You say that you don’t know me and you couldn’t if you tried and your ignorance amazes me with every single lie. You say one thing and mean it then but then you can’t decide. I would like to know. What did I do to earn your disrespect? An overrated importance of superior intellect. The words I say are not as big but does that mean a thing. I guess that I’ll just stop. Trying to impress. [Chorus] I look at you and wonder what you’re thinking. And what you say when I turn my back to you. Your arrogance powers your ego. You say that I don’t know you but I’ve tried and tried and tried and I don’t know what you’re thinking when you look into my eyes. Is it positive or is it negative the trend. And it’s funny the way you thought of me when I thought that we were friends. I’m glad it all worked out. The way I knew it would. I’m glad that I can stop. Trying to impress. [Repeat Chorus]

Neverending story but the lesson went untold. She knew it all along if she just could take control of the situation. Investigation. Try to tell the story even though she couldn’t take it. Was it suicide? Why did she have to pull the trigger? Was it burning her inside? Or did she have an itchy finger? Can’t shake that picture. It’s not the way I want to miss her. I can’t believe that all the memories just fade away. [CHORUS] Next thing I know, I’m a cult. I’m trying to get the hell out but Mephisto ain’t no motherfucking joke. I could choke, but instead I clear the smoke. Take a step back try to clear my head and find myself again. I don’t need your help because you’re not my fucking friend! Blind man stood by the road and he cried. Blind stood by the road and he cried. Blind man stood by the road and he cried. He was lost without her. He couldn’t move on. He tried to find salvation with a needle in his arm. He can’t feel it. He’s fucking numb. He asked for my help. I told him, “You’re the only one who can save yourself. You’ve got to grip real tight. The battle’s half won if you make it through the night.” Neverending story. Never seems to bore me. I go to sleep at night just to dream it all away.

here i am alone again the box in my closet is my only friend but i never let that bother me because i got myself and i set myself free im alone when im with everybody else like a book i’ve read about a million times well i know what i will read and i know what i will find no need to go on but i go on anyway and when im satisfied i ask you why’d you go away? …hey stop it i dont want it anymore

she was diagnosed on a friday
the kids were almost home
the kids were on their way back home from school
lying faced down in the gutter
of unaccomplished dreams and broken memories of things to come
sorry ma’am i really am
i have to break the news
i have to make the phone call
to tell you that you’re due you know where
and i’ll tell you when
and i suggest that you start living the next three weeks the best that you can
every night for three long weeks
she’d roam the hallways half asleep
and as the footsteps fade away
in my mind i can swear i can swear i heard her say
don’t wait for me
i got a lot to do
i got a lot to be
and in the end maybe i’ll see you there

lost her strength on a saturday
spent the day in bed
yeah i’m fine it’s just the flu she said
with a smile
but when they turned their backs
the tears would flow
she knew she only had a while
to live
to breathe
to be
to see
to bleed
to stand on her own to weakened feet
and so i prayed
every day
“don’t take my mother away”
every night for three long weeks
she’d roam the hallways half asleep
and as the footsteps fade away
in my mind
i can swear i can swear i heard her say
don’t wait for me
i got a lot to do
i got a lot to be
when in the end maybe i’ll see you there

repeat

don’t wait for me
i got a lot to do
i got a lot to be
and in the end maybe i’ll see you there

You, you try, you try to get by. “You’re never going to pull it off”, “You shouldn’t even try” “You’re a wet cigarette”, “You’re always second best”, but they’re never going to give a shit about anybody but themselves. You fight for them to realize; there’s more to life, there’s more to you, there’s more than meets the eye. And when you’re done, the battle’s been won. You sit back, you smile and this is what you hum, you hum: ….12341234…. The years go by, the time it does fly. Every single second is a moment in time that passes oh, so quick and it seems like nothing, but when you’re looking back, well it amounts to everything. I’ve got myself. I’ve got my friends. I’ve got my little family, but that’s not where it ends. This one goes out to you, it goes out to everyone. It’s in the name of honesty because life has just begun. …. 12341234…. Look around little brother, Can you tell me what you see? You’re a big boy now, so take responsibility. You never had it hard, but now it’s getting tough, so you whine, whine, whine and you say you’ve had enough. You say i’m full of shit That i’m a hypocrite I shouldn’t talk, when i can’t take the advice that i give? Well maybe you’re right, but open your eyes: the main difference here is that i try, try.

Well, hello. How are you?
Won’t you pull up a chair?
Won’t you tell me your story because I
really do care about talking away.
Here’s to me, to you, to us, to everything,
I hope it never falls apart.
We’re talking away.
Well you look so fine,
and you seem so kind,
and I’ve got to say that i’m having a
good time dancing away.
Here’s to me, to you, to us, to everything,
I hope it never falls apart.
We’re dancing away.
Could things get any better now?
If they can, I cannot see how,
but as the time goes by, you stop and sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
I can’t stop this feeling, as i’m walking away,
and I could never understand half the
things you’d say, as we’re walking away.
Goodbye to me, to you, to us, to everything,
because it fell apart, as we’re walking away.
Things weren’t better then.
You felt that you had to pretend.
But as the time goes by, you stop & sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.

Pick you up in the suburbs tomorrow. We won’t tell, they won’t follow. Pack your bags, and put all your trust in me. Never had a gun to his head, that’s what he said, that’s why I shot him dead, with the vengance that his daughter fed. I’ve always been a sucker for a brown eyed, punk rock girl, and for her I’d shoot the world. [CHORUS] Shoot him down. Shoot him down for all the nightmares. Shoot him down. What goes around will come around. Shoot him down. your father is also your pain. I love you and for us I’ll shoot him down.
No remorse. We’ve got no time to look back. The cop is on our trail and we’re driving in a Topaz. Stuck in no-man’s land, between the body and mind. “Drop your gun!… Put your hands behind your head!” Turn around, pop a clip, hit him in his chest. Home free, and we’re headed for the border. Spending time in Mexico, Tijuana. Drown our shame then start our lives again, in California. [CHORUS] Next thing I know, I’m all alone in a motel. No explanation, no letter goodbye. I can’t promise much, but I do promise this. I promise to find you. So I can remind you. I loved you and for us I shot him down.

cemetary, break the stone,
mom was right, should have stayed at home.
seems like all the good ol’ days are gone.

back and forth, side to side,
a lonely boy, a man’s disguise.
another silohette against the sky.

(Bridge)
overcome the obsticle of animosity.
take it to my old backyard, security and family.

(chorus)
when all is said, and all is done,
i’m not the only one.
when all is said, and all is done.

take it all for granted, i don’t mind it’s all been handed down to me,
but i’ll give it back someday.

once upon a time a tail began on a television,
now i watch it slowly spin away.

(Bridge)
(Chorus)

(keyboard solo)

clean the slate, turn the page,
lonely boy has paved the way.
mom was right, i should have stayed at home.

when all is said, and all is done,
i’m not the only one.
when all is said, and all is done,
i’m not the only one.
when all is said, and all is done,
i’m not the only one.
when all is said, and all is done,
seems like all the good ol’ days are gone.

Cemetery break the stone Mom was right, shoulda stayed at home Seems like all the good old days are gone Back and forth and side to side A lonely boy, a mans disguise Another silhouette against the sky Overcome the obstacle of animosity Take me to my old back yard, security and family When all is said and all is done Iüm not the only one When all is said and all is done Take it all for granted, I donüt mind its all been handed down to me But ill give it back someday Once upon a time a tale, began on a television now I watch it slowly spin away Overcome the obstacle of animosity Take me to my old back yard, security and family When all is said and all is done Iüm not the only one When all is said and all is done Clean the slate, turn the page Lonely boy has paved the way Mom was right, I should have stayed at home When all is said and all is done Iüm not the only one When all is said and all is done Iüm not the only one When all is said and all is done Iüm not the only one When all is said and all is done seems like all the good old days are gone

You, you try, you try to get by. “You’re never going to pull it off”, “You shouldn’t even try” “You’re a wet cigarette”, “You’re always second best”, but they’re never going to give a shit about anybody but themselves. You fight for them to realize; there’s more to life, there’s more to you, there’s more than meets the eye. And when you’re done, the battle’s been won. You sit back, you smile and this is what you hum, you hum: ….12341234…. The years go by, the time it does fly. Every single second is a moment in time that passes oh, so quick and it seems like nothing, but when you’re looking back, well it amounts to everything. I’ve got myself. I’ve got my friends. I’ve got my little family, but that’s not where it ends. This one goes out to you, it goes out to everyone. It’s in the name of honesty because life has just begun. …. 12341234…. Look around little brother, Can you tell me what you see? You’re a big boy now, so take responsibility. You never had it hard, but now it’s getting tough, so you whine, whine, whine and you say you’ve had enough. You say i’m full of shit That i’m a hypocrite I shouldn’t talk, when i can’t take the advice that i give? Well maybe you’re right, but open your eyes: the main difference here is that i try, try.