I try to hold on, hold on, hold on to you
You keep turning away
And when you turn back, turn back, turn back to me
You never seem to be the same
You say things are looking better already
But I can't see a thing
Underneath the blanket
You say things are looking better
Let's spend the night together
We can share the blanket
But I don't want to
You look outside and decide to get back into bed
Cover up your head
You should be reaching for something to pull you out
You reach for the blanket instead
I don't have to
If words were all it took to save someone
I would have said more of them to you
But words just didn't seem to do the job somehow
Now time is gone and the morning is here
I tried to warn you about the coming of the dawn
Now time is gone and the morning is here
(chorus)
Morning is here
Sun shining bright and clear
The night has finally disappeared
And time is gone
Time is gone
I tried to you about the coming of the dawn
Now time is gone and the morning is here
Time is gone and the morning is here
(chorus)
Time is gone
Time is gone
Yeah
Tonight came in with a lonely blue,
To the phone I'd say there's no chance reaching you now
So I sing a tune to an empty room
Close my eyes and I'm singing it to you.
We just found out about it then I'm already gone
Then you're already gone so long
You're already gone,
Hope my arms can learn how to hold on
Waking up to another day that's not worth waking up to
Why does it come as a surprise
I'd sleep right through this November blue till you come home
I'm doing nothing at all
We just found out about it then I'm already gone
Then you're already gone so long
You're already gone,
Hope my arms can learn how to hold on
That settles it
This is my lucky day
That's what they always say
This is what they mean
I'm looking up
Into a cloudless blue
Ever since I met you
It's been my lucky day
And I still don't know what it's all about
But without a doubt today I just don't care
I'm telling you
It's never been this way
And all that I can say is this is my lucky day
And I still don't know what it's all about
But without a doubt today I just don't care
I'm looking up into a cloudless blue
Ever since I met you
It's been my lucky day
If I told you that I really, really liked you a lot
I've wanted to for a long, long time but I never had the guts
I wonder what you would say
I just can't go on this way
I gotta know right now
Today
I call your name from the window of my car as I drive
I wanna do something half insane to prove to you that I'm alive
As I walk by your house for the third time tonight
And I stand in your drive way hypnotized by your bedroom light
I gotta know right now,
And the moon looks like a tomato
And there's a blanket over the sun
And all the stars fall out of the sky
One by one
One by one
They all fall down
(chorus)
They all fall
There's none left at all
They all fall down
They all fall
They can't stand
The judgment at hand
They all fall down
Down
And the wind becomes a tornado
And all the houses built on the sand
Will all come crashing down to the ground
One by one
One by one
They all fall down
(chorus twice)
And a thousand reasons to never
Take the outstretched hand of the sun
Every excuse just crumbles to dust
One by one
One by one
They all fall down
(chorus)
Hey hey hey
I'm not gonna listen to what you say anymore
Your advice gets me nowhere
Always with some seemingly harmless concession
To blur the lines away
(chorus)
And I always believed you
I used to believe you
But not anymore
The game is up
I'm on to you now
I won't be playing the pawn to you now
You might have thought you won
But your plans have been undone
By the rising of the sun
I am on to you now
Now now now
I'm not gonna let you tell me how I should live
Your wisdom isn't wisdom at all
The sunlight has found you
And shattered the darkness around you
Where you stood and whispered
(chorus twice)
The game is up
I'm on to you now
I won't be playing the pawn to you now
You might have thought you won
But your plans have been undone
By the rising of the sun
I am on to you now
On the drive home I was thinking I wish you'd left me where you found me
This isn't working and you should know, you should know.
I have always tried to tell you but you always argue
I'm getting burnt out and I wish you'd go, I wish you'd go
It used to be that we were so inseperable
It used to be a feeling oh so right
Let's start making plans
I know that it will never end.
I wanted to die but I'm going to cry this time
I know you're not for me
I would always hide these feelings
I know it's not cool to say these things but when I told you you didn't care,
You never cared.
There's no one great among us
We're nothing on our own
We make mistakes and often slip
Just common flesh and bone
Someday I'll prove just what I say
I'm of a special kind
For when he was on the cross
I was on his mind
(chorus)
He knew me
Yet he loved me
He whose glory makes the heavens shine
I'm not worthy of such mercy
But when he was on the cross
I was on his mind
A look of love was on his face
The thorns upon on his head
The blood was on that scarlet robe
Stained it crimson red
Though his eyes were on the crowd that day
He looked ahead in time
And when he was on the cross
You and I were on his mind
(chorus)
When he was on the cross
You and I were on his mind
What did you say?
I can't hear anything with these headphones on
I like to play my music just as loud as it goes
It empties my mind
It helps me in my time
It distracts me from the sound in my heart
(chorus)
Can you make that sound go away?
It keeps knock knock knocking all day
I think there's somebody there
Standing at the door
What did you say?
I just can't concentrate with the TV on
I like to sit real close to the screen if you know what I mean
Those people are there
They seem they're friends to me
They distract me from the sound in my heart
(chorus)
I'm not sure what they want but they want something
Well whatever it is I don't even want to know
What did you say?
I don't know what you're trying to tell me
But I can't stop to listen now 'cause I've got to go
I'm meeting some people
We're going out tonight
To distract ourselves from the sound in our hearts
(chorus twice)
I'm writing a letter to my baby
My baby so far away
I'm writing a letter to my baby
And this is what it says:
"Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
be dop bop ba da be dop bop ba da"
I'm writing a letter to my baby
I'm sending it today
I'm writing a letter to my baby
And this is what it says:
"Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
be dop bop ba da be dop bop ba da"
I'm writing a love song to whomever
Tends to look my way
I'm writing a love song to whomever
And this is what it says:
"Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
Why me lord?
What have I ever done
To deserve even one
Of the blessings that I've known?
Why me lord?
What did I ever do
To deserve love from you
And the kindness you've shown?
(chorus)
Lord help me Jesus
I've wasted it so
Help me Jesus I know
What I am
Now that I know
That I've needed you so
Help me Jesus
My soul's in your hands
Try me lord
If you think there's a way
I can start to repay
All I've taken from you
Maybe lord
I can show someone else
What I've been through myself
On my way back to you
(chorus)
Jesus my soul's in your hands
It hits me almost every day,
Especially when you're away,
And every night we'll talk about it
In love with everything you say and every time,
I'm hoping it's all just in my mind,
But I know it's you just like before
I can't say no 'cause I like the way you lead me on, I can't let go
I've already let my weakness show
I never thought you'd try to go so far,
I didn't think you'd still be where you are
Through all the breaks they'd never give you and all the faith you ever had
I never once thought it could be so bad
What are we doing with our lives and what are we going to do now,
Well i just don't know at all
And if you let them in this time
They're just gonna let you down
I never thought you'd try to go so high
If you don't come down you're gonna die
Through all the love they'd ever give you
And all the luck you ever had
There's nothing that can ever bring you back
What are we doing with our lives
And what are we going to do now,
Well I just don't know at all
These days are cold, these nights are long, this light's burned out
I can't wake up, but I can't sleep, and it's killing me
I've wanted out, I don't want that now, I don't want that now
I know it hasn't been good, but I know I could love you like, love you like I should
You've held me up, you've let me down, you're still my friend
Why can't it be like way back when, when it wasn't so hard
I've wanted out, I don't want that now, I don't want that now
I know it hasn't been good but I know I could love you like, love you like I should
Baby, I just can't get you off my mind
I'd hang out with you all the time
If I didn't have to work
Maybe I should think about giving that up too
Baby, you're all that I need to live
And I got so much to give
Let's throw the world away
Close your eyes
It's too late to say goodbyes
Baby, now you are the only thing
That every morning brings
I can see my life stretching out before me
And it isn't really mine
There's so much that I have yet to experience
There's not much time left
I don't wanna be held down
I don't wanna think about you when you're not around
Listen to the crazy new sound
It's the beat of a heart that is bigger than you now
Not that kind of girlfriend
I can feel your arms tightening around me
And I can't breathe
Don't know who I am or what I believe in
And you're not helping
I don't wanna wear your ring
I just want to meet people that I find interesting
And here's another thing
I don't wanna fall in love till I'm 35
It's not evil
But it's pretty bad
Don't sell your love
It's not totally unheard of
But it's not something
You'd want your dad to get word of
No time for your lies
My little sparrow
Without a home
Don't fly tonight
I can tell by that look in you eye
And the bruise on your thigh
You're not really a registered nurse
No more smiles
It's just teardrops falling to the ground
No one's around
And I don't love you anymore
And I'm sore about it
When did my heart change its mind?
It must have been during the changing of times
No more smiles from now on
They are all gone
I'll never understand what went wrong
No more lies
Now the hard part's over so they say
There's no way that I could take another day
Let's not talk about it
When did my love for you die?
If I could see into your heart
Then would I know just where to start?
Because I'm lost and I need to be found
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around
If I could stand to be on my own
Then I would probably just leave you alone
But I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around
Turning, tossing and turning
My love is burning me down
If I could change one thing in this world
I'd change your mind and make you my girl
Because I'm lost and I need to be found
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around
I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
My life passes me on the shoulder
And leaves me nowhere
I know a place that I can go
Please take me there
That voice says take it to the bridge
I'm falling, falling
And when I almost loose my grip
That voice keeps calling
Day in I'm out of patience
Punch in, day out
I'm wasting my time
I know what I want
Stand up and it's mine, mine, mine
I slide my hand around the back of your neck
You tell me you love me
This world is freezing cold
I long for you to hold me in your arms
This world is burning and
I'm waiting for your hand to lead me home
I know that you love me
Oh, I know you love me
Oh, I know you love me
This world is frightening
I see lightning in the sky
I hear the wind howl
Please help me to be strong
I know it won't be long
Till I'm with you
Well here I am
Wandering down a darkened road
Your love shines
Always in my heart
Always in my heart
This world is freezing cold
I long for you to hold me in your arms
Please help me to be strong
I know it won't be long
Till I'm with you
I'd rather have Jesus
Than silver or gold
I'd rather be his
Than have riches unfold
I'd rather have Jesus
Than houses or land
I'd rather be lead
By his nail pierced hand
(chorus)
Than to be the king
Of a vast domain
Or be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
The world affords today
I'd rather have Jesus
Than people's applause
I'd rather be faithful
To his dear cause
I'd rather have Jesus
Than worldwide fame
I'd rather be true
To his holy name
(chorus)
I would rather have Jesus than anything
The world affords today
Halfway in and I'm feeling so left alone
Look right through and it's hard enough to see it go
Am I blind to think that it would never end
Left behind I should've known that it was over then
And it's all gone now
It's so sad to say it
And you're so down
It's so sad to see you
Lost and found
And those feelings are dragging you down
Feeling so, feeling low down
And we're nowhere near the end
And it's all gone now
It's so sad to say it
And you're so down
It's so sad to see you
It's so sad to see you go
Troubles and trials
Often beset us
Causing the weary
Body to stray
But we shall walk
Beside the still waters
With the good shepard
Leading the way
(Chorus)
Going up home to
Live in green pastures
Where we shall live and
Die never more
Even the Lord will
Be in that number
When we have reached that
Heavenly shore
Those who have strayed
Were sought by the master
He who once gave his
Life for the sheep
Out on the mountain
Still he is searching
Bringing them in
Forever to keep
(chorus)
We will not heed the
Voice of a stranger
For he would lead us
All to despair
Following on with
Jesus our savior
We shall all reach that
Country so fair
(chorus twice)
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my father
There is no shadow of turning with thee
Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not
As thou hast been thou forever wilt be
(chorus)
And great is thy faithfulness
Great is thy faithfulness
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed thy hand hath provided
Great is thy faithfulness
Lord unto me
Summer and winter, springtime and harvest
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love
(chorus)
Pardon for sin and peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside
(chorus)
The bluest summer skies cloudless in your eyes
A little out of focus here
And the rain belongs to all the tender songs
That I might not ever sing to you
Don't be afraid of anything that faces you today
You might not know this but I'm with you all the way
If I could read the lines to find the smile you hide behind
I wonder what encouragement I'd find
If you could only see this photograph of you and me
It's always out of focus in my mind
I only want to know if it could happen
I really want to know if it would be worth anything at all
The bluest summer skies cloudless in your eyes
A little out of focus here
And the rain belongs to all the tender songs
I'll be singing only for you
Dream away the tears in your eyes
Dream away your sorrows
Dream away all your goodbyes
Dream away tomorrow
I promise when the sun comes up
I promise i'll be true
And just like before the band starts to play
They always play your favorite tune
And dream awawy when everyone's gone
Dream away your grey skies tooo
Dream away and nothing is wrong
Dreams have wishes that are waiting for you
And up ahead the road is turning
Turning for you and me
And just like before
The band starts to play
Now there's that twinkle in your eye
And dream away
We've been divided and now we're reaching new lows,
Here and back again we've past the point where suffering goes
And on the inside everything's falling down
Am I the only one who thinks we might be living in hell
It all goes on except in your heart, it's always falling apart
And it seemed so clean, but the devil in me ust couldn't wait to be seen
Forever after the dream just crumbles and dies
On and on it seems there will never be an end to these lies
And it goes on, except in your heart, it's always falling apart
And it seemed so clean, but the devil in me just couldn't wait to be seen
And we put our lives into your hands, and it almost worked the way we planned
I wake up after ten hours and I'm still tired
I lay down and go right back to sleep
I want to come out to the show with you tonight
But I've got mono, I've got mono
My throat feels like it's on fire and my head pounds
My body aches, I feel like I could die
I'd come to the metro and dance with you tonight
But I've got mono, I've got mono
So go on, have a good time there without me
I'll wait till they come back through town
I just wish that I could kiss you while they play our song tonight
But I've got mono, I've got mono
I didn't think that I'd be man enough
For Sandra Bernhard
But then I thought I might be
Just that kind of sensitivity
Which appeals to her
I know what's going on
Behind those doomed and sultry eyes
Only the one man who understands her
Can fill the hole she has inside
All I want is one picture of Sandra
Getting her mail
In an old bathrobe
Without any makeup
Without any shoes
I'm so close I can almost
Feel her hand
I wonder if she can
Feel my eyes
She'd have no right to turn me away
I had no choice but to come here
If she could see me now
If she would open her blinds
Would she be afraid to come outside
And look me in the eyes and say:
"I want you to show me
I want you to open me up
I want you to sing for me"
And then I would say:
With all the simple times behind me
I can fail without regret
If I have to try then I will never
Be able to forget
Bottoms down
And out of reasons to hang around
And when the sun is over Hong Kong
I can tell you where she'll be
Floating in a soft and lonely melody
Directly over me
Chocolate eyes at one time melting in mine
But not tonight
She'll say I love you Paul
I love you Paul
I love you Paul
Hey, hey
And now everything is riding
On a bet that I can't win
If she's not the answer I've been looking for
I'll never ask again
Some say that the answer comes from within
Meanwhile
Can you tell me where to find me?
Have you seen me hanging around?
I'm looking for myself each night till sunrise
The only thing I've found
Broken dreams and a heart that's stuck to the ground
The sky painted all in pastel
I'm pasted on the ground
World of rooms
All designed to keep you down
One day
I'll fly away
And disappear behind the sky
The sky, the sky
The sky, the sky
Behind the sky
I've painted a round pinhole
I'm planted on the ground
World of arms
Each one trying to hold you down
Goodbye
I don't wanna come back here
I don't wanna lose you again
The sky painted all in pastel
I'm pasted on the ground
World of rooms
Some people really make me sick
And here's another reason why I don't lift weights
I don't talk about it in the locker room
But I don't like football
So I just keep my mouth shut
Can't respect myself if I don't respect her
Can't respect her if she doesn't say, "Wait"
Some people think that I'm missing out
But their idea of fun written in a poem
Midnight Moon I hold you for this perfect night
Love is born to linger in your magic light
With that girl beside me and you above
You must also be in love
Midnight Moon that bathes me
She's got an angel face
Meet us here tomorrow night in the very same place
Midnight Moon
Midnight Moon
Don't go off till then, too soon
Wait until she knows how I feel about her
You and I simply can't go on without her
Girl beside me and you above
You must also be in love
Too big or way too small
I say let them die
Don't seem to care at all
I say let them die
Let them die
I know they are not happy with their lives
Let's do them a favor
They feel just like you
Oh no, that's not true
That could be you someday that's why I say
I know there's nothing worth going outside
When we got everything down here
Some people try so hard just to have a good time
Money, cigarettes, and beer
Now I'm the one who's falling down
Laughing till I cry
You'll never know the reason why
Tonight I'll hang around in the basement
Until the sun comes up again
I tried the party scene
I just got into fights
You know where I'll be at tonight
I've lost the will to fight
Caught in the shadows of my own midnight
What became of the light?
Did it follow her out of my life?
How can I run a mile with a broken heart?
A dream becomes an enemy when it's torn apart
How can I do another push up now?
When everything I care about just said goodbye
I've never felt so small
She took my self esteem and she crushed it all
I can't even see the ball
With all of these tears in my eyes
How can I run a mile with a broken heart?
A dream becomes an enemy when it's torn apart
How can I do another push up now?
When everything I care about just said goodbye
And the lonely road ahead is paved with sorrow
But I should be strong enough for class tomorrow
I should be back tomorrow, whoa
How can I run a mile with a broken heart?
A dream becomes an enemy when it's torn apart
How can I do another push up now?
When everything I care about just said goodbye
Double fisted pleasure, double fisted pain
Double fisted love is driving me crazy
Double fisted shots, doubles on the rocks
Double fisted love is dragging me down
It's an underhanded game
I don't know how to play
And I'll never be the same
I never wanted it to be this way
I've been dreaming of the single handed love
One that I can buy over the counter
Singing in the shower, crying in my sleep
Double fisted love is got me in way too deep
It's an ugly little game that nobody can win
Now I wish I hadn't played
Love will never be the same again
Patent leather shoes and my double breasted blues
My heart goes up in flames and I douse it with teardrops
Double with a twist that I could not resist
Double fisted love more than I can swallow
It's an underhanded game
I don't know how to play
And I'll never be the same
I'm in trouble with a Capital Cristine
I mean what I say
When I say that I love you
I was thinking of a number
Between one and two
You know what to do with a kiss girl
When you kiss me
I'm in trouble with a Capital Cristine
I mean what I say
When I say that I love you
I know I done you wrong
But lady you're as much to blame
I'm in no mood for games
Please stop screaming my name
I stole myself a moment
But I'm paying for it now
I wasted it somehow
And it's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone
I'm in trouble with a Capital Cristine
Trouble with a Capital Cristine
Trouble with a Capital Cristine
I mean what I say when I say that I love you
I'm looking for a brand new hairstyle
One that I can call my own
One that says I'm not afraid to be my own man
One that makes you glad to see me
One that makes me glad to be me
One that I can wear with pride when I go outside
I'm tired of caring about
What other people say
My hair is on my head
My hair is mine
I need a brand new outlook
To face a brand new day
I need a brand new hairstyle in a big way
I'm looking for a brand new hairstyle
One that I can call my own
One that says I'm not afraid to cut my own hair
One that makes you glad to see me
One that makes me glad to be me
Pictures of you
Slow down everyday
Slow down my life
I know you'll be here before I'm gone
I know you'll be here before I'm gone
Pictures of you
Speed up every heartbeat
Speed up my life
Pictures of you
Slow down everyday
Slow down my life
Pictures of you
Speed up every heartbeat
Speed up my life
I've been wasting my time,
I've been looking for something to do,
I've been trying to fight it
But everything brings me to you.
I've spent 64 hours trying to master your powers but I can't
There are so many ways there's just not enough days to be spent
You've got everything all that I need
How long till you draw the line,
How long till my time runs dry,
I long for the easy life,
I want you there by my side
I've been wasting my time,
I've been looking for something to do,
I can no longer fight it now nothing can save me from you
You've got everything all that I need
How long till you draw the line,
How long till my time runs dry,
I long for the easy life,
I want you there by my side
I finally figured out
Exactly what I wanna be
And if it gets me nowhere
I'll go there proud
That's fine with me
Living in the van
Sleeping on the floor
Angry, young and poor
Playing in a punk band
Playing in a punk band, yeah
Booked ourselves a tour
We barely made enough for gas
Learned a couple of things
That they don't talk about
In social studies class
Living in the van
Sleeping on the floor
Angry, young and poor
Playing in a punk band
Playing in a punk band, yeah
Come down and see us
At the basement show tonight
I see your face there in the crowd
Shouting out loud
I broke my arm on stage
My girlfriend told me I should stop
But she don't understand
I only wanna be just like Iggy Pop
Lying in the van
Sleeping on the floor
Angry, young and poor
Playing in a punk band
Playing in a punk band
Playing in a punk band
Playing in a punk band
Playing in a punk band
(I'm playing in a)
Playing in a punk band
(Punk band, baby)
Playing in a punk band
(I'm playing in a)
Playing in a punk band
(Punk band, baby)
I wasted so much more than time
And the one with whom I was as one
Has now undone what came to be known as our love
Which could not contain all that which she'd become
I was flat out wrong
And with both hands on the days gone by
I gripped my eyes wide open
Because I can't sleep at night
The world is much too cold
Without someone there to hold me or to hold
That's the way it goes
And I always thought that I would die
If you ever told me goodbye
But it wasn't until tonight
Tonight, I found out I was right
I wasted almost all my life
Being so afraid to fail I hardly tried
I found a place to hide
I dove into you
I swam around, around inside
But I'm not the boy that you destroyed
I'm stronger than he was
I had to be to survive
I'm lucky to be alive
The me you left behind
Is still lying there
With his eyes froze open wide
And I always thought that I would die
If you ever told me goodbye
But it wasn't until tonight
What if I was not afraid
Of what anyone might say?
And what if you stood with me
Side by side, all the way?
In our hearts do we believe
That the truth will set us free?
Whoa, baby, there's a world out there
Just waiting for you and me
Let's see just how dangerous we can be?
What if all the stupid lies
That have so defined our lives
Suddenly lost the power
To keep us down anymore
Can we stand right up and say
That the truth will start to reign?
Whoa, baby, there's a world out there
Just waiting for you and me
Let's see just how dangerous we can be
Whoa, how dangerous
How dangerous we can be, yeah
We'll stand like soldiers
On enemy grounds
We won't shut up
And will never sit down
We have to find out
How dangerous we can be
Can we stand right up and say
That the truth will start to reign?
Whoa, baby, there's a world out there
Just waiting for you and me
Let's see just how dangerous now
Let's see just how dangerous
Let's see just how dangerous we can be
How dangerous, how dangerous we can be
I'm just fine, everything's fine
Does there always have to be somethin' on my mind?
Is this really such a big deal, we can talk about how I feel
But I don't feel nothin' so it's nothin' but a waste of time
Everybody's always freakin' out
Can't they just leave me alone?
I'm just tired, there's nothin' wrong
Does there always have to be somethin' goin' on?
I can tell that you will not rest 'til I say that I am depressed
So I'll say it, say it, say it, then will you be gone, gone, gone?
Everybody's always freakin' out
Can't they just leave me alone?
Alright, sometimes I get so sick of it
It makes me wanna shout, shout, shout
Just stop freakin' out
Just stop freakin' out
Just stop freakin' out
Just stop freakin' out
Well, everybody's always freakin' out
Can't they just leave me alone?
Everybody's always freakin' out
If we hold on to each other while we die
Then together through a heaven we will fly
Maybe we could share a place somewhere beyond
Maybe I'll wind up Chinese and you'll be blonde
We should figure out a signal we can find
If the light we're heading into makes us blind
If at first it seems as though I'm not around
Follow the sound, follow the sound
If we're wrapped around each other as we lie
We'll be married in the world beyond the skies
We can share whatever path we're traveling on
And the nightmares of this world will all be gone
But if we get separated in between
And not one familiar face can there be seen
If at first it seems as though I'm not around
She's got a new boy
I guess that's good for her
I know she'll have more in common with him
Than with me anymore
It's just the thought
Of another arm around her shoulder
Where my arm used to rest
So comfortably
She'll probably never be again
As happy as I made her then
But then I'll never really know for sure
Will I?
[Chorus]
Nothing like the first time
Fall in love so strong
Please this is the last time
I will ever sink so low
My first time
Well I can't sleep tonight
I'm thinking about when you said yes
That was the last time
Either of us needed that much
Got a new boy
I could have picked
Someone better for you
Not that it matters much
But we used to have the same taste
But there's a first time for everything
All the fine religion
I guess I'm lucky for that
They seemed like innocent words
Maybe I heard them wrong
I never knew what they were
I was singing a different song
This could be what we need right now
Tell me how it feels to be
The living end of your time
The stupid things that they say
About what he's supposed to be
This kid believes what he reads
And he's taking 'em seriously
This could be just what we're looking for
Tell me more about how you became
The living end of your time
And when you look into the bathroom mirror
Can you see an entire generation
Crying through those eyes?
A certain kind of despair
Pompous and terrified
This fish jumped out of the bowl
Flopped around for a while and died
This could mean anything we want it to
I wish I knew just how I might become
The living end of my time
They seemed like innocent words
Maybe I heard them wrong
I never knew what they were
I was singing a different song
Walking with you down the street
I feel much taller then I ever thought I'd be
You don't have to cry
Just tell me that I'm the only guy who can
Touch you, touch you
Writing your name on the overpass
Baby I want things to move much too fast
You don't have to run
Just tell me that I'm the only person who can
Touch you, touch you
Everything good comes to an end
I know you'll say that we still can be friends
I will understand
Just tell me that I'm the only man who can
Touch you, touch you
They lied about the way
Things were gonna be
They lied about the things
They wanted from me
They lied about the reasons
They wanted me at all
And now
I sit around and lie to myself
About how great things were way back when
Proud to wear the uniform
Of a man who won't conform
Learning how to fit the mold
Of a man who can't be told
Climb aboard that tour bus
Down the road less traveled
Every song sounds like the last one
Let's make this next one a fast one
I don't think the way to see something
Is to stand behind somebody else
I don't think the way to say something
I just can't get enough of my girlfriend
I'm glad I'm so in love with my girlfriend
She just wants to be somebody's baby
That's where I come in
Helping her get through the grey skies and the blue, blue
I can't get out of bed with my girlfriend
I'll just stay here instead with my girlfriend
She just wants to be in somebody's arms
That's where mine come in
Holding her so tight, morning noon and night
She just wants to be somebody's only one
That's what I have done
And I'm so glad that she is glad to be with me
La, la, la, la, lum
She just wants to be somebody's baby
Your dreams of love would come true
If you'd only dream that I'm in love with you
Look up at the stars tonight
And guess which one I wished upon
If I were a lucky guy I don't think I'd know what to do
I don't think I'd know what to do
Your eyes, your smile, your hair
Maybe someday I won't have to pretend
But how do I know that I have even got a chance with you?
What good is it if I won't end up with you anyway?
So I'll follow the moon back home
Maybe this is all too soon, I don't know
Look up at the stars tonight
And guess which one I wished upon
If you can find it will my wish come true?
Can you see something in the stars tonight?
Can you see something written in the stars tonight?
Evening star struck one
Wondering how come
Suddenly becoming completely undone
Just as I looked into your eyes for the first tine
I was already in love with you
Nothing in my dreams
Could possibly have braced me
For the feeling that faced me on
Just as I looked into your eyes for the first tine
I was already in love with you
My heart tapped me on the shoulder
And whispered in my ear:
Don't take the hand of the man with the platform shoes
Don't take a ride from the guy with the dancing tattoos
Don't close your eyes when he whispers in your ear
All of the words that you long to hear
You've gotta run away
Deep in the cracks of the pavement they sleep all day
Someday the rain's gonna wash 'em all away
Don't ever think you've got no place else to go
Don't ever think that the world stops at your window
Don't take the hand of the man with the platform shoes
Don't take a ride from the guy with the dancing tattoos
Don't ever think that you've got no place to go
Come with me and we'll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look and you'll see
Into your imagination
We'll begin with a spin
Traveling in a world of my creation
Look and see
We'll defy explanation
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it
There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there you'll be free
If you truly wish to be
There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there you'll be free
I'm inflamed with desire and its spreading like wildfire
She doesn't know it but she'll soon be mine
Its just a question of time
Rubella
I'm insanely obsessed and I simply will not rest
She doesn't know it yet but she's the one
And I won't stop until I'm done
Rubella
And the heart that she has stolen has swollen twice its natural size
I've lost six pounds since I laid eyes on her
Rubella
I'm in love with a girl she's affected my whole world
She doesn't know it but she's inside me
And now I'm gone completely
Rubella
She explodes like a fist and she burns from the first kiss
I haven't told her but she's all mine now
I knew some how I'd catch her
Just broke up with my girlfriend
Just broke up with my girlfriend
I let this thing get out of hand
She needs me more than I can stand
It didn't work out like I wanted
She started holding on to tight
So I let her go tonight
I've got no regrets at all
Just broke up with my girlfriend
Just broke up with my girlfriend
I thought I'd have some fun with her
For awhile there we were, having so much fun
Until I realized once more
She's not the one I'm looking for
Will I ever love again?
I was at the lowest point of my life
I couldn't talk to anyone
Truly alone
There's no telling what I might have done
If it hadn't been for you
You pulled me through
I don't know if you actually saved my life
But you changed it that's for sure, yeah
You spoke to me, yeah
You spoke to me, yeah
I drove all the way from Carpentersville
To see you here tonight
And it was worth it
You didn't play my favorite song
But that's all right
I love the new stuff too
There she stands
Just like someone that you see on a movie screen
Like a picture from the page of a magazine
And I have never seen a more beautiful beauty queen
And she stands
Just like something that was made a long time ago
Like a statue by that guy Michelangelo
And she don't even know how much I really love her so
I wanna tell her but I'm way too scared
And my feeble heart is not prepared
For the damage if this love's not shared by her
We're not going out, I only wish we were
I only wish we were
There she stands
With the brilliance of the sun burning in her eyes
When I see her hanging out with those other guys
She doesn't realize something in my heart just dies
I wanna tell her but I'm way too scared
And my feeble heart is not prepared
For the damage if this love's not shared by her
We're not going out, I only wish we were
I only wish we were
I can feel her warm within my arms
Just before the sound of my alarm
Calls me back to no one
I wanna tell her but I'm way too scared
And my feeble heart is not prepared
For the damage if this love's not shared by her
We're not going out, I only wish we were
I only wish we were
I only wish we were
I only wish we were
I only wish we were
Everyone's running
Everyone's running out of smoke
Nobody wants to leave the house
I'm not waiting around
Till the sun comes out of the clouds
I will jump into the sky and shine down
Everyone feels
Everyone feels like Sammy Davis
Not even old Blue Eyes can save us
Everybody tells me
Everyone tells me not to worry
Congratulations, you made the team
Looks like you're living the American dream
But the odds are not what they seem
And you can't trust the referee
The game is fixed and you're surprised
Lifetime supply of chocolate covered compromise
And the long, slow painful demise
Of your own autonomy
Now everybody thinks you're so great
And they all wanna be your...
But don't be too impressed, this is only a test
This is only a test, this is only a test
It's easy now for you to win
With empty confidence and picture perfect skin
But when real life starts to begin
You will sing a different song
The gigs will rise and you will fall
Your mindless following will scatter one and all
And the rest of your life you will crawl
Through the dirt where you belong
Now everybody thinks you're so great
And they all wanna be your...
But don't be too impressed, this is only a test
This is only a test, this is only a test
And you're passing down
But in the end you'll fade
Now everybody thinks you're so great
And they all wanna be your...
But don't be too impressed, this is only a test
You should have heard me sobbing
As I drove home that night
Got into bed and stayed there
For days I just laid there
Having been permanently changed
But we won't get into that now
Let's take it from the start
You should have seen me smiling
Like the world was mine
She used to call me baby
Softly, sometimes
But if I dwell on those days too long
I feel like my life is over
And that's no good
So let's move on
To the part where I begin to sense
Her distance
I panic and hold on tighter
But that makes it worse
How am I supposed to take it
When she said:
"This is something I'm going through,
It's got nothing to do with you"
I had a special evening all planned out
Desperately determined to reignite
Some spark between us
She had to feel something for me
A love as strong as ours
Doesn't just go away
You can't just turn it off
Unless she was lying all those times
But I don't think so
I really don't think so
The way she used to look at me
Made me a thousand feet high
The meaning of the word cool
Not the same geek
Who fumbled through his words that night
The ugliest night
I said some pretty awkward things
I got the feeling that she felt sorry for me
I should have seen it was hopeless and left it alone
But I had to go on embarrassing myself
"I miss what we had I need you so badly,
I miss what we had I need you so badly"
I must have sounded pretty pathetic, I know
That's why I don't blame her for what she said
But listen to me rambling
We don't know each other that well
But you're so easy to talk to
I feel like I can tell you almost anything
I hope I haven't put you off
I have a tendency to do that
I'm thinking about asking you to be
Mrs. You and Me
I'm taking my time trying to find out
If there's any doubt
They say, we're too young
But I never listen to what I've been told
And I'd rather be to young, than too old
To feel the way I do about you
I'm taking a long look at all the pain
Life with you might bring
I'm taking a good look inside my heart
I think I'm ready to start
Today, could be the day
But I'm waiting for the perfect time and place
And I'm scared, what you might say baby, please
Please don't turn me away
I need you
They say, we're too young
But I never listen to what I've been told
And I'd rather be to young, than too old
To feel the way I do
About you
I'm thinking about asking you to be
Mrs. You and Me
Butter on a summer day
When she's around
I was on the tracks
When the gate came down
Suddenly I recognized
Those bloodshot rearview mirror eyes as mine
I heard that whistle call my name
I almost drove away
But Megan I had a feeling that you would be on that train
So I just waited there for you
Caught a ride to another town
Where the air was clean
And the sun never goes down
Everyone was standing in a line
Between the landing and the stairs
I heard somebody call my name
I almost climbed the stairs
But Megan I had a feeling that someday you'd meet me there
So I just waited there for you
Butter on a summer day
When I hear that name
It's a dream that never came true
Sat down on the tracks
And waited for a train to take me back to you
Somebody came and took my hand
I finally had to go
But Megan I just want you to know
That I waited as long as I could
I believe there's a heart in everyone
Crying out for the love of someone
If that heart isn't held by anyone
It can start to believe that it's no one
It just start to believe you are no one
It just start to believe you are no one at all
I believe there are lost hearts everywhere
Searching hard just to find home somewhere
If you don't see the light shining anywhere
You get lost in the darkness of nowhere
Where you're lost in the darkness of nowhere?
Where you're lost in the darkness of nowhere at all?
I could've been the one to tell you it's alright
I can do nothing to reach you now
No one can reach you now
I believe there's a point to everything
And it all adds up to something
If you don't feel that way about anything
It can seem like less than nothing
Did it seems like less than nothing
Did it seems like less than nothing at all
I could've been the one to tell you it's alright
I can do nothing to reach you now
No one can reach you now
Do you see me?
Does anyone see me?
I believe there's a heart in everyone
Crying out for the love of someone
If you don't feel that way about anyone
You can feel like less than no one
Did you feel like less than no one?
Did you feel like less than no one at all?
I could've been the one to tell you it's alright
I can do nothing to reach you now
I could've been the one to tell you it's alright
I can do nothing to reach you now
No one can reach you now
Let's hear it for heartache
Let's hear it for pain
Let's hear it for poison tears that wash your dreams down the drain
Let's hear it for sleepless nights
Let's do it again
Let's hear it for love
Let's hear it for
Let's hear it for love
Let's hear it for
Let's hear it for love
Pick your heart up off the floor
This is what you've been waiting for
Let's hear it for love
Let's hear it for promises
Something sealed with a kiss
Let's hear it for big mistakes
That you just couldn't resist
Let's hear it for bucket seats
Let's try it like this
Let's hear it for letting someone totally ruin your life
Let's hear it for love
Let's hope it's everything you hoped it would be
Let's hear it for jealousy
Let's hear it for hate
Let's hear it an apology before it's too late
Let's hear it for cigarettes
Baby you were great
Let's hear it for love
Let's hear it for
Is love so fragile?
Is a heart so hollow?
Shatter with words
Impossible to follow
You're saying I'm fragile
Try not to be like such a way
For something I can't say
But I have my own life
And I am stronger than you know
Still I carry this feeling
When you came into my house
You won't be walking out the door
Still I carry this feeling
When you came into my house
You won't be walking out the door
Lovers forever
Face to face
My city or mountains
Stay with me, stay
I need you to love me
I need you today
Give me your leather
Take from me my lace
You weeped in the moonlight
With your sleepy eyes
Could you ever love a man like me?
And you were right
When I walked into your house
You knew I never want you to leave
Sometimes I'm a strong man
Sometimes cold and scared
Sometimes I cry
But that time I saw you
I knew with you to light my nights
Somehow I'd get by
Dear Diary, today I saw the girl I'm going to marry
We passed each other in the hall
And when our eyes met, although no words were exchanged
Something passed between us, something undeniable and real
And I could feel the connection
The deep, deep connection
And I could hear a voice within me
Crying out, "She is the one, she is your destiny"
No has ever loved someone the way that I do
No one has ever felt this way
Dear Diary, today I saw her again in the lunch room
She was sitting with some other girls
And I could see that though she was with them
She was not like them, she was set apart
And just as I walked by our eyes met again
And for a moment the whole world stopped spinning
And I could hear a voice within her
Crying out, "I am the one, I am your destiny"
No one has ever loved someone the way that I do
No one has ever felt this way
No one can understand my heart the way that you do
No one can ever read you, no one can ever read you
No one but you has eyes to see
What's going on inside of me
My whole world of tragic ecstasy
No one can ever read you, no one can ever read you, no, oh
I am the one, I am your destiny
We are the ones and this is our destiny, oh
No one has ever loved someone the way that I do
No one has ever felt this way
No one can understand my heart the way that you do
Bother, I don't bother
Bother, I don't bother
Days just wave goodbye as they ride in tonight
And then they're gone, gone, gone...
Sorry, I'm not sorry
Sorry, I'm not sorry
Yesterday goodbye
I've got no tears left to cry cause they're all gone, gone, gone...
For the first time in a lifetime
I can keep my eyes closed all day long, yeah
Happy, I'm so happy
Happy, I'm so happy
I could be a business man, sign here on the dotted line
Maybe that's a perfect plan but it isn't mine
'Cause I don't have time for chasing carrots on a stick
When I think of wearing suits to work, it really makes me sick
I don't wanna go to college
I don't wanna do things that require a degree
That seems like death to me
I don't wanna be in college
I don't wanna be another puppet of demand
I hope you understand
That I don't wanna go to college
I could be the CEO of a great big company
But deep down in my heart I know that it's not for me
Because my destiny simply cannot be bought or sold
Or forced into the mold that the world shoves down my throat
I don't wanna go to college
I don't wanna do things that require a degree
That seems like death to me
I don't wanna be in college
I don't wanna be another puppet of demand
I hope you understand
That I don't wanna go to college
Oh no, I don't wanna take what they wanna give
I don't want the life they want me to live
I don't even know what I wanna do
I just know I don't wanna be like you, no
I don't wanna go to college
I don't wanna do things that require a degree
That seems like death to me, yeah
I don't wanna be in college
I don't wanna be another puppet of demand
I hope you understand
That I don't wanna go to college
No, I don't wanna go to college
Each day is darker than the last
They lead me lonely into the night and sink into the past
But I can't stop the sun from going down, down, down
I can't stand it when you're not around
And I can't help the teardrops from getting cried
Each night grows cold and colder but still
I'm waiting up for you to come home
But you never will
I can't stop the coming of the dawn, dawn, dawn
I can't stand myself now that you're gone
And I can't help the teardrops from getting cried
My skies goes from grey to black
Nothing in front of me to hold me tight
You won't come back
Now days go by so slow till night
I got to get you back by my side
But I don't know how
I can't stop the sun from going down, down, down
I can't stand it when you're not around
And I can't help the teardrops from getting cried
It's hard to be yourself with somebody else
I practice a lot when I'm alone
There was something I really wanted to show you
But I just can't find it
I can't find it
I can't find it anymore
We can say all the things we used to say
I recall when we felt that way
There was a time
When you were a part of me
I'd come over tonight
But I just can't get over you again
And sometimes
We forget why it ended
And then we have this problem again
There was a place in my heart
Where you once belonged
Breaking, breaking up
Breaking, breaking up
Breaking up with you
Breaking, breaking down
Breaking, breaking down
Breaking down without you
I saw you standing in my dead sparrows
I should have known but who could have guessed
And when we kissed I felt like a woman
And I was shocked and you'd get offended
Now I've spoken
Spoken till I can't breathe
Spoken till I cannot breathe your name
Smokey, smokey trouble
Smoke gets in my eyes
And I can't see your face
I was walking in your shadow
Until you turned out the light
I stumbled around
Untaken pictures of the two of us in love
With an unspoken word
Adena
Tell me how to feel
I can't convince myself you're real
Unwhispered promise lies between the lines behind your eyes
But I can't make it out
Adena
You move me with a kiss
And now I'm drinking till you don't exist
I can't be someone without you
I'm just crazy about you
I can see that I'm getting nowhere
I don't care about anything
I wake up dreaming about days we could have thrown away
I can hear myself say
I'm writing a letter to my baby
My baby so far away
I'm writing a letter to my baby
And this is what it says:
"Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
be dop bop ba da be dop bop ba da"
I'm writing a letter to my baby
I'm sending it today
I'm writing a letter to my baby
And this is what it says:
"Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
be dop bop ba da be dop bop ba da"
I'm writing a love song to whomever
Tends to look my way
I'm writing a love song to whomever
And this is what it says:
"Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
