if beggars can’t be choosers
how can i let you go?
i’ve never heard a yes but i’m
so quick to tell you no
for what? just a shadow i chase
a fantasy i’ve seen on tv
i’m starving but i’m passing on
what you put in front of me
i’m sorry maybe more than i know
but i’ve got to see where this road ends
so hate me if you have to
but i’m just gonna be your friend
They say love can change a man.
I guess I could never understand
Until I met you
Now I know it’s true.
‘Cause when I’m around you
I never know what to say
When I’m around you
The silence is A-OK.
When I’m around you
I don’t care what’s on tv
When I’m around you baby
I’m not afraid of bees
you make me brave
you make me strong
you make me… happy.
you make me the man i’ve always wanted to be.
my friends laugh they say
“have we met before?”
but don’t want to be
the old me anymore
now that i’ve found you
i feel brand new.
you got drunk again last night
there was no one there to stop you
you danced for all the boys
because they dared you to
i’m ashamed that i was there
but i was so afraid
i convinced myself that they
were your mistakes to make
but i wonder where you woke up…
maybe everything you say is right
mabye i’m just calling to pick a fight
you say i’m scared and i think that’s true
but i’m weaker than i sound to you
sometimes i hold the phone tight to my ear
but i won’t beg for words i need to hear
you tell me tomorrow the sun will rise
just say you’ll stay if i say goodbye
say i’m ok
even if i know it’s true
say i’m ok
i need to hear it from you
this valley will not make me its slave
but i don’t know which command to obey
i know different roads lead to different places
but i’ve shown the world far too many faces
now i’m just so scared of being alone
i know you’re tired of holding the phone
but i’m crying out (why can’t you see)
you have the power to heal me
say i’m ok
even if i know it’s true
i’ll be ok
if i hear it from you
i think of the women whom i have loved
i am too quick with that word
i left my heart on the doorstep
like a rumor they’d already heard
who is to blame when things don’t stay the same?
people move on, they get cold
i can’t forget smiling faces
joy once was so bold
i’m praying i’ll forget the way
it seemed so right just yesterday
i had something, but now it’s gone
people move on
i think the one who loved me
no, i guess she never did
she was not shy in saying it though
i still bleed wounds from cupid
i think of the reasons i wanted her
i wonder why she was my wish
when all the world is leaving
she is the only thing that i miss
when everything is noise
clatter crashing on the floor
when i can’t stand the voices
i’ve never needed you more
will you be still
when everything is spinning?
will you be still
when everything is changing?
there you sit grinning like a schoolgirl in her chair
blowing bubbles but you didn’t bring enough to share
and all i want to do is mess up your pretty hair
i wish i could do anything but stare
you make me laugh so much i start to choke
but i think i’m just part of your big joke
i carved a heart in a big shady oak
to replace the one i had that broke
so smirk and tease and drop your jaw
i’ll dance for you until i fall
and then just ask and i will crawl
you’re worth the risk to lose it all
tuck your hair behind your ear
i’ll whisper words you will not hear
and eventually you’ll disappear
but for now i’m glad you’re here
i know, i know i’m playing with fire
it’s a dangerous game to chase desire
and i’m so far away from that pot of gold
i’m already too old
but every night the dreams return
like the flame that always burn
i can’t spend my life just standing by
afraid of trusting an obvious lie
maybe i can make it
i won’t know until i try
this is my chance i’ll take it
and i won’t trust my eyes
maybe i can make it
from here i don’t know which way to go
but if i stop i’ll never know
the closer i get, the clearer the way
i won’t stop in the shade
i must walk this path alone
i cannot get there on my own
i need some hope to hold on to
so i make my way to you
i’ve got a deal made with a brick wall
i won’t try to climb it and it won’t let me fall
it’s a sad life lived in yesterdays
and i’m too stupid to walk away
but if i treat you like you treat me
you’d surely leave me lonely
you say i’ve changed
’cause i don’t follow you everwhere
you think it’s strange
all of a sudden i don’t care
but i’m just playin’ fair
see i’ve done the stupid dances
just to keep you out on the floor
and i have the been the man
i don’t want to be anymore
if i did not chase you down
you would not wait around