Straylight Run

What it was wasn't my fault
If i would have known
But who could have known
Cameras and the kids
Candids and the kindling (?)
We're fighting them off
They've done it again
What did her friends say
Who was involved
Oh call it all off
Cause i should have known but
Who could have known
Who could have known
The needles the space
Time cant erase
And buttoned down
You'll get the best of me
But throughout it all
The rise and the fall
Buttoned down
You'll get the best of me
On the way back to the bank
His heads sinking low
He should have known
How hard did it come
When was it that you
Lost your soul
What does it take
What did they make you
What do you know
Would you have done it again again again
Now we'll let you in but we should have known
We should have known
The needles the space
Time cant erase
And buttoned down
You'll get the best of me
But throughout it all
The rise and the fall
Buttoned down
You'll get the best of me
Now buttoned down
You'll get the best of me
Buttoned down
You'll get the best of me

Cover your eyes
And reach into your ears
Pull out what you've heard
And replace it with anything
Add to your body
Well take some weight
Cut it and fill it in
Whatever it takes
Aaaohh
To be some sort of beautiful
Phony and frightening
Some sort of beautiful
Phony and frightening
Oooo we must care for these little ones
We must keep them safe
From the horrible ideas
And the people who have them
They're too young
For wondering
Too young for wishing
To be something other than what they were meant to be
Tell them theyre beautiful
Perfectly placed
Tell them they're beautiful
Perfectly placed
Love and be loved
Take air into your lings
And turn into the most beautiful sound you can make
Oooahhh
Ooh ohhh oahhh
Cover your eyes
And reach into your ears
Pull out what you've heard and replace it with anything

Here in this yellow room blocking the screaming
Sounds from the stage
There's silhouettes passing by in the doorway
I pay no mind
You're half dressed and star struck
Will they pull you out
Will they bring you back
We both know it's coming
You aren't the first
You won't be the last
So take it all off to them
Take it all off to them
I swear they'll like it
I'm listening what they say
Feeling less and less OK
But it's the same old story
How do i fix my head?
How do i fix my head
Living in a world
Where changing what you've got
Makes you better
Whys that plastic surgery
Just what you need then you'll be happy
Surrounded by mirrors and people who stare silently
Judging
Depending on make up
And being adored
Can't be self assured
I wish that i could make you see
How do i make you see
Without it all you're lovely
I'm listening what they say
Feeling less and less OK
But it's the same old story
How do i fix my head?
How do i fix my head?
How do i
How do i fix my head
How do i fix my head?

So please be honest
What's it mean
Now what have you done
Cant it just be another risk you're running tonight
It's simple soaked and always on my mind
I'm dying

We got these lives to lead
Cut it out
Dont think about it
Cut it out
Dont think about it
Not now
We'll get through some how

This is only temporary
No this is only temporary
Not now
But soon
We'll be living in the future
And please be honest
Whats it mean
Now what have you done
Can't it just be another risk you're running
It's simple soaked and always on my mind
I'm dying

We've got these mouths to feed
Food and drink and hand shaked drugs
Food and drink and hand shaked drugs
And we've
We've got something up our sleeves
No ones gonna see it coming
No no ones gonna see it coming
Not now but soon
Well be living in the future

Please be honest
Whats it mean
Now what have you done
Cant it just be a another risk you're running
Whats it mean
Now what have you done
Cant it just be another risk you're running
It's simple soaked
And always on my mind
It's simple soaked
And always on my mind
Im dying

Doing like you said
Taking deep breaths
Keeping my cool
Counting to ten
On my own again
Trying to keep my head clear
Go for walks away from here
But i know
I am still alone still alone
Like the day i was born
Born in
Brought into this world
Still alone still alone
Like the day i was born
Born in
Brought into this world
Hold onto your friends
Thats what he said
I guess that his friends are not like mine
I could write a list of people i dont miss
Im sorry but im so much better off without you
Im still alone still alone
Like the day i was born born in brought into this world
Still alone still alone
Like the day i was born born in brought into this world
Hold it all against me still dont bother
Hold it all against me another complaint
High maitnence
Complain
Oh shut up
Bahh dee bahh doa
Oh shut up
Still alone still alone
Like the day i was born born in brought into this world <i>[x3]</i>

Take it to Manhattan cause i don't want it
Sell it to someone who cant live without it
You made it for the masses
It passed unnoticed
Death somewhere in Kansas
Now I've had it up to here
With I've had enough of all of these songs
Of self imposed unhappiness
Say it for myself like I always wanted
something to believe when you've always doubted
There was some logic
Some rhyme or reason that brought us to this place
But now I've had it up to here
With I've I've had enough of all these songs of self imposed unhappiness
Oh oh
Ah now ah now
I've had enough of all these songs of self imposed unhappiness
Songs of self imposed unhappiness
Songs of self imposed unhappiness
Songs of self imposed unhappiness <i>[continues through end]</i>
You've done this to yourself
You've done this to yourself
You've done
You've done

You know
You can be
The first of
This century
To bleed through
To find truth
To know what
You should do
You know
It could be
Anything
Sometimes (sometimes)
You might find (you might find)
A crack or (a crack or)
A fault line (a fault line)
But dressed down (but dressed down)
Or made up (or made up)
You'll find (you'll find)
A real love (a real love)
A place to
Come home to
At night
So what did we pay for
And why did we care
What were we after
And why was it there
Desire gave way to a false sense of hope
And we fell for the lie that its what we all chose
And I yelled to my friends, "It'll all be OK!"
But they didn't believe me
They still don't today
They never do anything the haven't before
In the same
In the same solemn room with no lock on the door and over and over and over again
The same failed solutions to all the same problems
They scream "Why? Why? I can't understand
Why the things that I do never go as I've planned!"
And the vultures begin
Their slow circling
The dogs lick their teeth
Bright white and gleaming
But just hold your tongue
Barely begun to fight until now
Let's see what you've got
This wide open shot
Take it or leave it
Cause we're getting out
We're getting out alive
And you'll never
Find us again
You'll never find us again

My window pane was leaking glass
Cut my arm
Then you laughed
I jumped from just one story high
And now I'm stuck here till i die
Now I'm stuck here till i die
Now I'm stuck here till i die

Don't you remember me?
I swear i knew you when i knew
You were there we loved and learned under the sun
We had more fun than anyone
She's eight years old and moving out
She's half way cross the country now
She's smarter than the lot of us
She doesn't break or bend or fuss

Maybe she's in heaven now
Or maybe she's back here somehow
She's wearing all her finest clothes
And draped in jewelry head to toe
It is impossible to know
There is no ending to the show
No grand finale, big hurrah
One day we're here the next we're not

Oh look what I've done here
Ooh ooh look what I've done here
Let these thoughts creep in
Let em seep right in
Let these thoughts creep in
Let em seep right in

I hope she doesn't have to see
What became of her family
Her father left after she died
Her brothers cried and cried and cried

She took your man i took your name
The Miracle That Never Came
But oh, her life was beautiful
She'll live through me & live through you

I used to sing you lullabies
I'd hold you when you'd start to cry
I was your mother and your friend
Don't you remember me from then?
I was your mother and you friend
Don't you remember me from then?

We'll wait in line
For most our lives
Get out get in
Get on with it
We always hurt the ones we never really loved
We always think we're all alone we're always
Broke
We're always broke

The words we say take different shapes

We'll live and die with all the things we recognize
We'll count our sins
Stop now begin
We know the words are better left unspoken
When they'll be right in
To tear the heads off of us
Oh oh uh
Tear the heads off of us
Oh oh

The words we say
Take different shapes
And you can only do so much
To try to get your point across
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh <i>[continues through fades till end]</i>

I'll live and die with all the things i recognize
I'll count my sins
Stop now begin

I'm gonna hide out all night
Close my curtains
Dim my lights
I'm gonna lay here alone
Close my eyes
And wish for home
The last time that i saw you
This is the end of
This is the end of
The last time that i saw you
This is the end of
This is the end
Your face is surrounding me
It's the only face i wanna see
For now we're safe on the ground
We've got these words
These songs these sounds
The last time that i saw you
This is the end of
This is the end of
The last time that i saw you
This is the end of
This is the end
Oooh ooh ohoh ohoooh ooh ooh oooh
Last time that i saw you
This is the end of
This is the end of
Last time that i saw you (i'm gonna hide out all night)
This is the end of (close my curtains, dim my lights)
This the end of
Last time that i saw you (im gonna lay here along close my eyes and wish for home)
Last time that i saw you
Oooh oooh oh ohhh ooh

And I've got you on my mind
Seems i almost always all the time
And its soft secure and fun
In the fading summer sunlight
And your hands on the wall
Off the edge of the bed say
All that needed to be said
Your body beneath me rising and sinking
We'll never leave again
We'll never leave again
This is all we are
And it's all we'll ever
We'll never leave again
We'll never leave again
This is all we are
And it's all we'll ever need
In love and death
We speak for weeks
So good its almost just too much
To believe
Its your sweet slow smile
Tells me
You always know exactly what it is i need
We'll be safe in our home
Hidden in here alone
And the photos will show
These moments were golden
We'll never leave again
We'll never leave again
This is all we are
And it's all we'll ever
We'll never leave again
We'll never leave again
This is all we are
And its all we'll ever need
Dahh doo dahh dooa dahh
Daah daah dah dah dah
Woahhhoah
Woa doo noo waa daah daah
La dah dah deah dah de

Some of us are born
And then some of us are born again
Some of us are scared to death
And some just don't believe in it
Something's always wrong
There's a line
An idea i cant get behind
No one knows whats right
Some try
Some just try to find a king
They say
Who will save us now
It's our life
But we don't want to live it
We want to be told how
By something or someone
Who's better than us
Who we know we can trust
Who will always protect us
Keep us scared to death
So we never ask questions
We'll dictate the consequences of our actions
And give us peace of mind about our miserable lives
Find it content all we want is a place we can hide
We can hide
Someone always fought
You can rest assured
It's the young and the poor who fought all out wars
Led to death by men who they chose
And hoped would protect them
Who will save us now
It's our life but we don't want to live it
And all you'll get is down
Cause the people you elect to protect your best interests
Will just protect themselves and all their investments
And even the few with the best of intentions
Will just push their views on what they think is right for you
And everyone else, you can't think for yourself
Cause you've chosen to let someone else do it for you
So we're left to drift between our waking life and all our dreams,
Reality is relative,
And that's all the advice I'll give.
And that's all the advice I'll give
Life and death are hard
They're such strange and complicated issues
So listen listen well
For insight
And no one knows what's right for you
Who will save us now
It's a wrong
And irrelevant question
We figure it out
With the people who love us
Who call us our brothers
Through lessons we've learned
From our fathers and mothers
Now looking for someone to find our solutions
To fight all our battles
Or show us what truth is
By working hard to find our own piece of mind
Living and learning till we know what's right for our lives our lives

I'm tired.
Cynical and broken, but wiser.
Heavy with a sense of resentment,
but i used to be so much different,
I used to have so much faith
when I started.
You knew that I always meant it.
I knew I could make a difference,
I struggled to be heard
and then finally, one day people started listening.
and I knew it
but as soon as it began it was ruined.
A slow descent from unique to routine,
over and over,
"just do it again and this time with feeling".
The spotlight.
The focus on the friends and the feelings.
That made those stupid songs all worth singing.
And don't you say a word
unless you're pretty sure that you want it analyzed.
So we drove
for what seemed like days
over roads
and four lane highways.
We said all we had to say
and I realized in time that it didn't mean anything.
Never,
not ever again.
Not like that.
"It's only a matter of time".

Tearing out all these open pages,
Women and kids of all ages,
Millions of men with blank faces,
Italicised lies, headlines, bold type

Living lives just like deer in headlights,
Terrified, blind, and wait to die,
I wonder when they'll come get me,
I wonder when they'll come get me

We want to, have to, need to
And we'll tell you when they're hungry again,
And we'll tell you when they're hungry again,
It never ends, never ends
We want to, have to, need to
And we'll tell you when they're hungry again,
And we'll tell you when they're hungry again,
It never ends, never ends, never ends

Big shot screaming, "Put your hands in the sky,"
He says, "Give it up boy, give it up or your gonna die,
You'll get a bullet in the back of the neck,
In the back of the neck right between the eyes."
Big shot screaming, "Put your hands in the sky,"
He says, "Give it up boy, give it up or your gonna die,
You'll get a bullet in the back of the neck,
In the back of the neck right between the eyes."

Big shot screaming, "Put your hands in the sky,"
He says, "Give it up boy, give it up or your gonna die,
You'll get a bullet in the back of the neck,
In the back of the neck right between the eyes."
Big shot screaming, "Put your hands in the sky," (Tearing out all these open pages)
He says, "Give it up boy, give it up or your gonna die, (Women and kids of all ages)
You'll get a bullet in the back of the neck, (Millions of men with blank faces)
In the back of the neck right between the eyes." (Italicised lies, headlines, bold)
Tearing out all these open pages,
Women and kids of all ages,
Millions of men with blank faces,
Italicised lies, headlines, bold type

I don't want this anymore
Don't wanna wanna give anymore
Don't wanna be...
Don't wanna be stuck here
I am...
We are not moving ahead

I don't want this anymore
Don't wanna wanna give anymore
Don't wanna be...
Don't wanna be stuck here
I am...
We are not moving ahead
We are not moving ahead

Taking up my time again,
The one thing I can't stand,
The coffee and the conversation never ends when
All I really need to find,
Is one short clever line,
To pinpoint my disgust it's always just too much or not enough,
And I'm overwhelmed.

So I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons,
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me,
But it never gets easier,
No it never gets easier,
No, no, no.

Sing it to myself again,
I can't hear a word you said,
The syllables, the sounds just aren't sentences and,
All I really want to do,
Is tear straight into you,
Explode, unload a hail of insults until you finally get it,
I'm sick to death.

But I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, (I'll keep it simple)
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me, (Say what I should)
But it never gets easier,
No it never gets easier,
Oh no, no.

A strong distaste for confrontation,
Leaves no room for self expression,
such a strain to remain so docile,
Though don't you know it all takes its toll...

But I'll keep it simple for obvious reasons, (I'll keep it simple)
And I'll say what I should and just hope you believe me, (Say what I should)
But it never gets easier,
Aw, it never gets easier,
Hell it never gets easier (all I really want to do),
Yeah it never gets easier (is tear straight into you),
Well it...

So Later that year, the bodies came home,
To Dover wrapped in flags and lined up in rows,
With no one to see and no one to know,
They had to keep morale from getting low:

And the voice inside my head just repeating,
"This is not the way we were told that it was going to be:
This is not the way we were told that it was going to be:"

(And we know who's to blame)
(And we know who's to blame)
(And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all,
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all,
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all,
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all,
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all,
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all,
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all,
We did the math, it wasn't worth it after all, (And we know who's to blame)
We did the math
We did the math (And we know who's to blame)
(And we know who's to blame)

Oh my name it ain't nothin'
My age it means less
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I's taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And that land that I live in
Has God on its side.

Oh the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians died
Oh the country was young
With God on its side.

I've learned to hate others
All through my whole life
If another war starts
It's then we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my side

Oh the First World War, boys
It closed out its fate
The reason for fighting
I never got straight
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don't count the dead
When God's on your side.

When the Second World War, boys
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they died
The Germans now too
Have God on their side.

But now we got weapons
Of chemical dust
If fire them we're forced to
Then fire them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God's on your side.

In a many dark hours
I've been thinkin' about this
That Jesus Christ
Was betrayed by a kiss
But I can't think for you
You'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his side.

So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
My words fill the air
They fall to the floor
That if God's on our side
He'll stop the next war.

And oh, the awkward ways,
That you recoil when I get close,
And oh, the awful grin,
That greets me when I know I'm wrong,
So down on hands and knees,
Choking, gasping, dripping spit,
I just can't make good on any of these promises,

Then he asked me,
What does that mean?
What's another word for desperate?
Repetition makes an impression,
What's another word for desperate?
I won't be around here for to very long,

So tip the bottle back,
Bubble foam,
And watch it break,
We can all be sure,
Something awful's coming this way,
So take this medicine,
In measured doses,
Take your time,
Cause they'll tear into you!
They will, they will...
They will, they will...

Then he asked me,
What does that mean?
What's another word for desperate?
Repetition makes an impression,
So what's another word for desperate?
I won't be around here for to very long,
I won't be around here for to very long!

Damage control.
They're so thoroughly modern.
We'll tell you how it goes.
It's not a serious problem.
So...

We can be convinced
And we can get convinced.
But either way the truth is bound to get twisted.
You can take a break when the fate of the world is waiting on your next decision.

So I focused on what I'd been promised
Then they tore us open,
And bled us dry of our dignity and money.

It's all under control.
Keep holding it together.
Things just fall apart.
But you know, we can't wait forever.
So...

Come on, try and keep this, keep this.
You can grit your teeth and do your job.
They'll never know the difference.
Keep it going one day, a month, a year, or more.
Ignore that sinking feeling.

So I focused on what I'd been promised
Then they tore us open,
And bled us dry of our dignity and...

So I focused on what I'd been promised
Then they tore us open,
And bled us dry of our dignity and money.

Should have seen it coming.
Should have seen it coming.
Should have seen it coming.
We left ourselves wide open.

So I focused on what I'd been promised
Then they tore us open,
And bled us dry of our dignity and...

Maybe we can all retain a bit of ourselves.
Remember who we were and keep on moving.
Put things to perspective, try and learn a lesson.
It's not life or death, it's only business.

No, no, no.
No, no, no.
No, no, no.
No, no, no.

When the sun came up,
We were sleeping in,
Sunk inside our blankets,
Sprawled across the bed,
And we were dreaming,

There are moments when,
When I know it and
The world revolves around us,
And we're keeping it,
Keep it all going,
This delicate balance,
Vulnerable all knowing,

Sing like you think no one's listening,
You would kill for this,
Just a little bit,
Just a little bit,
You would, kill for this

Sing like you think no one's listening,
You would kill for this,
Just a little bit,
Just a little bit,
You would, you would...

Sing me something soft,
Sad and delicate,
Or loud and out of key,
Sing me anything,
we're glad for what we've got,
Done with what we've lost
Our whole lives laid out right in front of us,

Sing like you think no one's listening,
You would kill for this,
Just a little bit,
Just a little bit,
You would,

Sing like you think no one's listening,
You would kill for this,
Just a little bit,
Just a little bit,
You would, you would....

Sing me something soft,
Sad and delicate,
Or loud and out of key,
Sing me anything.

It takes more time than I've ever had,
Drains the life from me,
Makes me want to forget,
As young as I was,
I felt older back then,
More disciplined,
Stronger and certain,
But I was scared to death of eternity,
I was saved by grace,
But destroyed by naivety,
And I lied to myself,
And said it was for the best,

And now faith is replaced with a logic so cold
I've disregarded what I was,
Now that I'm older,
And I know much more than I did back then,
But the more I learn,
The more I can't understand,
And I've become content with this life that I lead,
Where I drink to much and don't believe in much of anything,
And I lie to myself,
And say it's for the best,

We're moving forward,
But holding ourselves back,
And we're waiting on something that will never come,

We're moving forward,
But holding ourselves back,
And we're waiting on something that will never come,

We're moving forward,
But holding ourselves back,
And we're waiting on something that will never come,

We're moving forward,
But holding ourselves back,
And we're waiting on something that will never come,

We're moving forward,
But holding ourselves back,
And we're waiting on something that will never come,

We're moving forward,
But holding ourselves back,
And we're waiting on something that will never come.

And all our sins come back to haunt us in the end.
To hang around, and tap us on the shoulder.
And smile, silent.
"It's all implied. You'll die trying to live this down.
You might as well forget it."

Still, I'm convinced wondering 'what if' is the worst thing there is.

So we bottled and shelved all our regrets.
Let them ferment and came back to our senses.
Drove back home, slept a few days.
Woke up and laughed at how stupid we used to be.

And all these lines fall short of what I had in mind.
The failed attempt to capsilize a feeling.
So I just try, fail, and try and try again.
And someday I swear I'm gonna get it.

Cause I'm convinced giving in is ther worst thing there is.

So we bottled and shelved all our regrets.
Let them ferment and came back to our senses.
Drove back home, slept a few days.
Woke up and laughed at how stupid we used to be.

We'll get over it.
Sad, strong, safe, and sober.
We'll move forward and know where we went wrong.

But you can't go home again.
You can't go home again.
You can't go home again.
You can't go home..
You can't go home again!
You can't go home again!
You can't go home again!

So we bottled and shelved all our regrets.
Let them ferment and came back to our senses.
Drove back home, slept a few days.
Woke up and laughed at how stupid we used to be.

moving in slow like the smoke from your cigarette.
every step closer's a step that we both will regret.
keeping a tally, but who can keep track?
your overreacting is taking me back to a time better left alone.

holding onto the phone, holding onto this glass, holding onto the memory of what didn't last.
waiting for better words, they'll never come.
so dry your eyes, it's better.
now it's done.

keep a tight grip like a child holding onto a swingset.
waiting and hoping to find what i can't figure out yet.
please don't unless this is something to me.
another nightmare instead of a dream.
better left alone.

holding onto the phone, holding onto this glass, holding onto the memory of what didn't last.
waiting for better words, they'll never come.
so dry your eyes, it's better.
now it's done.

i never lost so much.(x3)

holding onto the phone, holding onto this glass, holding onto the memory of what didn't last.
waiting for better words, they'll never come.
so dry your eyes, it's better.
now it's done.

You just can't relax,
And you can't rely,
On anyone for anything,
So you make your complaints,
And all everyone's let you down,
You just cant,
Ever win,
Convinced there's a war on,
It's always everybody versus you,
Convinced that your critics are watching,
And you've always got something,
You've always got something to prove,

So tie the noose,
And raise the cross,
The martyr's arrived,
A desperate plea for sympathy,
It's all you'll need,

A laundry list of problems,
Doesn't make you interesting,
And never getting help doesn't make you brave,
Not listening to reason doesn't mean that you have faith,
Your just cutting off your nose to spite your face,

So tie the noose,
And raise the cross,
The martyr's arrived,
A desperate plea for sympathy,
It's all you'll need!

And you want it all
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all,
You want it, you want it all.

Taken in context,
It's not a bad thing,
But when you start to pick it apart,
It gets so depressed,
It's that sort of thing,
That makes you think too much,
It's that sort of thing,
Makes you lose your objectivity,

So if you made it,
Just be glad that you did and stay there,
If you ever feel loved or needed,
Remember that you're one of the lucky ones,
And if it's over,
Just remember what I told you,
It was bound to happen so just...
Keep moving on,
There are no perfect endings,

You peel back the layers
And get down to the inside,
But sometimes you loose sight,
Of what it was you were trying to find,
And it's that sort of thing,
That makes you think too much,
It's that sort of thing,
Makes you lose your objectivity

So if you made it,
Just be glad that you did and stay there,
If you ever feel loved or needed,
Remember that you're one of the lucky ones,
And if it's over,
Just remember what I told you,
It was bound to happen so just...
Keep moving on,
There are no perfect endings,
No perfect endings.

All the boys voices cracking,
Oh, the moaning half tones,
Come summer time,
We're all the same age here,
All the tension and the terror,
Thin limbed gorgeous green eyes smiling,
And I'm going straight to hell,
All the possibility and promise just,
Weighs on me so heavily,

And I try but I'm not convincing,
Your lips they pout and twist and,
I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you,
You take in everything with a certainty I envy
It's somehow all I need just keep me guessing please,

Oh darling all of these awkward jump-start-stalling conversations,
Mean much more to me than anything,
So it comes down to me and you and,
Whether were supposed to or not we still will,
We're so much better off than them,
All the possibility and promise just,
Weighs on me so heavily,

And I try but I'm not convincing,
Your lips they pout and twist and,
I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you,
You take in everything with a certainty I envy
It's somehow all I need just keep me guessing please!

A look,
A laugh,
A smile,
A second,
Passes by and I regret it,
Words just aren't right,
Sometimes I just can't explain,
All the ways you devastate me,
Always on my mind,

I try but I'm not convincing,
Your lips they pout and twist and,
I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you,
You take in everything with a certainty I envy
It's somehow all I need just keep me guessing,

I try but I'm not convincing,
Your lips they pout and twist and,
I die trying just to keep myself from kissing you,
You take in everything with a certainty I envy
It's somehow all I need just keep me guessing please.

Replacing old dreams with flattery from new loves,
A hurricane self help into this evacuation from this.
You never meant to,
You never meant to...
Call me...
Call me...
I'll answer...

Do you think that this could work out?
Do you think you could come around?
Do you think that this could work out again?
I don't...
I don't wanna be forgotten,
While you're putting all your time in,
Into the things that don't mean anything to me,

It's too bad,
It's even sadder,
I'm losing everything that I thought,
This was a lost cause,
It was! And I never knew it.
I never knew it.

Try 'em on and let 'em go,
It might be best to just forget me,
You walk away,
You know you're better off to,
Your better off to...
Call me...
Call me...
I'll answer...

Do you think that this could work out?
Do you think you could come around?
Do you think that this could work out again?
I don't...
I don't wanna be forgotten,
While you're putting all your time in,
Into the things that don't mean anything to me,

Wasting faster than the hourglass,
It's slow but I'm not ready,
Not okay,
Don't make this harder than it already had to be,
Call me...
Call me up...
I'll answer...

Do you think that this could work out?
Do you think you could come around?
Do you think that this could work out again?
I don't...
I don't wanna be forgotten,
While you're putting all your time in,
Into the things that don't mean anything to me,

Do you think that this could work out?
Do you think you could come around?
Do you think that this could work out again?
I don't...

Your Name Here (Sunrise Highway)

Your name here, believe me its not what you think
Wish what you want, its all the same to me
Well, not really, but anyway
Its just nothing so simple,
Nothing so silly
Nothing so mundane

Chorus
Go east on Sunrise Highway
Turn left at Carmen’s Avenue
Go right at the first stoplight
And I’ll be outside waiting for you
Ohh, I’ll be waiting for you

Your name in lights, it was only a matter of time
Your name in parenthesis, you cant see
Cuz after this mess, I guess you bet
That I’d collapse before you do
Well maybe that’s true, or maybe its not at all

Chorus
Break
Chorus