh why does everyone care?
It's hard to be me and you
When all that everyone does is stare
Oh, all that they do is stare
Oh, all I know is the way you hold my heart
But all that shows is the way we fall apart
To a world I hate
You are the one I love
They'll say what they'll say
But they'll never say enough
Why can't we hide away?
All that I need is your face
To remind me that I feel this way
And all I know is the way you hold my heart
But all that shows is the way we fall apart
To a world I hate
You are the one I love
They'll say what they'll say
But they'll never say enough
And to a world I hate
You are the one I love
They'll say what they'll say
They'll never say enough
I'll sing it more than once
That you are the one I love
I've been around for a little over twenty years
And to anyone who needs advice on getting here
Don't ask me, the path I took was not
Exactly by the book, by the book
I was too young to know and too dumb to figure out
That you can lose yourself in all this traveling around
And you reach a point of no return
Losing touch with lessons learned, lessons learned
Let me tell you now where I went wrong
Hollywood is just another place I don't belong
Let's go to the middle where time stands still
And let's get lost in those hills
Live a little closer to what is true
I'll be me and you be you
I'm finding out the ways of this world
Can be overcome with one boy's love for just one girl
And the only way to love yourself
Give your love to someone else, someone else
Don't believe in everything you hear
Growing up is more than simply living through the years
Let's go to the middle where time stands still
Let's get lost in those hills
Live a little closer to what is true
I'll be me, you'll be you
I'm disappointed in myself
I left you on a shelf that I could never reach
I practiced what you'd always preached against
But now I'm back in my defense
All that black and white world we tried to paint is really gray
So it took a little time to get this right
The guilty and the innocent are always side by side
Let's go to the middle where time stands still
Let's get lost in those hills
Live a little closer to what is true
I'll be me, you be you
I'll be me, you be you
I'm not a fool
I know all the rules
You can't trick me, get one by me
There's nothing I haven't seen before
How can you be sure
You're the only one who's working an angle tonight
So if we're gonna play this game
Look me in the eye and...
Tell me you're in love
I'm the only one
Go on and lie to me
With all the things that you say
It's alright
Just give me tonight
Go on and lie to me
And I'll believe the things that you say
Show me what you want
Anything I got you can take it, fake it, make it
Whatever you're needing to believe
If we both agree we can't say we didn't see what was coming tonight
So if we're gonna play these parts
Look me in the eye and...
Tell me you're in love
I'm the only one
Go on and lie to me
With all the things that you say
It's alright
Just give me tonight
Go on and lie to me
And I'll believe the things that you say
I know you're not making sense
I know this is all pretend
But your dishonesty is killing me
So, baby, I'm all in
Tell me you're in love
I'm the only one
Go on and lie to me
Tell me you're in love
I'm the only one
Go on and lie to me
With all the things that you say
It's alright
Just give me tonight
Go on and lie to me
And I'll believe the things that you say
Tell me you're in love
I'm the only one
Go on and lie to me
With all the things that you say
It's alright
Just give me tonight
Go on and lie to me
I might be stupid to think I could
buy you dinner when some better man should
but here goes my manhood
so we order food I can't afford
you look so perfect
maybe I should talk more
I could probably talk more
then I kiss you for the first time
your lips fit between mine
the taste is filling my mind
with the rest of our lives
you are my girl tonight
I follow blindly where you go
you know the me that
no one else on earth knows
and there goes my ego
we cannot sleep in separate beds
so I ask the question and it
hasn't left my mouth yet
and I hear you say yes
then I kiss you for the first time
as husband and as wife
the taste is filling my mind
with the rest of our lives
you are my girl tonight
some love is real and some is fake
I used to think my heart just healed to break
that was before our first date
it's hard to say what true love is
all I know my dear is we define it
and in me you'll always find it
so I kiss you all the time
cause your lips fit between mine
the taste fills my mind with the rest of our lives
you are my girl tonight