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This rural midwestern existence is dreary at best 
I get to the city when I can the suburbs when I can't and small towns when I'm desperate 
I'm mostly desperate 
And I know it sounds corny 
But I feel 
Like the corn in these fields 
The fences close me in 

If I don't 
Take my chances and 
Put myself out there 
I'll never leave this town 
If I don't 
Keep my head up and 
Keep moving forward 
I'll never make a sound 

This rural midwestern existence is dreary at best 
My voice breaks and collapses over the fields and fences 
And even if I was king of 
This land of insignificance 
No one would know I exist 
The fences close me in 

If I don't 
Take my chances and 
Put myself out there 
I'll never leave this town 
If I don't 
Keep my head up and 
Keep moving forward 
I'll never make a sound 

Can you hear me now 

We're getting out 
We're making ground 
We're done fucking around 
We're getting out 
We're making ground 
We're done fucking around 

I'm drawing a line in the dirt at your feet 
Don't cross me 
Don't you cross me 

I've got determination for days 
I'll scream my heart out 
Can you hear me now 

I'm gonna 
Take my chances and 
Put myself out there 
And leave this fucking town 
I'm gonna 
Keep my head up and 
Keep moving forward 
I'll scream my heart out 

Can you hear me now 

Take my chances and 
Put myself out there 
And leave this fucking town 
I'm gonna 
Keep my head up and 
Keep moving forward 
I'm screaming my heart out

Fields and Fences

We showed up at 8 a.m. 
Even though we didn't need to 
No one else showed up 'til two 

And that was just some more of our friends 
We sat and watched as the bands loaded in 
Ship Captain Crew, Of Glaciers, She's Alive, and Real Friends 

On behalf of the Midwest welcome home 
You gave this scene inspiration and hope 
(Out there on the road) 
From state to state and stage to stage 
You're living the dream 
You're everything we ever want to be 

Dan said they're coming back in October 
But Bryan said it'll be sooner 
And it's only June 1st 
But it feels like it's gonna be a hell of a summer 
I told Kyle the scene looks up to them 
And that we hope that they make it big 
He took a drag off his cigarette 
And said that everybody's gonna forget about them 

But I'm still singing Home For Fall every night in my bedroom 
And there's still at least one track on every mix disc we play in the van 

On behalf of the Midwest welcome home 
You gave this scene inspiration and hope 
(Out there on the road) 
From state to state and stage to stage 
You're living the dream 
You're everything we ever want to be 

I'm so damn nervous about this EP 
What songs to pick, what words to use, and all of the money 

I don't wanna grow up 
Go to college 
Or a real job 
I just wanna be like all the bands I go to see 

And I'm not sorry, to anyone who ever wanted more from me 
I will not apologize for being exactly who and what I want to be 
No, I'm not sorry for taking my potential and putting it towards my dreams 
Mom and Dad, this is what I'm doing with my life I hope you can still be proud of me

Centennial Lanes

Another haphazard romance dead 
And here we go again 
Another page turned 
Let the next chapter begin 

Let's call this one heartbreak 
Part whatever fucking time we 're on 
This book's left thick 
And easy to predict 
With all the 'Boy meets girl's 
And 'everything goes wrong's 

Just tell me you like me 
Just give me a week of your time 
And then you can brush me off if you'd like 

Just tell me you like me 
Just give me a week of your time 
And then you can brush me off if you'd like 

And I know that writing you a song won't make you fall in love with me 
But I'm giving it a shot because I'm desperate and I'm lonely 

I want the movie 
Let's be the movie 
Let's have that sparkling seamless 
Happy ending 

Just tell me you like me 
Just give me a week of your time 
And then you can brush me off if you'd like 

Just tell me you like me 
Just give me a week of your time 
And then you can crush me and move on with your life 

Cause you don't feel how I feel 
And you'll never feel how I feel 
You're in bed asleep and I can't sleep at night 

You don't feel how I feel 
And you'll never feel how I feel 
You're in bed asleep and I can't sleep at night 

I miss having someone there to talk to me at night 
Keep my mind off things so I could fall asleep 
I'll always miss every girl that ever did 
And despise the long nights that by their absence end in sunrise 

Just tell me you like me 
Just tell me you like me 
Just tell me you like me 
Just tell me you like me 
Just tell me you like me 
Just give me a week of your time 
Just tell me you like me 
Just give me a week of your time 

And for a week I'll think I matter 
And for a week I'll feel fine 
And for a week I'll think I matter 
And for a week I'll feel fine

Let's call This One Heartbreak

I can stand here 
And wait for you 
To give me everything 
I've always wanted you to 
But I'd be waiting for nothing 
I know you're never coming 
That's just something you wouldn't do 

I've heard this before 
You're so inconsistent 
Just like the rest of them 
Are you lying just to see if it works 
Are you lying just to see if it hurts 
Are you trying to get in my head cause it worked 
I'll give you 
One more week 
And if you don't talk to me 
I'll get the hint 

I can lay here and take your blows 
Another kick in the head but you don't even know 
That you're leaving me waking with these black eyes and bruises beneath my skin 
Can't you see what you're doing 

I've heard this before 
You're so inconsistent 
Just like the rest of them 
Are you lying just to see if it works 
Are you lying just to see if it hurts 
Are you trying to get in my head cause it worked 
I'll give you 
One more week 
And if you don't talk to me 
I'll get the hint 

And you don't even know that you're singing along to a song that's about you 
And you don't even know that you're singing along to a song that's about you

Inconsistent

The four of us over five years 
Whittled down to two 
And the years they were relentless 
As they wore me through and through 
And now my inspiration's left thin 
While these headaches are getting thicker 
And I've been taking my prescription 
But I swear I keep getting sicker 

So doctor doctor 
What do you say when 
The codeine and butalbital 
Don't take the pain away 
Sure they've been helping with the headaches 
And that's helping me get to sleep 
But there's no cure out there for heartache 
And everybody leaves 

The four of us over five years 
Whittled down to two 
And I checked my math and it just doesn't add up 
(No it doesn't add up) 
No it doesn't add up without you 
And I can't tell if I'm angry or just depressed 
Cause I've been worse for less 
Yeah I've been worse for less 

So doctor doctor 
What do you say when 
The codeine and barbiturates 
Don't take the pain away 
Sure they've been helping with the headaches 
And that's helping me get to sleep 
But there's no cure out there for heartache 
And everybody leaves 

So Johnny we're sorry cause 

We had something golden but we let it rust 
We had something golden but we let it rust 
We had something golden but we let it rust 

We had something golden but we let it rust

Stay Golden

You make me feel like I'm not so alone 
I was desperate for shelter so I made you my home 
But now I'm 
(Home alone 
Home alone) 
Guess you had somewhere to go 
Thanks for letting me know 

And if you're just like everybody else 
Then I don't think I can live with myself 
Knowing no matter how hard I try there's always someone else 
And I can't get this taste of second place out of my mouth 

I don't think I can handle someone letting me down 
I can't keep picking myself up off of the ground 
So I'll just lay here for the rest of the week 
(Maybe two) 
How bout we make it three 

And if you're just like everybody else 
Then I don't think I can live with myself 
Knowing no matter how I try there's always someone else 
And I can't get this taste of second place out of my mouth 

So tell me that you're different 
And tell me that you're worth it 
Tell me that you're everything I've ever wanted 
Tell me we'd be perfect 
And promise me you mean it 
Tell me that I'm all you think about at night 
Tell me that you're there 
And tell me that you care 
Tell me not to be scared anymore 
Cause you won't leave my heart sore 
Or its strings tore 
Or leave me waiting at your door

SS :)

Jake_the_Snake