1. |
Wait and see
04:24
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There's no way I'm coming home, babe
Cause I've got the difference
Running right through my veins
I've seen it, but couldn't perceive it
and you could discern these things
if they weren't the same
Lately I'm a complete mess
Maybe it's just stress
Maybe I'm going mad
It's my time, I cannot waste it
Yes, I must persuade it
God knows it can't be tamed
He just won't ever let me be
With him, it's all the same sign
With me, it's always wait and see
I try hard, bit of a late start
A stuttering, stumbling fool
Not even my shoes can shine
Oh well, at least my head won't swell
It's not like they could ever tell
Won't look me in the eye
I keep on losing all my steam
It's never quite the right time
With me, it's always wait and see
I've heard it, another absurd bit
Wrapped in a chocolate twist
Made my own mother cry
She's always saying there's no use in waiting
It's free for the taking
As simple as petty crime
She might not ever waste away
With her, it's just the right time
With me, it's always wait and see
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2. |
Go out and hide
03:25
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1. I took a chance
down a fake romance
faked suicide
second thought, faked my life
It's all second best
same as all the rest
go out and hide
fake it on the inside
2. You're all done with me
I'm on the second team
it's so hard to try
second thoughts, all the time
Where could I go?
Better not to know
Just go out and hide
aim it on the inside
3. You never make me go
you only take it slow
no time to decide
settle on the next try
It's all up to me
nothing up my sleeve
so go out and hide
fake it on the next guy
But we never get down to it
All that I say is up to you…
It's half the truth
(And we both knew)
4. The whole thing has passed
through the looking glass
And I'm on the side
Opposite the sunshine
All my time to kill
And all your space to fill
I'll go out and hide
Waste it on the inside
5. Turn around again
let me see you when
it's all said and done
looking out for number one
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3. |
I don't really want to
03:21
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I don't really need you
telling me what to do
I mean I don't want you to go
but understand if you do
my love looks sane
running away
and I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go home
I had a lot of fun last night
but now you've got to go
I want to have a little more fun
here without you but no
you always run me into the ground
and I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to be down
I gotta be somewhere later tonight
I really don't wanna be
here with you later tonight
I think it's time that you leave
cause I don't really want to be
I don't really want to be seen with you
cause I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go
I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go home
Well, you might take it the wrong way, baby
If you've got something to say then speak your mind
Cause I've got places to go now, honey
And people lining up to take up all of my time
Everyday, somebody say you were the one
I don't really care if you are
cause honey, you ain't no fun
you're always treating me mean
And I don't really want to be
no, I don't really want to be mean like you
and I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go
I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go
I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go home
I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go
I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go
I don't really want to
no, I don't really want to go home
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4. |
Never looking at me
00:57
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Well, she’s looking at the clouds
and she’s looking at the trees
but she never gets a chance to see
that the world’s all there
just beneath her knees
and she’s never ever looking at me
Well, I’ve seen her face
and it makes me pleased
that I’ve ever had a chance to see
her eyes light up
at a falling leaf
but she’s never ever looking at me
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5. |
On my way (little girl)
02:07
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I'm on my way. little girl
now I might be free, little girl
but I always will stay the same
all of my fears remain
I'm on my way, little girl
now you might be free, little girl
but how will you ever change,
if only your love's to blame?
I know you're not like me,
but honey it's so much pain!
Would you wait for years, little girl?
And would all the tears in the world
Wash away all the doubt,
Make all of your dreams allowed?
And with all your hopes in a whirl,
As your skirt flies out with a twirl
You forget that you're still the same
just playing a brave new game
but it's still your smile I need
so give me just one more day!
Well I'm on my way, little girl
now you might be free, little girl
but how will you ever change,
if only your love's to blame?
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6. |
Wasted
01:53
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Well, it wasn't just me
And it wasn't the man
And if you want to be wasted… wasted
You can be it with him
Cause it wasn't this place
And this wasn't the plan
And if you think it's all wasted… wasted
Why'd you do it again?
Cause I'm going back home, babe
Just as soon as I can
Yeah, I'm running away, girl
Away from your wasteland
And as I'm climbing that hill
I hope you understand
I only wanted you to float above
that slowly rising sand
Well, it wasn't just me
And it wasn't the man
And if you want to be wasted… wasted
You can be it with him
Cause it wasn't this place
And this wasn't the plan
And if you think it's all wasted… wasted
Why'd you do it again?
Cause I'm taking my time, girl
And you can make your own plans
Yeah, I'm running away, babe
Away from your wasteland
And if you climb that hill
You'll get out of this place
Cause there's nobody, honey
who can make you stay
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7. |
Downhill
03:38
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Everybody stay, don't go
Everybody wait, don't stop
How am I gonna make it home
Can't we take it from the top?
Cause it's all downhill from here
Everybody's making me wait
Just standing here tapping my toe
It's hard to keep my head in the game
When everybody else's just grow
And they say it's all downhill from here
Hey, you know, the money really ain't all that good
And everybody wonder why I think I should
it's always been a little more a question of how
And never just, "When will it all slow down?"
Cause we're all just rolling down this hill
Rolling faster still
So just hold on,
We'll make it down one day
Everybody's making me stay
Stuck here with these stains on my clothes
At least I got me a taste
Still temptation just grows
Yeah, she told me that she'd make it all feel so good
And she did, and it was, like I thought it could
But ever since the day she made me feel that way
I wanted so bad just to make it stay
And I wanted her so bad
I forgot what I already had
Forgot to just hold on,
Because it's all downhill from here
Yeah it's funny how the pushing and the pulling don't stop
Got me thinking and believing in the things I'm not
Like I couldn't be lucky if I took my time
Like I wouldn't be sad if I knew my lines
And when it's all moving way too fast
As I dissolve into my past
I try to just hold on, because it's all downhill from here.
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8. |
Stole this song
03:27
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I stole this song from something
Something I heard on the radio
I don't know
Whether or not it was wrong
It's just a song, a song that I wanted to hear
I'm not quite sure how it goes
It goes a little like this, I'm sure
You've heard it
I don't quite know all the words
and might never learn, but I'm sure they'll never be missed
And maybe lately baby
I've been needing you nearly dearly clearly
Just like someone on t.v. or the movies
Almost just like someone in love
I stole this song from somewhere
Somewhere I'll never go, I'm sure
It seems so
Such a long way from here
Where I'll never hear the "yes"'s all turning to "no"'s
Instrumental break
I stole this song from someone
Someone I heard on the radio
They said so
Just what I wanted to hear
It's what I feared, there's nobody running this show
I stole this song from something
Something I heard on the radio
I don't know
Whether or not it was wrong
It's just a song, a song that I wanted to hear
I stole this song from something
Something I heard on the radio
I don't know
Whether or not it was wrong
It's just a song, a song that I wanted to hear
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9. |
We do this all the time
04:42
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You've been standing there for hours
still it feels like days
no reason left to hurry
it seems easier to wait
so just wait
You can do it in the morning, darlin'
just leave it outside
you can stay a little longer
still make it there by nine
it'll be alright
we do this all the time
You look a little like your mother
when you're looking out the window
just a little suffocated
just another day to go
you just let it go
You're always picking up the pieces
but not this time
you just shuffle through the footsteps
and say you feel fine
just fine
you do this all the time
I didn't want to say it
no no no
I didn't want to say it
but won't you please come home?
Well, it's too late to twist fate
when the bottom falls out
and every moment that you struggle
another lover that you tear down
you just lay 'em down
Well, it's alright if you call me
when you feel sad
I don't blame you if you hate me
but I guess I wasn't your last chance
how about one last dance?
And I wonder in the morning
if it's all too late
I wonder in the morning
what my heart can take
I always wish I had a reason
for you to stop this crying
I would whisper it so softly
every single tear would dry
your hand in mine
and I'd do this every time
yeah, it'd be alright
it seems we do this all the time
we do this all the time
yeah, we do this all the time
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10. |
Believing' in the lovin'
01:27
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believin' in the lovin'
was a dream that I had
but something in the water
was a-driving me mad
yeah, every little struggle
was a-making me sad
but in my vision
was the truth
every little struggle
brings something new
and sometimes my love
it gets a bit confused
but someday, yes, my dream is coming true
things look a little different
when I'm thinking this a-way
yeah, every little lover
is a-calling my name
but still I get the feeling
that I'm running too late
but then it's easy
cause it's true
the whole damn world's
there inside of you
and if you wait too long
well, it's still just like new
so just, do the things you think you'd like to do
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11. |
The waiting game
01:46
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well, this is only just a waiting game
don't you worry none about it
this is temporary pain
so step right in and burn an hour or two
it's this or pure confusion
but it's a choice, it's up to you
cause we've got time to kill
but you know it's gonna fight
and I don't know you, babe
but I'm hoping that I might
so tell me everything
even if it takes all night
just take that load from off your mind
they say it gets easier with time
yeah, they say it gets easier with time
they say it gets easier with time
if they say it gets easier with time
they must be out of their god damned minds
let's get the hell away from here
and move on with our lives
it feels a little easier
it feels a little easier
it feels a little easier
when you are by my side
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12. |
About time
03:33
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I know it's just my luck to be
asleep and dreaming of a scene
played out in color, then repeated in black and white
First time moves fast, then time moves slow
Memories still come but mostly go
If I make it back tomorrow, could I make it right?
It takes time, waiting for the changes
I don't mind, it helps to make me see
I've got to be a bit better than I used to be
used to be
This little game she likes to play
Twists around the words that I wanna say
and I'm left with one more regret to prove my fears
I cannot hear a word she says
But I myself am quite impressed
These dried up eyes have now been filled with tears
I know I'm just a little lonely
About time I got myself some change
It's got to be a bit better without the blame
without the blame
I know I'm just a little lonely
About time I got myself some change
I just think I need a little something to ease the pain
ease the pain
Is this the end, or just a way
to run away or make it stay?
I might be scared, but I'm not going home
I did not forget how to feel
I just neglect to make it real
so chances pass me by while I wait for more
It takes time, waiting for the chances
I don't mind, it helps to make me see
I've got to be a bit better than I used to be
used to be
What I used to know is this
Everyone is running out of bliss
Is this the truth or just another rhyme?
What I need to know is how
to wake my world, to make it loud
I cannot sleep while the dreams just pass me by
I know I'm just a little lonely
About time I got myself some change
It's got to be a bit better without the blame
without the blame
It takes time, waiting for the choices
I don't mind, it helps to make me see
I've got to be a bit better than I used to be
used to be
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13. |
Believin'... (reprise)
00:49
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one day the world may crumble
I'll be left in the dust
rolling in the rubble
sayin', enough is enough
all I wanted, darling
was a bit of your love
it can be a hard life
this is true
especially when you don't know
what love can do
so we just take our time
and then we start a-new
believing that the love is coming soon
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14. |
No doubt about it
04:15
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It's alright
there's nobody here complaining
just cause it's raining
we all knew we weren't gonna sleep for days
It's okay
cause all we want to do it wake up
yeah, some kind of shake up
we let it all hang out
and we sleep for days
Chorus:
Oh, we never knew what we could see from here!
with eyes wide open, we see it clear
we never fear
we're taking our time, cause it's ours
and all our friends are here
One chance
how could you ever waste it?
so close, you can taste it?
just move on on up
and we'll lead the way
it's okay
if all you wanna do is fake it
we're all gonna make it
then we'll tear it up
when we reach the stage
Chorus
It's so bright
no need to read or write it
don't try to hide it
it can't bring you down
it don't fade away
It's so right
know we couldn't live without it
there's no doubt about it
when the rhythm moves
it's time to play
Chorus
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Adam H. Boulder, Colorado
Adam H. is a singer-songwriter from Boulder, Colorado.
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