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Heard from a friend of a friend that you had a reputation
And it sounded like my kind of lonely medication
I was the girl he'd cheat on, lookin' for a little bit of neon
So I got drunk, hit you up and you took the invitation
We were dive bar kissin'
Heartbreak fixin'
No strings, Saturday night
Hot like a match that burned out fast
Forever wasn't in our eyes
You knew it, and I knew it
And it was a damn good time
My last call, first call, no fallin'
Just my gettin' over him guy
I was gettin' over him
I heard from a friend of a friend that you had a bad month, girl
You said that you needed someone who liked to have a little fun, girl
Turns out that's my specialty, cooked you up a good recipe
Denim on denim, forget him, yeah, we lit it up, girl
We were dive bar kissin'
Heartbreak fixin'
No strings, Saturday night
Hot like a match that burned out fast
Forever wasn't in our eyes
You knew it, and I knew it
And it was a damn good time
My last call, first call, no fallin'
Just your gettin' over him guy, yeah
Yeah, you were gettin' over him
I was gettin' over him
Girl, I can be your go to
Hold you, savior
Let me know if I can ever
Return the favor
We were dive bar kissin'
Heartbreak fixin'
No strings, Saturday night (oh yeah)
Hot like a match that burned out fast
Forever wasn't in our eyes
You knew it, and I knew it
And it was a damn good time
My last call, first call, no fallin'
Just my gettin' over him guy
 
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Nobody ever loved me like she does
Oh she does,
Yes she does
And if somebody loved me like she do
Oh she do me,
Yes she does
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
I'm in love for the first time
Don't you know it's gonna last
It's a love that lasts forever
It's a love that had no past
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
And from the first time that she really done me
Oh she done me,
She done me good
I guess nobody ever really done me
Oh she done me,
She done me good
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
I'm in love for the first time
Don't you know it's gonna last
It's a love that lasts forever
It's a love that had no past
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
 
People always say
I have a laugh
Like my mother does
Guess that makes sense
She taught me how to smile
When things get rough
I've got her spirit
She's always got my back
When I look at her
I think, I want to be just like that
When I love I give it all I've got
Like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray
Like my mother does
When I'm weak and unpretty
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does
Like my mother does
I never met a stranger
I can talk to anyone
Like my mother does
I let my temper fly
And she can walk away
When she's had enough
She sees everybody
For who they really are
I'm so thankful for her guidance
She helped me get this far
When I love I give it all I've got
Like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray
Like my mother does
When I'm weak and unpretty
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does
She's a rock
She is grace
She's an angel
She's my heart and soul
She does it all
When I love I give it all I've got
Like my mother does
When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray
Like my mother does
When I'm weak and unpretty
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Because I see myself like my mother does
Like my mother does
I hear people sayin'
I'm starting to look like my mother does
 
My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before
If you hear something late at night
Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was
I think it's because I'm clumsy
I try not to talk too loud
Maybe it's because I'm crazy
I try not to act too proud
They only hit until you cry
And after that you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
Yes I think I'm okay
I walked into the door again
If you ask that's what I'll say
And it's not your business anyway
I guess I'd like to be alone
With nothing broken, nothing thrown
Just don't ask me how I am
Just don't ask me how I am
Just don't ask me how I am
My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before
If you hear something late at night
Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was
Just don't ask me what it was
They only hit until you cry
And after that you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
 
We were on fire
I slashed your tires
It's like we burned so bright we burned out
I made you chase me
I wasn't that friendly
My love, my drug, we're fucked up, oh

'Cause I've been on the run so long they can't find me
You waking up to remember I'm pretty
And when the chemicals leave my body
Yeah, they're gonna find me in a hotel lobby 'cause

Mmm tough times they keep coming
All night laughing and fucking
Some days like I'm barely breathing
And after we were high in the love, doped out

It was you
The pill I keep taking
The nightmare I'm waking
There's nothing, no nothing, nothing but you
My perfect rock bottom
My beautiful trauma
My love, my love, my drug, oh

My love, my love, my love, my drug, oh
My love, my love, my love, my drug, oh
My love, my love, my love, my drug, oh
My love, my love, my drug, we're fucked up

You punched a hole in
The wall and I framed it
I wish I could feel things like you
Everyone's chasing
That holy feeling
And if we don't stay later we'll blow out
Blow out

'Cause we've been on the run so long they can't find us
Who's gonna have to die to remind us
That it feels like we chose this blindly
Now I'm gonna f*ck up a hotel lobby 'cause

These tough times they keep coming
Last night I might have messed it up again
Some days like I'm barely breathing
After we were high in the love, doped out

It was you
The pill I keep taking
The nightmare I'm waking
There's nothing, no nothing, nothing but you
My perfect rock bottom
My beautiful trauma
My love (my love), my love, my drug, oh

My love, my love, my love, my drug, oh
My love, my love, my love, my drug, oh
My love, my love, my love, my drug, oh
My love, my love, my drug, we're fucked up

Mmm tough times they keep coming
All night laughing and fucking
Some days like I'm barely breathing
After we were high in the love, doped out

It was you
The pill I keep taking
The nightmare I'm waking
There's nothing, no nothing, nothing but you
My perfect rock bottom
My beautiful trauma
My love, my love, my drug, oh
 
Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this it'll help you
Some sunny day oh yeah
Oh take your time don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
Go find a woman yeah and you'll find love
And don't forget son there is someone up above
And be a simple kind of man
Oh be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need is in your soul
And you can do this oh babe if you try
All that I want for you my son is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man
Oh be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
Oh yes I will
Oh don't you worry you'll find yourself
Follow your heart and nothing else
And you can do this oh babe if you try
All that I want for you my son is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man
Oh be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
And baby be a simple real simple man
Oh be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
 
The wind that blew past the space between us
Brought loneliness from somewhere far off
After we had cried,
That sky always appeared to be so clear
My father’s words, always seeming so sharp
Felt somehow warm today
Knowing nothing about how to speak of kindness, smiles or dreams
I followed your lead every time

It’s only a little further..
Just a little longer..
We’re almost there..
It’s only a little further..
Just a little longer..
So shall we stick together just a little longer?

We’re time flyers! Time-scaling climbers!
We’re sick of being left out of times game of hide-and-seek!
The reason you cried so happily, and smiled so sadly,
Was because your heart had grown far beyond yourself

The toys we received, after going as far to wish to the stars
Are now lying about in the corner of this room
The dreams we wish to have granted reached a hundred today
Someday, let’s trade them in for just one

Today, I tried saying “See you tomorrow”
To that girl who never talks
It’s nice to do something out of character every once in a while
Especially if you’re there beside me

It’s only a little further..
Just a little longer..
We’re almost there..
It’s only a little further..
Just a little longer..
So shall we stick together just a little longer ?

We’re time flyers! I’ve known you all this time
Long, long before I learned of my own name!
I’m sure some kind of meaning still exists in a world without you
But a world without you is like August without summer vacation
A world without you is like a Santa who doesn’t smile
A world without you is..

We’re time flyers.. Time-scaling climbers..
We’re sick of being left out time’s game of hide-and-seek
But never mind that.. yeah, never mind
I’m heading to you now..

We’re time flyers! Time-scaling climbers!!
We’re done with being left out of time’s game of hide-and-seek
You’re a dramatic crier! I want to try putting a stop to those tears!
But you refused.. and I understood why once I saw those tears that fell
The reason I cried so happily, and smiled so sadly,
Was because my heart had grown far beyond myself
 
What I want you've got
And it might be hard to handle
Like the flame that burns the candle
The candle feeds the flame, yeah, yeah
What I've got's full stock
Of thoughts and dreams that scatter
Then you pull them all together
And how I can't explain
Oh, yeah
Well, well you
(Ooh-ho, hoo-ooh, ooh-oo)
You make my dreams come true
(You-hoo, you, you-hoo, hoo, you, hoo)
 
Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
And if, you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
Listen to the wind blow, down comes the night
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
Break the silence, damn the dark, damn the light
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain (Never break the chain)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
Chain keep us together (running in the shadow)
 
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I prayed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
And they turn your dreams to shame

And still I dream he'd come to me
That we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream, I dreamed
 
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
And I've got such a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives
Gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind
And I've got such a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
Gonna ride like the wind
Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the church bells rang
Never was the kind to do as I was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old
It is the night
My body's weak
I'm on the run
No time to sleep
I've got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again
And I've got such a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
And I've got a long way to go (such a long way to go)
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I'll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind
Gonna ride like the wind
Ride!
Gonna ride like the wind
Ride!
 
got turned around in some little town
I'd never been to before
Working my way through a middle-of-June
Midnight thunderstorm
There was something in the headlights
It stopped me on a dime
Well, she was scared to death, so I said
"Climb in, " and then she climbed
Oh, yeah
Well, she was bruised and broke from head to toe
With a tear in her blood-stained shirt
She didn't tell the whole truth, but she didn't have to
I knew what had happened to her
I didn't load her down with questions
That girl had been through enough
I just threw it in drive, looked in those eyes
And I asked her where he was
I don't know if he's an angel
'Cause angels don't do what he did
He was hellbent to find the man behind
All the whiskey scars I hid
I never thought my day of justice
Would come from a judge under a seat
But I knew right then I'd never get hit again
When he said to me
"Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck"
Well, I knocked and knocked and no one came
So I kicked in his double-wide door
I let the hammer drop before he got
To that 12 he was reaching for
I didn't try to hide my pistol
I didn't even try to run
I just sat on the porch, smoking one of his cigarettes
And waited for the cops to come
I don't know if he's an angel
'Cause angels don't do what he did
He was hellbent to find the man behind
All the whiskey scars I hid
I never thought my day of justice
Would come from a judge under a seat
But I knew right then I'd never get hit again
When he said to me
"Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck"
Whoa (whoa)
Have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me (hey), Lord
It's been 60 months and she still comes
To see me from time to time
It was worth the price, to see a brighter side
Of the girl I picked up that night
And I might be here forever
It ain't paradise, that's true
But it's whole hell of a lot better
Than the place I sent him to, yeah
Wait in the truck (have mercy on me)
Just wait in the truck
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
Wait in the truck (Lord, have mercy)
Just wait in the truck
have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me) have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me) wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me) wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck (please have me mercy)
 
This is the year where hope fails you
The test subjects run the experiment
And the bastard you know is the hero you hate
But cohesion, it's possible if we try
There's no reason, there's no lesson, no time like the present
Tell me right now, what have you got to lose?
What have you got to lose? Except your soul?
Who's with us?
I fight for the unconventional
My right, and it's unconditional
I can only be as real as I can
The disadvantage is, I never knew the plan
This isn't just a way to be a martyr
I can't walk alone any longer
I fight for the ones who can't fight
And if I lose, at least I tried
we are the new diabolic
(We) we are the bitter bucolic
If I have to give my life, you can have it
(We) we are the pulse of the maggots
I won't be the inconsequential
I won't be the wasted potential
I can make it as severe as I can
Until you realize, you'll never take a stand
It isn't just a one sided version
We've dealt with a manic subversion
I won't let the truth be perverted
And I wont leave another victim deserted
we are the new diabolic
(We) we are the bitter bucolic
If I have to give my life, you can have it
(We) we are the pulse of the maggots
Do you understand? (Yes)
Do you understand? (Yes)
Do you understand? (Yes)
Do you understand? (Yes)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
We fight 'til no one can fight us
We live and no one can stop us
We pull when we're pushed too far
And the advantage is, the bottom line is
We never had to fight in the first place
We only had spit back in their face
We won't walk alone any longer
What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger
we are the new diabolic
(We) we are the bitter bucolic
If I have to give my life, you can have it
(We) we are the pulse of the maggots
Do you understand? (Yes)
Do you understand? (Yes)
Do you understand? (Yes)
Do you understand? (Yes)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
Say it again, say it again (we wont die)
 
17 in a small town
Weak knees in a CVS
Door locked in the bathroom
What's it gonna be waitin' on that test?
Never thought that they'd be
Puttin' those life plans on the shelf
A couple American babies raisin' one up their self
One beer turns into a lit cigarette burnin' into a two beer buzz
Three beers turns into five and six
Then a love drunk kiss in the back of that truck
Just like that, everything rearranges
Life changes out of the blue
It's just a Bud Light, but ain't it funny what one beer can turn into?
Sesame Street on the TV
A race car rollin' on a cardboard bridge
Crayon stick figure family
Stuck right there, front center on the fridge
Flash back to two pink lines
A whole bunch of prayin' and doubtin'
Felt like the end of the world
Now the world don't spin without 'em
Hey, hey
One beer turns into a lit cigarette burnin' into a two beer buzz
Three beers turns into five and six
Then a love drunk kiss into the back of that truck
Just like that everything rearranges
Life changes out of the blue
It's just a Bud Light but ain't it funny what one beer can turn into?
A boy and a girl and a three on the tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
First comes lust then a shotgun marriage
Six months later, comes a baby in a carriage
You know what y'all, you know what y'all
The whole thing started with some alcohol
The whole thing started with some alcohol
One beer turns into a lit cigarette burnin' into a two beer buzz
Three beers turns into five and six
Then a love drunk kiss into the back of that truck
Just like that everything rearranges
Life changes out of the blue
It's just a Bud Light, but ain't it funny what one beer can turn into?
A boy and a girl and a three on the tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
First comes lust then a shotgun marriage
Six months later, comes a baby in a carriage
That's not all, that's not all
Here we go again drinkin' alcohol, yeah
 
It's another lonely evening...
In another lonely town

But I ain't too young to worry..
And I ain't too old to cry
When a woman gets me down

Got another empty bottle
Mmm... and another empty bed

Ain't too young to admit it
And I'm not too old to lie
I'm just another empty head

Mmm... that's why I'm lonely
I'm so lonely
But I know what I'm going to do

I'm gonna ride on
Ride on

(Ride on) standing on the edge of the road
(Ride on) thumb in the air

(Ride on) one of these days I'm gonna change my evil ways
'Til then I'll just keep riding on

Broke another promise...
And I broke another heart

But I ain't too young to realize
That I ain't too old to try

Try to get back to the start

And it's another red-light nightmare
Woah, an' another red-light street

And I ain't too old to hurry
'Cause I ain't too old to die
But I sure am hard to beat

But I'm lonely
Lord, I'm lonely
What am I gonna do?

ride on...ride on ..

got myself a one-way ticket
(Ride on) goin' the wrong way
(Ride on)

(Ride on) gonna change my evil ways
(Ride on)
One of these days
One of these days

I'm gonna
(Ride on)
(Ride on) mmm, lookin' for a truck
(Ride on) Mmm
(Ride on) keep on riding

Ridin' on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
have myself a good time
(Ride on) mmh, yeah

(Ride on) one of these days
(Ride on) one of these days....
 
Well, funny you're the broken one
But I'm the only one who needed saving
'Cause when you never see the light
It's hard to know which one of us is caving
 
When you're dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part
You roll out of bed and down on your knees
And for a moment, you can hardly breathe
 
I, I can remember (I remember)
Standing by the wall (By the wall)
And the guns shot above our heads (Over our heads)
And we kissed as though nothing could fall (Nothing could fall)

And the shame was on the other side
Oh, we can beat them forever and ever
 
When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin' when I hold you
Don't you know I feel the same?
Nothin' lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain
We've been through this such a long long time
Just tryin' to kill the pain, ooh yeah
Love is always coming, love is always going
No one's really sure who's lettin' go today
Walking away
If we could take the time to lay it on the line
I could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine
All mine
So if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain
Or I'll just end up walkin' in the cold November rain
Do you need some time on your own?
Do you need some time all alone?
Ooh, everybody needs some time on their own
Ooh, don't you know you need some time all alone
I know it's hard to keep an open heart
When even friends seem out to harm you
But if you could heal a broken heart
Wouldn't time be out to charm you?
Oh, oh, oh
Sometimes I need some time on my own
Sometimes I need some time all alone
Ooh, everybody needs some time on their own
Ooh, don't you know you need some time all alone
And when your fears subside
And shadows still remain, oh yeah
I know that you can love me when there's no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness, we still can find a way
'Cause nothin' lasts forever, even cold November rain
Don't ya think that you need somebody?
Don't ya think that you need someone?
Everybody needs somebody
You're not the only one
You're not the only one
Don't ya think that you need somebody?
Don't ya think that you need someone?
Everybody needs somebody
You're not the only one
You're not the only one
Don't ya think that you need somebody?
Don't ya think that you need someone?
Everybody needs somebody
You're not the only one
You're not the only one
Don't ya think that you need somebody?
Don't ya think that you need someone?
Everybody needs somebody
 
The grey ceiling on the earth
Well it's lasted for a while
Take my thoughts for what they're worth
I've been acting like a child
Your opinion, what is that?
It's just a different point of view
Whatever else, what else can I do?
I said I'm sorry, yeah, I'm sorry
I said I'm sorry, but what for?
If I hurt you then I hate myself
I don't want to hate myself,
Don't want to hurt you
Why do you choose your pain if you only knew
How much I love you love you
Well I won't be your winter
And I won't be anyone's excuse to cry
And we can be forgiven
And I will be here
Old picture on the shelf
It's been there for a while
A frozen image of ourselves
We were acting like a child
Innocent and in a trance
A dance that lasted for a while
Read my eyes just like a diary
Oh remember, please remember oh
Well I'm not a beggar, but what's more
If I hurt you then I hate myself
I don't want to hate myself, dont want to hurt you
Why do you choose that pain if only you knew
How much I love you, no
Well I won't be your winter
And I won't be anyone's excuse to cry
We can be forgiven
And I will be here oh
No, I won't be your winter (i won't)
And I won't be anyone's excuse to cry
And we can be forgiven
And I will be here
I won't be your winter (i won't)
And I won't be anyone's excuse to cry
If we can't be forgiven
I won't be here
 
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