Will Anderson

[Verse 1:]
When the sun fell low in the blood red sky yeah
Every house called out as we passed them by yeah
She would grab my hand as the trees leaned in yeah
Oh I'm still racing home from the place I've been
[Chorus:]
It was all I knew, I was waiting for the big one
And I stay forever (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)
American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)
Had a dream it was ours and we just didn't know yet
[Verse 2:]
We would drive by right through every lonely street yeah
Smell the truth in her hair felt the world in my feet yeah
But we were just two kids in a beat up car
Oh I'm still driving home from the things I've done
[Chorus:]
It was all I knew, I was waiting for the big one
And I stay forever (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)
American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)
Had a dream it was ours that we just didn't know yet (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)
American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)
Had a dream it was ours that was lost in the regrets
[Bridge:]
We were caught on the inside
Left it all on that bedside
Give me one more minute with those baby blues
We pull up
Oh she looks back and waves as I wait too long
I can picture her room as the lights go on
I'm still dancing along with the way it was
I'm still dancing along with the way it was
Give me one more, give me one more
Give me one more minute with my baby
Give me one more, give me one more
Give me one more minute with American secrets
Give me one more, give me one more
Oh she looks back and waves as she slips inside
Every hope in the world and those bright blue eyes
I'm still dancing along with the way it was
Got my mind made up
And I'm coming back for you
I can hear your voice calling and I'll be there soon
I can see you there in the bedroom by those stairs
Oh I've always been running but I don't know where
And ohhh oh oooh and ohhh oh oooh
It took 25 years but I finally see
Not the boy I was in the car that you saw me
I'm still not the man that I thought I'd be
But when those trumpets sound when the good Lord calls my name
Oh I'm gonna be with you
Oh I'm gonna be with you
And ohhh oh oooh
And ohhh oh oooh
It took 25 years but I finally see
And ohhh oh oooh
And ohhh oh oooh
It took 25 years but I finally see
It took 25 years but I finally see
It took 25 years but I think I see

[Verse 1:]
She's sitting at the table, the hours get later
He was supposed to be here
She's sure he would have called
She waits a little longer, there's no one in the driveway
No one's said they seen him
Why, is something wrong?
She looks back to the window
Suddenly the phone rings
A voice says somethings happened
That she should come right now
Her mind goes to December
She thinks of when he asked her
He bent down on his knees first
And he said
[Chorus:]
I, I want you forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together
Forever and always
[Verse 2:]
She pulls up to the entrance
She walks right to the front desk
They lead her down a million halls a maze that's never ending
They talk about what happened but she can barely hear them
She tries to keep a straight face as she walks into the room
She sits by his bedside, holds his hand too tight
They talk about the kids they're gonna have and the good life
The house on the hillside, where they would stay
[Chorus:]
Stay, there forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, and always remember
Whether rich or for poor or for better
We'll still love each other, forever and always
[Bridge:]
Then she gets and idea and calls in the nurses
Brings up the chaplain and he says a couple versus
She borrows some rings from the couple next door
Everybody's laughing as the tears fall on the floor
She looks into his eyes, and she says
[Chorus:]
I, I want you forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, and always remember
Whether happy or sad or whatever
We'll still love each other, forever and always
Forever and always, forever and always
She finishes the vows but his beeps are getting so low
His voice is almost too low
As he says, I love you forever, forever and always
Please just remember even if I'm not there
I'll always love you, forever and always

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[Verse 1:]
Well I know just what it is you want the way you love and get enough and then you move on
You play the game of who you need and learn his name and walk away to find the next one
You say the things your looking for look past me and door to door
But darling did you think I wouldn't know

[Chorus:]
I might not be what you want
I'm gonna be your halfway
I might not be what you need
But I'm gonna be the way
I'm never gonna be the thing you want
But I'm gonna be your halfway
I might not be what you need
I'm gonna be your halfway
(halfway, I'll be your halfway, halfway, I'll be your halfway)

[Verse 2:]
You like to close your eyes and nod and picture him and what he'd say and what he looks like
But all I can think is all the dreams in the world that can match up to the real thing, the real thing

[Chorus:]
I might not be what you want
I'm gonna be your halfway
I might not be what you need
But I'm gonna be the way
I'm never gonna be the thing you want
But I'm gonna be your halfway
I might not be what you need
I'm gonna be your halfway

[Bridge:]
I'm gonna be forever yours
Don't you dare believe her, no
I'm gonna be forever yours
She's always gonna let you go
I could stay up wait the whole night
But she's never gonna show

[Chorus:]
I might not be what you want
I'm gonna be your halfway
I might not be what you need
But I'm gonna be the way
I'm never gonna be the thing you want
But I'm gonna be your halfway
I might not be what you need
I'm gonna be your halfway

I might not be what you want (I'm gonna be forever yours)
Baby I won't be what you want
I might not be what you need
But I'm gonna be the way ya
I'm never gonna be the thing you want (I'm gonna be forever yours)
But I'm gonna be your halfway
I might not be what you need
But I'm gonna be your halfway

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Stay with me, baby stay with me,
Tonight don't leave me alone.
Walk with me, come and walk with me,
To the edge of all we've ever known.
I can see you there with the city lights,
Fourteenth floor, pale blue eyes.
I can breathe you in.
Two shadows standing by the bedroom door,
No, I could not want you more than I did right then,
As our heads leaned in.
Well, I'm not sure what this is gonna be,
But with my eyes closed all I see
Is the skyline, through the window,
The moon above you and the streets below.
Hold my breath as you're moving in,
Taste your lips and feel your skin.
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly.
Stay with me, baby stay with me,
Tonight don't leave me alone.
She shows me everything she used to know,
Picture frames and country roads,
When the days were long and the world was small.
She stood by as it fell apart,
Separate rooms and broken hearts,
But I won't be the one to let you go.
Oh, I'm not sure what this is gonna be,
But with my eyes closed all I see
Is the skyline, through the window,
The moon above you and the streets below.
Hold my breath as you're moving in,
Taste your lips and feel your skin.
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly.
Don't run away...
And it's hard to love again,
When the only way it's been,
When the only love you know,
Just walked away...
If it's something that you want,
Darling you don't have to run,
You don't have to go...
Just stay with me, baby stay with me,
Well, I'm not sure what this is gonna be,
But with my eyes closed all I see
Is the skyline, through the window,
The moon above you and the streets below. (Don't let go)
Hold my breath as you're moving in,
Taste your lips and feel your skin.
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly.
I'm not sure what this is gonna go,
In this moment all I know
Is the skyline, through the window,
The moon above you and the streets below. (Baby, don't let go)
Hold my breath as you're moving in,
Taste your lips and feel your skin.
When the time comes, baby don't run, just kiss me slowly.

Like a gun shot from miles away she's moving in.
Like a rain storm without the clouds, she falls on him.
Like a phone call to warn the troop that never ends.

It's the truth before the lies.
It's the way she doesn't try.
It's the wink before the slide.
In Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia.

They met after work one day she laughed with him.
They drove off their separate ways and then met for drinks.
When he got home the silent gift was deafening.

It's the truth before the lies.
It's the way she doesn't try.
It's the wink before the slide.
In Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia.

She thought that love was going to fight.
She thought that love was going to take her home.
She thought love was going to save her.
But love just never showed.

She thought love was always watching.
All we learned that love was supposed to win,
But sometimes it's the demons, that are standing in the end.

He slips off his worn out suit and tries to rest.
She's a million miles away across the bend.
She rolls over and puts her hand across his chest.

It's the truth before the lies.
It's the way she doesn't try.
It's the wink before the slide.
In Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia.
Oh...

You wake up every morning looking for your answer
You're waiting for your sign
While Jeremiah's on his way to tell the people
But you watch him pass you by.

You walk the streets at night still looking for the reason...
But you don't want to try
You swear the world has got you backed into a corner
But no one holds your hand to walk into a fight.

You swear the light is gonna find you
But it can't find you if you're waiting all the time.

Chorus:
You say 'keep my head from going down'
Just for a little just for a little
Watch my feet float off the ground
Just for a little just for a little
A little love if you can hear this sound
Oh just give me something
Something to believe in.

You spend your days alone still hoping for the truth oh
But all you hear are lies
But no one else is gonna tell you what to do now
No one else is gonna to help you hold the line.

Sometimes it's hard to keep on living
But you're the one who's got to know just when it's right.

Chorus:
You say 'keep my head from going down'
Just for a little just for a little
Watch my feet float off the ground

Just for a little just for a little
A little love if you can hear this sound
Oh just give me something
Something to believe in.

Love come take me now
Love come take me
Love come take me now
Love come take me take me now
Come take me take me now
Come take me take me now
Come take me take me now.

Chorus:
You say 'keep my head from going down'
Just for a little just for a little
Watch my feet float off the ground
Just for a little just for a little
A little love if you can hear this sound
Oh just give me something
Something to believe in.

Something to believe in
Love come take me
(Something to believe in)
Love is gonna take me take me take me
(Something to believe in)
Love is gonna come and save me
(Love is gonna save me)
[Parachute - Something To Believe In (Jeremiah).

Chorus:
You say 'keep my head from going down'
Just for a little just for a little
Watch my feet float off the ground
Just for a little just for a little
A little love if you can hear this sound
Oh just give me something
Something to believe in.

[Verse 1]
I take the car and drive the night
The white stripes blur and ease my mind
When all that’s left is a single line
Instead of this confusion
And I’m not certain of the way it was
And I’m not sure what I could of done
Oh but I wonder if it had been enough
To stop her from leaving
And I realize the only thing I know is

[Chorus]
She said, I’m in love with some one else she said
I fell in love with some one else and I
I’m in love with some one and that’s all that I know for sure

[Verse 2]
I stop the car and close my eyes
I can see her face, but It takes a while
And it feeds it like the morning light
Slow and unfocused, So I go home and
She’s sitting on the kitchen chair
Oh a suitcase waiting by the stairs
Oh they’re both worn out from all the years
They’re ready to let go
And I realize the only thing that’s sure is

[Chorus]
She said , I’m in love with some one else she said
I fell in love with some one else and I
I’m in love with some one and that’s all that I know for sure
She’s in love with some one else she said
She fell in love with some one else and that
She’s in love with some one and that’s all that I know for sure

[Bridge]
And I’m on my knees
And I’m on my knees
And I’m on my knees
And I’m on my knees
Yes and I realize the only thing I know is

[Chorus]
She said , I’m in love with some one else she said
I fell in love with some one else and I
I’m in love with some one and that’s all that I know for sure
She’s in love with some one else she said
She fell in love with some one else and that
She’s in love with some one and that’s all that I know for sure

I’m in love with some one else she said
I fell in love with some one else and I
I’m in love with some one and that’s all that I know for sure
She’s in love with some one else she said
She fell in love with some one else and that
She’s in love with some one and that’s all that I know for sure

She wears a white dress
She sees the lights and it`s saying come back
She`s out the door but she hasn`t left yet
And I start believing her when she says that
The city`s gonna save her
Love don`t leave her
I know just what she`s looking for
Oh but all she knows is
A picture that keeps fading more
But I can`t let go
That`s why I`m telling her
I want to love you more
Than all of the things you wanted
Than all of the things you`re not
You want to have it all
She found it in the city
But they city doesn`t talk
She wears a gold cross
She sheds her skin but it never comes off
She hears the angles out on the streets at night
As she walks right by
Oh they sing so softly they sing
Oh... oh.. oh.. love`s right behind you oh...
I want to love you more
Than all of the things you wanted
Than all of the things you`re not
You want to have it all
She found it in the city but they city doesn`t talk
Than all of the things you wanted
Than all of the things you`re not
She found it in the city but the city doesn`t talk
Oh.. oh.. oh..
Oh she floats off
Through a crowded room
She remember the rows and rows of houses
And the streetlights going home
That`s why I`m telling her
I want to love you more
Than all of the things you wanted
Than all of the things you`re not
And you want to have it all
She found it in the city but they city doesn`t talk
I want to love you more
Than all of the things you wanted
Than all of the things you`re not
And you want to have it all
She found it in the city
But they city doesn`t talk
Oh...oh.. oh.. love`s right behind you

Hold my gun and watch the door
pick the lock and cut the phone
keep your head up, love
ain't nobody here can stop us
grab the bags when siren's call
pull out the window through the yard
keep it locked up tight
ain't nobody here can stop us

chorus

baby I've had the same dream
where I wake up wondering
what it really means
the world came running down
if it was you and me against the world
baby they got us under but we'll take whatever we want
it was you and me against the world
you get the car I'll get the cash
we'll take the money and run


look I'm running through the door
shattered glass across the floor
oh they think they know
but we both know they don't
oh we did our crime and got away
we stole the gold and made the day
and we will smile and know they're saying
ain't nobody here can stop us


chorus

baby I had the same dream
where I wake up wondering
what it really means
if the world came right down
if it was you and me against the world
baby they got us under but we'll take whatever we want
it was you and me against the world
you get the car, I'll get the cash
we'll take the money and run

oh I keep waking up in an empty bed
and it's reminding me of all the things I should have said
oh we could have had

if it was you and me against the world
baby they got us under but we'll take whatever we want
it was you and me against the world
you get the car, I'll get the cash
we'll take the money and run

if it was you and me against the world
baby they got us under but we'll take whatever we want
it was you and me against the world
you get the car, I'll get the cash
we'll take the money and run

you get the car, I'll get the cash
we'll take the money and run

it's you and me against the world

The lights go down in Brooklyn
As she's walking out the door
Oh and they're lining up like soldiers
Going off to fight the war
And all the colors look like fireworks
In skies she knew before

And nights can't hide the days
That the tears roll down her face
Oh and the light hits those eyes, that she's dying to say
"Just take me away"

But the fog just sits like blankets
And it's drowning out the glow
You can hear voices loud and singing out
A song nobody knows
But to her it sounds like home

Oh cause nights can't hide the days
That the tears roll down her face
Oh and the light hits those eyes, that she's dying to say
"Just take me away, from all that I am
Just take me away, from all that I am"

Cause the fog just sits like blankets
And it smothers the glow, oh oh

Cause nights can't hide the days
Oh that the tears roll down her face
And the light hits those eyes, that she's dying to say
"Just take me away, from all that I am
Just take me away, from all that I am
Just take me away, from all that I am
Just take me away, from all that I am."

I did my time
I paid my price
For all these things I did
I lost my feet
You said your piece
I thought that that was it

So when you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed

When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again

I've been chewed up
I've been spit out
But never thought to quit
I've taken blows
And felt them all
But nothing close to this

So when you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed

When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again

My back's against the wall
I'm feeling for the door
But I can't find it
As the knife slides into me
And as I'm standing there
She walks in
And blurry fears are coming clear
And I can finally see

When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again

When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
When it's coming back again

And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around
Coming back around
Baby coming back around again

You can blame it on the small things
You can blame it on your heartbeat
The wrong day

You can blame it on your regrets
And all your little secrets
You keep them

You can show me all your old scars
That you got from all the old wars
You fought so you could tell me
"I'm not the one who needs the saving"

You can say what you want
But it's only getting better
It's alright
Oh baby it's alright

You can try to deny
But it's only getting better
It's alright
Oh baby it's alright now you

Think it feels right
But you don't know
You've got everything you wanted
But you're not sure

You can say what you please
If it's all that you need
To believe it's getting better
You can blame it on me

There's a million ways to hold on
To everything that goes wrong
The sad songs

Oh but all these different reasons
Are just a million different ways to say the same old thing
Now tell me, "I'm not the one who needs the saving"

You can say what you want
But it's only getting better
It's alright
Oh baby it's alright

You can try to deny
But it's only getting better
It's alright
Oh baby it's alright now you

Think it feels right
But you don't know
You've got everything you wanted
But you're not sure

You can say what you please
If it's all that you need
To believe it's getting better
You can blame it on me
You can blame it on me
You can blame it on me

You can blame it on the small things

Say what you want
But it's only getting better
It's alright
Oh baby it's alright

You can try to deny
But it's only getting better
It's alright
Oh baby it's alright now you

Think it feels right
But you don't know
You've got everything you wanted
But you're not sure

You can say what you please
If it's all that you need
To believe it's getting better
You can blame it on me
You can blame it on me
You can blame it on me, c'mon

Look behind you
Avoid the shadows
Watch your back now
Make your breathing shallow

Keep your room locked
And leave the blinds closed
I'm right there staring at your window

And all I need is you
And all I need is you

I'm in the background
On the radio
I'm in your car
In your house
Waiting at your door
Under your footsteps
I'm everything you know
Just let me haunt
Let me haunt
Let me be your ghost

You had your chance love
You tried to stay strong
You tried to let go
Tell yourself you moved on

But then it comes back
That feeling in your bones
Like I'm right there

And all I need is you
And all I need is you

I'm in the background
On the radio
I'm in your car
In your house
Waiting at your door
Under your footsteps
I'm everything you know
Just let me haunt
Let me haunt
Let me be your ghost
Let me be your ghost
Just let me be your ghost

I'm in the background
On the radio
I'm in your car
In your house
Waiting at your door
Under your footsteps
I'm everything you know
Just let me haunt
Let me haunt
Let me be your ghost

She has no problems with secrets
She knows how to keep them
She never felt the need to let them show
And I've had no trouble with speaking
Or trusting my instincts
But maybe this is one that I should know
But as I'm waiting in
The devil on my shoulder stares
Laughing at the one thing I can't get, it's what I need

She, she is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me, make me feel so alive
And I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

My vocal cords have been fighting
My mouth likes to spite me
It never says the words that come to mind
And I brought a stick to a gun fight
And I'm stuck with my tongue tied
I run, but I can't hide what's always there

She, she is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me, make me feel so alive
And I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

I can see these things I do
and never seem to follow through

She, she is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me, make me feel so alive...

She, she is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me, make me feel so alive
And I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

She, she is the words that I can't find
How can the only thing that's killing me, make me feel so alive
And I couldn't speak
I couldn't breathe to save my life
All of my chances swim like sinking ships
This time it's it
I'll drown or make her mine

I've been beaten down, I've been kicked around,
But she takes it all for me.
And I lost my faith, in my darkest days,
But she makes me want to believe.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She is love, and she is all I need.

She's all I need.

Well I had my ways, they were all in vain,
But she waited patiently.
It was all the same, all my pride and shame,
And she put me on my feet.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She is love, and she is all I need.

And when that world slows down, dear.
And when those stars burn out, here.
Oh she'll be here, yes she'll be here,
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love. love.

She is love, and she is all I need,
She is love, and she is all I need,
She is love, and she is all I need.

I've been beaten down,
I've been kicked around,
But she takes it all for me.
And I lost my faith,
In my darkest days,
But she makes me want to believe.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She's all I need.

Well I had my ways,
They were all in vain,
And she waited patiently.
It was all the same,
All my pride and shame,
And she put me on my feet.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She is love, and she is all I need.

And when that world slows down, dear,
And when those stars burn out, here,
Oh she'll be there.
Yes she'll be there.

They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
They call her love, love, love, love, love.
She is love, and she is all I need.
She is love, and she is all I need.
She is love, and she is all I need.

She's all I need.

I turn my head,
I can't shake the look you gave me
I'm as good as dead,
Cause all those eyes are all it takes
And all, I want, is you
So I pulled away
All I do is sit and wait
And I might as well
Write the words right on my face
That all, I want, is you
Always you

Because I've kept my heart under control
But lately, all this time is taking its toll
Said I tried to but I can't hold back what's deep in my soul
So darling please believe me
I want you and you just have to know

And all my fears,
Creep and crawl across my skin
These four walls,
Are after me and moving in
And all, all that I want to do, oh
Is give up, give in,
And let this one stay where it is
But I don't suppose I will

Because I've kept my heart under control
But lately, all this time is taking its toll
Said I tried to but I can't hold back what's deep in my soul
So darling please forgive me
I want you and you just have to know

That one of these days
I'm gonna find myself away
I'll find the courage
I'll find the grace
Oh and I'm going to know, just what to say
Oh and you'll walk on up
When you want this love
And you've had enough
And you're giving it up

Because I've kept my heart under control
But lately, all this time is taking its toll
Said I tried to but I can't hold back what's deep in my soul
So darling please forgive me
I want you and you just have to know

Kept my heart, under control
It's under control baby
And darling don't you let this go
It's deep down in my soul
I want you and you just have to know
It's under control
Darling please don't let this go
Baby baby baby please
Baby girl ohh ohh
Its under control

Well I'd go house to house and knock on every door,
I'd take down all the walls and tear up every floor,
Just to figure out, oh what we're fighting for
And all I can do,
Is sit and let the air speak for you...

Cause when words meet heartbeats baby c'mon
You know it's not even fair
And a first round, knockdown
Baby the floor
You know I'm already there
And the sun sets high, and that moon is low
Oh cause when words meet heartbeats
Baby you'll know

Well there's silence now
There's nothing more to gain
And it isn't right if I can't run away...
Because it kills the mood,
When there's nothing left to say
And all I can do,
Is sit and let the air speak for you...

Cause when words meet heartbeats baby c'mon
You know it's not even fair
And a first round knockdown
Baby the floor
You know I'm already there
And the sun sets high, and that moon is low
Oh cause when words meet heartbeats

And I'm not too tired, I'm not too tired to know what you're doing
And I'm not too tired, I'm not too tired to see
And I'm not too tired, I'm not too tired to know what you're doing with me

Cause when words meet heartbeats baby c'mon
You know it's not even fair
And a first round knockdown
Baby the floor
You know I'm already there
And the sun sets high, and the moon is low
Oh cause when words meet heartbeats
Oh when words meet heartbeats
Oh when words meet heartbeats
Baby you'll know