Verse 1
When the night is young, I pop a top on a cold one
and there aint no one, gonna drag me away.
I turn off the phone don't wanna hear from anyone
I'm, chain smoking melodies, and playin to an audience of none.

None of the bills are gonna phase me, when I
hear the band play and I get all hazy

And suddenly I remember all these things left unaddressed
I said I would call but if you know me at all
I doubt you been holdin your breath...

Chorus
I been tied up livin the dream..
Aint no distraction gonna keep me from my main thing.
I been with these boys all night..
Tryin to make this guitar sing..
You know I'm tied up..livin the dream.

Verse 2
When the night is done, and my head is none.
I see my silhouette in the company of no one.
Got me an ashtray full of throw away ideas
I got a, lighthead from gravity
and Im playin to an audience of
One man, One life, One finger held high
You know I get swept away
(and time just crept away)
BUt then..

suddenly I remember all these things left unaddressed
I said I would call but if you know me at all
I doubt you been holdin your breath...

CHorus
I been tied up livin the dream..
Aint no distraction gonna keep me from my main thing.
I been with these boys all night..
Tryin to make this guitar sing..
You know I'm tied up..livin the dream


The Dream

Verse 1
Dig a little deeper..your almost there
Push a little harder..she almost cares.
Dont stop now..your doing everything right.
She needs this, more than you know.
Especially tonight..

Chorus
She already knows the words to the song
Before she hears it sang outloud
She already wants to sing along
And she starts to remember why she came..


Verse 2
Standin in the mirrow.She hates what she see's
But she's alot more beautiful..thand she's like to believe
She fakes a smile..And she steps into the light..
She's anxious, but holdin on tight.. Searchin for life..

Chorus
She already knows the words to the song
Before she hears it sang outloud
She already wants to sing along
And she starts to remember why she came..


she........ Already knows..

She........ Already knows..


She Already Knows

Verse 1
Aint been tryin my hardest lately.
Had my eyes on someone new
Did not mean to make you hate me.
But you know I have to see this through.

You say, you just can't see it my way
But its's just another shade of gray
Just another way to say
Catch you on the flipside some day.

Chorus
It's all in the letter.  
The reasons that I'm leaving
as best as I could put it into words.

hope it finds you doin better..
You know I finally found the words..

And they're all in the letter.

Verse 2
If felt so right, for so long
Then the day turns into night
and it fades until its gone.
I wish I could say that it aint you 
but it aint me
Baby maybe someday, now I hear her calling me

All i wanna do is feel it from the inside
and let it get me so how
that i cant deny it.
I never wanted you to feel like it was all in vain
Im forever changed...

Chorus
It's all in the letter.  
The reasons that I'm leaving
as best as I could put it into words.

hope it finds you doin better..
You know I finally found the words..

And they're all in the letter.

Chorus
She'd make me stay if I would let her..
YOu know i finally found the words..
and they're all in the letter.

The Letter

Verse 1
(matt)
Hey you, in the mirror
I get the feeling, you might see me
But you can't hear me screamnin..

Im so aggravated, 
I can't push this pen across the paper
and I hate it.

Hey hey, reflection, see you move 
the way i move, but can you see the things that i see..
I'm wondering, 

Chorus
which ones the real.. me..
Just turn around and leave...

There's nothin here to see...

Verse 2
(matt)
Mr. Apathy  poor one more for me
We can talk about the good things and the bad things
that we've seen
(bodie)
Something strong to kill the pain
when all is lost and nothing gained
Before the needle hits the vein

Chorus
before there's nothing left to.seee
before i crumble into... mee

Verse 2
(bodie)
Hey there deceiver, its the man behind the mask
Im just a tragic recreation of the past
It's worse than you imagine, oh empty hander
you come to me with questions, but you know I keep the anwers

Chorus
Just out of your...reach..
What a tangled web we weave...

Outro
Every truth. Every Lie. when I laugh. When I cry.
When there's still hope in my eyes.. then its gone. X2

Every truth. Every Lie. Every laugh. Every Cry.
When there's still hope in my eyes.. then its gone.

Every truth. Every Lie. Everything. Everytime.













Hey You (live)

Verse
You know I hate that, people think that
They mistake that, handout for a paycheck
Men breaking their back trying to make that
How you gonna take it and smile..

You see a real man does what he can
Cause he cant chance comin up short
Havin no plans...Who you gonna turn to
When everybody wants to leave you behind

What kinda man child's makin no moves
While another man's feedin his kids payin his dues
What's it gonna come to..
When there aint nobody towin the line..

Chorus
Oh oh oh..  who you gonna turn to then..
Oh oh oh..  Who you gonna turn to..turn to..then.


(Repeats First Verse)

Outro
I wanna see you suffer, I wanna see you hurt
I wanna see you hungry, I wanna see you work
I wanna see those things that I pay for everyday stripped away....

Man-Child

Verse 1
I been waitin on my baby for too long
Sometimes playin round, can turn into a battle ground
And shots fired...
I picked a fight again
Hope it don't last all into the night again.
Somebody call 911 looks like we got a situation..
She got me feelin feelings that i cant overcome
But let me tell you one thing baby.
and thats for sure.
YOur the only one can save me, so rest assured.


Chorus
That I..aint goin nowhere
no matter how many shots you fire.
You got me on the line and Ohhh
I need to testify..

Ya lemme tell ya one time.. I... aint goin nowhere.

Verse 2
Man...down
Can we try again, can we call a treuce i say your right again
but no no it's shots fired..now im fallin apart again
She shoot me down in a minute and somehow..
she steal my hear again.
I can tell ya one thing baby
and thats for sure
Your the only one can save me, so rest assured

Chorus
That I..aint goin nowhere
no matter how many shots you fire.
You got me on the line and Ohhh
I need to testify..

Sometimes I hear your voice, and it's calling me..


All of those lonely nights
Without you, I try to keep it together baby
But you know I come unglued..
Lemme tell you one time..one time..
Lemme tell you all about what Im feeling inside..

I thought I heard a rap tap tappin on my window..
but it was just the wind blow..

Chorus

Wait wait..waitin on my baby..X3
Baby I been waitin on you....


Shots Fired

Verse 1
Woke up to, me and you
Fresh new batch of sunshine baking
You and me, we're instantly
Caught up in some kind of crazy conversation

I dont care, where we go, what we do
As long as I'm with you
It's so strange, everytime
That you smile...

Chorus
Something gives way..
Something says hold on as if it's your last day alive.
Something says run..
Tells me to cross any distance to have one last look in those eyes.

THis is, my song, to you...
And you know who you are...

Verse 2
Every laugh, and every smile
Life can be a little stranger than fiction sometimes.

Every day..in every way..
Some might say that lifes a complicated bed that we made.

I dont care, where we go, what we do
As long as I'm with you
It's so strange, everytime
That you smile...

Chorus
Chorus
Something gives way..
Something says hold on as if it's your last day alive.
Something says run..
Tells me to cross any distance to have one last look in those eyes.

Outro
Still a ways, there's still miles to go and it's still the same
Girl I love you more each and everyday
We can leave this world and just steal away.....




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