The 88

With the cops on your lips it's a holy routine
If you'd stop all your trips you could see what I mean
I forgot not to slip 'bout you're under 18
You had it in your hands, had it in your hands
You had it in your hands, had it in your hands
your hands, oh oh hoo

Leave it up to me
It's a known disease
Keep it in your fleece
Don't worry about the custom police, don't
I'll tell you just how good it can be, this lazy summer

But you got no relief from the pain in your head
And it's hollow and greased and it says that you're dead
But you make fun and tease and the things that you said
They always stab your back, always stab your back...
They always stab your back, always stab your back
Your back, oh ho hoo

Leave it up to me
It's a known disease
Keep it in your fleece
Don't worry about the custom police, don't
I'll tell you just how good it can be, this lazy summer

They always stab your back, always stab your back...
They always stab your back, always stab your back
Your back, ouh ho hoo

Leave it up to me
It's a known disease
Keep it in your fleece
Don't worry about the custom police, don't
I'll tell you just how good it can be, this lazy summer

Leave it up to me
It's a known disease
Keep it in your fleece
Don't worry about the custom police, don't
I'll tell you just how good it can be
And I've been holding out for love ever since I had a heart

When you were young
What did you dream?
What did you love?
What would you be?

A rush from your head...
Down to your feet
And everything stopped.

And you wanted it
So much.
You said you needed it
So much.
But then you hated it
So much.
You said you took it down
You took it now
You wanna go back to those bad days
Cryin like youve never been hurt
Waitin for the next drug

Oh Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh Ohh-oh

You said youll never be hurt

Oh Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Ah ah ah

Under your coat
Under your sleeves
Now youre a ghost
Nobody sees

You lay down your head
But youll never sleep
Youll never forget...

How you wanted it
So much.
You said you needed it
So much.
But then you hated it
So much.
You said you took it down
You took it now
You wanna go back to those bad days
Beatin on somebodys car
Waitin for the next drug

Oh Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh Ohh-oh

You said youd never be hurt
Cryin like youve never been hurt
Waitin for the next drug

Oh Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Ah ah ah

Now your shame is sticking out
It makes you wanna shout
Im so sorry
And you wanted it
So much.
You said you needed it
So much.
But then you hated it
So much.
You said you took it down
You took it now
You wanna go back to those bad days
Beatin on somebodys car
Waitin for the next drug

Oh Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh Ohh-oh

You said youd never be hurt
Cryin like youve never been hurt
Waitin for the next drug

Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh Ohh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh Ohh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Ah ah ah

When you were young
What did you dream?

Don?t you worry baby, I told you I was coming home.
I went into the back, fell between the cracks, all alone.
So when you say you did, well I say you didn?t.
When you roll your eyes, I think you?re kidding.
It?s a memory; that we could never be.
And it?s big and black, it?s stuck on your shoulder.
And it drags you down, it makes you feel older.
It?s a photograph, all that we never had.
It?s a lot (It?s a lot) A? 4

And it?s a cardboard box, stuck in a corner.
It?s your back wood talk, I?ll make it in tone.
It?s your funny ring. Midas is everything.
And it?s the call I made, when you were looking.
It?s the slack I gave, I read in a book.
It?s a magazine, all that you?ve never seen.
It?s a lot (It?s a lot) A? 3
It?s a lot

And it?s not what you thought
It?s a lot

Don?t you worry baby, I told you I was coming home.
I would never leave you there, waiting in your chair, all alone.
So when you say you did, well I say you didn?t.
When you roll your eyes, I think you?re kidding.
It?s a memory; All we could never be.
It?s a lot (It?s a lot) A? 7
It?s a lot
And it?s not what you thought
It?s a lot

Don?t you worry baby A? 6

Well it all began like a new routine
We were drunk, we were tired, we were sick, we were in between
And the jig was up when the sun went down
It was dark, it was mean, it was black, there was not a sound
And when the morning papers did not come
We shook our heads
We knew that we were done
And so we sat and prayed for just another try

Throw your babies in the water
Dah Dah Dah
Let your hair down like you used to
And tell all your sons and daughters
Dah Dah Dah
They don't have to grow up like you
They're not supposed to

Now the birds don't sing and the cars won't go
There's a lump in your throat
There's no songs on the radio
And the walls caved in, and the well went dry, and the mountain shook
And the people all wondered why
And in the morning I woke up to find there's someone here
There's someone in mind and so I hung my head and
And began to cry

Throw your babies in the water
Dah Dah Dah
Let your hair down like you used to
And tell all your sons and daughters
Dah Dah Dah
They don't have to grow up like you
They're not supposed to

Cradled whipped and mother's tongue
It's not hard to see what went wrong
If I told you once like I done told you twice,
You can beg you can kneel you can pray, you'll be sacrificed
And when the morning papers did not come
We shook our heads
We knew that we were done
And so we sat and prayed for just another try

Throw your babies in the water
Dah Dah Dah
Let your hair down like you used to
And tell all your sons and daughters
Dah Dah Dah
They don't have to grow up like you
They're not supposed to

Throw your babies in the water
Dah Dah Dah
Let your hair down like you used to
And tell all your sons and daughters
Dah Dah Dah
They don't have to grow up like you
They're not supposed to

Here I am, Its just so far to go
I had you in my sight, well then you turn out all the lights
I had a big idea, I was gonna let you know.
But my voice was strange. it changed before i let it go
But first you're so in love, then you're suffocated
But when you told me off. Well I was serenated

Im awake. let me know I'm nothing, stick around and show me up
Like you're with the one you love. Wait. Act like you don't know me. Stick around and show me up, like you're with the one you love

I see you out with him, and we go toe to toe
You broke my heart in half but still I couldn't help but laugh
Just when I thought I could. . never love you more
You said you'd rather see me dead, then at your door.
But first you're so in love, then you're suffocated

But when you told me off. Well I was serenated

Im awake. let me know I'm nothing, stick around and show me up
Like you're with the one you love. Wait. Act like you don't know me. Stick around and show me up like you're with the one you love

I should give you up, but I just can't get enough.

Just when I thought I could never love you more.
You said you'd rather see me dead then at your door.

Wait let me know I'm nothing, stick around and show me up, like you're with the one you love. Wait. Act like you don't know me. Stick around and show me up like you're with the one you love

Throw away the paper
And throw away the mail
Be bad if you wanna
Be prepared to feel
And all the expectations
I will never meet
Take you to the point
Of never believing
And you're tired of me

My love,

But there's no one here who loves you like I do
Thank god this much is true
Thank god this much is true
And there s no one here who knows just ..
How I feel
Thank god this much is real
Thank god this much is ..
Real and ..
Broken ..
Down ..

So put it all behind you
Where you cannot see
And if you're growing older
Don't forget me
Cause I will disappoint you
Just because I can
And I will bring you back
To all that you say when you wanna call me friend
And every time I show you
How this is gonna end

My love,

But there s no one here who loves you like I do
Thank god this much is true
Thank god this much is true
And there s no one here who knows just ..
How I feel
Thank god this much is real
Thank god this much is ..
Real and ..
Broken ..
Down ..

Cry if you wanna
Tear down the walls
But there s no one here who love you
Or who come each time you call
So throw away the paper
And throw away the mail
Be bad if you wanna
But be prepared to feel

But there's no one here who loves you like I do
Thank god this much is true
Thank god this much is true
And there s no one here who knows just ..
How I feel
Thank god this much is real
Thank god this much is ..
Real and ..
Broken ..
Down ..

Won't you be good to yourself
Don't you feel like coming home
It'll be good
It'll be like coming home

Blend all your days into weeks
Keep all your thoughts to yourself
It'll be good
It'll be like coming home

Because you need a place to stay
And I've been feeling dead since you went away
You better believe what I tell you cuz you're coming home

Won't you bring light to my day
Won't you be somebody new
It'll be good
It'll be like coming home

And tell me that you wanna be
With nobody else but me
It'll be good
It'll be like coming home

Because you need a place to stay
And I've been feeling dead since you went away
You better believe what I tell you cuz you're coming home

But oh, it's not a joke
It's got a butler, and a maid, and a stove
It's nothing new
It's up to you
And when I feel it
I hope you feel it too
Did you hear it
Yeah I heard it
And I think she's coming home to me

La la la la la la la...

Heavy is the heart
That reaches out in vain
And tears itself apart
And runs back for the same.

And many are the songs
That only go unheard.
But when our body's gone
We both will sing along
And we'll know every word.

And out in the yard
Hands will be shook
We'll laugh at all
The chances we took.

Yeah, you can wreck yourself
You can call me names
You can swear and say
I'm the one to blame.

You can raise your voice
You can roll your eyes
Honey I'll still love you
Anytime.

Cause there's no other place
That I would rather be
Cause when I look at you
You look right back at me.

So please don't be upset
And please don't be alarmed
We'll take it to the west
The place that I love best
And it'll be in your arms.

And out in the yard
Hands will be shook
We'll laugh at all
The chances we took.

And won't it be great
Yes, won't it be good
I will thank God
That wasn't so hard.

Yeah, you can wreck yourself
You can call me names
You can swear and say
I'm the one to blame.

You can raise your voice
You can roll your eyes
Honey I'll still love you
Anytime.

You can hate yourself
You can run and hide
Honey I'll still love you
Anytime.

Yeah, the earth can shake
And the rain can fall
But I won't be scared cause I...
Love, there's nothing you could
Ever do to get me to say goodbye.

Ahhhh
Ahhh ahhh ahhh
Ahhh ahhh ahhh

Yeah, you can wreck yourself
You can call me names
You can swear and say
I'm the one to blame.

You can raise your voice
You can roll your eyes
Honey I'll still love you
Anytime.

You can tell your friends
That I'm just a mess
You can stomp your feet
You can beat your chest.

You can hate yourself
You can run and hide
Honey I'll still love you
Anytime (x5)