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That was the year that I grew out my hair.
I put bands on my wrist and I just didn't care.
I packed a few bags with all that I owned
And I made you the promise that I'd never come home.

But that didn't last long
'Cause once I returned
I retraced the steps
That my tongue, it had turned.
And now I'm regretting the choice that I made
When I said that I'd leave you and it turned out I stayed.
But it's different now cause I'm across the country
(You should be used to pushing me away).
In a place where you, you could never reach me
(And that's ok).
Yeah, that's ok...

Sunshine was burning through the window next door
Where I was caught pacing on the dull hard wood floor.
And I saw you watching from the neighbor's backyard
Staring intently with your half-broken heart.
But it's different now cause I'm across the country
(You should be used to pushing me away).
In a place where you, you could never reach me
(And that's ok).
Yeah, that's ok...

I may have lied
'Cause now I'm home
But it's not a place that you'd ever know
It's filled with green grass
And people that smile
I think I might just stay for awhile.
(I wish you [I] could be free from me [you]).

You came to my house in the middle of the night
And cried on my shoulder as if someone had died.
You couldn't believe that your convenience would go
But you can't blame me for never coming home...

So tell me
Is that really your given name
Or did you make it up in the same way
That Clemens made up Twain?
Ask Elizabeth:
"What's it like in the middle with
Nobody on either side who knows
What you've got the world to show?"

Two names for the same
Girl that drives me insane
And if I had to call her
I'd never know what to say.

Now tell me
How important is your father's name?
Would he mind if we made a change on you
And gave you one brand new?
And sweety
If you need a name to borrow
Don't wait until tomorrow
I can share
Darling, don't be scared.

Two names for the same....

Sushi on a friday among the lights of the city
Tell me everything you know make it honest make it witty
Let me see your insides. I swear, I won't take pity.
Run my fingers through your hair. I've never seen someone so pretty.
Take your time, I'll wait, it makes me nervous but I'll do it.
I know what it feels like. I tell you, I've been through it.
But nothing inside can put a band-aid on your wounds.
So take my hand and hold it tight. Here come the stars, here comes the moon.

(I know, it hurts, but I won't do what he did. So here I am, take me down and take my hand. If anyone gets hurt I swear, it will be me).

Two names for the same...

Did I tell you that they almost caught us?
I heard them talking
The next morning
About how they heard something suspicious.
With a table between us
I swear to God, I mean this,
I've never felt closer to you.

You say you want it to be perfect.
Well, it might have been.
But either way it was worth it.
But don't think that I'm just trying to get ahead.
I've been there and I'd rather be dead.

I promised you that I would make this easy.
We wouldn't tell no one.
You said it was for me
And me alone.
Now with a country between us
I swear to God, I mean this,
I've never been closer to you.

So you laid me down.
I've never felt so small.
You whispered in my ear.
And I gave you it all.
If you wonder if I have any regrets, they'll come
About the same time that I slowly start to forget...

Sell your sou like it's
A piece of gold it just
Doesn't mean a thing.
And tell the story like it
Should be told and not with
Your little special swing.
Cause no one cares if you
Died your hair and never
Ever came back home.
You're not the same and they have
You to blame for everything
Ruining what they know.

If you had to make a choice
Would you stay?
If you had to use your voice
What would you say?

You'll take your chance you say
Wish for romance and pray
That this is what'll get.
But you broke your back
With your last heart attack
What did you expect?
I've heard you swear that
You couldn't care that
It never goes as planned.
It's always worth it 'til
You just can't take the spill
And it's out of your hands.

Sell your soul like it's a piece of gold it just doesn't mean a thing.

It's finally green,
The street's alive
With tourists and construction.
I can hear it out my window
It's not something I can live in.
My dad would say
When he was young
This used to be a desert.
But now I live in Boston
And I wonder why my throat hurts.

No one wants to make small talk.
(But it's not hard to fake it).
No one wants to get a grip.
(but it's not hard to fake it).
No one really gives a shit.
(But it's not hard to fake it).
It's not the same, you see.
You could have been with me.
No one's alive but me.
You could have been with me.
This is the better me.

She used to say that train rides were the sweetest of perfections.
We'd stay awake for hours in the hope that we would hear one.
My mom would say when I was young I dreamt of playing soccer.
But now I sleep 'til three and I drink coke instead of water.

I can feel you from here
Nevermind all the distance.
It was never the physics that had caught my ear.
But the singing of anthems rich with love for the summer.
And belting the lyrics just to drown out the summer.

But with summer's quick advance
You are the hardest part of spring to get over
And now the heat is melting my insides.

I heard you twisted your ankle
And you fucked up your knee.
Maybe you should leave the hoops up to Amare and Steve.
But don't listen to me, I don't know what I would do.
I just want to play some 21 and Strikers, til two A.M.

But with Hawley coming fast
You are the hardest part of spring to get over
And now the heat is melting my insides.

I won eleven to ten
But I would do it again
Even just to lose, if that's what it meant.
Because no one is counting in this eleven game series.
We'll just go to Taco Bell and then we'll fill up our bellies.

But when the time has come to leave
You'll be the hardest part of spring to get over
And now, the heat is melting my insides.

I woke up in a dream today
Where the finest lines were washed away
And the most obvious lies were all you'd say to me.
But then I saw this was the truth
It was no dream, I'm sure you'll prove
That this is all that you could ever be.

If you want to make a scene
Run through your town and scream
Your voice away.
So take your words and go
And find someone who cares enough to know.

You can walk away and turn your shoulder
But you'll find that it's already over.
You can turn the corner oh so sharp
Just to find that nothing's missing from your heart.

When you wake in the morning and your gut hurts
Don't Be afraid to take some medicine
I know that you're strong, you wear those tough shirts
But Everyone needs help now and again.

You're lost and ahead is a gast station.
You and your guitar look for the show.
But heaven forbid men ask directions;
And the club owners close shop, the night is slow.

And no one wants to see you while you're down
So climb the highest tower and whip your flag out.
You've conquered everything that has passed through your vision
But now you've got nothing to prove
You've got nothing to lose.

The night is almost over, you're the first to leave
You've always got something better to do.
But whatever that is, don't let them see
Just how important they are to you.

At least you're not that guy from the stranger
Although, you sound a lot to me like Holden:
Everyone's an sunovabitch and you're in danger
Of finally letting people in.

Yeah no one wants to watch you embrace failure
But if you do that'll be just fine.
It's ok to ask to move closer than we are.
No one's gonna judge and I won't lie.
No one's gonna judge and I won't lie.

I can't get a job in this stupid town
And the temperature won't go down.
I just wanna lay out in the shade
Never do a damn thing and still get paid
But the world doesn't work like that
And i'll probably just get fat
Every day it's macaroni and cheese
And trying to find my long lost keys.
Really noddin' away.

You're stuck in this big rut
You don't do a thing but
You're noddin' away.
Livin' off the cable
Fell asleep at the table
Noddin' away.

I haven't combed my hair in at least six months
If you want some dandruff I've got tons.
I don't know why you would care
But I guess I just decided to share.
Maybe I can turn this life around.
Get my feet back onto the ground.
Start working hard and working up
So I can get up off my butt
And stop noddin' away.

What did you think would come with summer out your window
And no one here to tug your sleeve and tell you when to let go?
You know you need a purpose so, your mind, it doesn't wander
And you're left with all the things you never want to ponder.

(When will you break?)

You never thought you would have had so much in common.
You have to pinch yourself you can't believe this really happened.
Someone must be helping you, now don't you let them down...

What if time knows something we don't?
What a little prick.
Hide and seek with defeat and forefeit
Never ending wick

But it's been there forever and that just won't change
No wax or a wick but there's always a flame
And you fight it just to spite it
If there's no division then there is no line
World War One and War Two at the same exact time
But you fight it just to spite it.

Always game time on the start line
An eternal countdown.
What a great thought of how you fought
For a voice with no sound.

There's no present in this moment
br>Tell me, where is the line?
(My condition of burning away is fighting for things you just couldn't say)
The one that past and comes up fast
(The gun on my back and the rope in my pocket...)
Well, can you hold on to time?
(This knot in my hands is my knife at your neck)

If there's no division than there is no line.
World War One and War Two at the same exact time
But you fight it just to spite it.
It's been there forever and that just won't change.
No wax or a wick but there's always a flame
But you fight it just to spite it.
You fight it just to spite it,
You fight me just to spite me.