Stroke 9

You're leaving me here, dear
Alone with all your letters
You're letting it go, no
Like innocence and feathers
You're putting it down
Sounds slipping into songs
You're leaving me here, dear
Alone with all my wrongs
You're pulling away
Pray you're making the right choice
You're pulling away
Stay and listen to my voice
To my voice

Sooner or later you will long
When you wake you will see
Sooner or later all the songs
That make you shake will be by me
Sooner or later all the throngs of feelings
We used to appreciate will come rushing back

You're thinking about
How you thought you knew me better
You're looking around town
And wondering how I met her
You're pulling away
Pray you're making the right choice
You're pulling away
Stay and listen to my voice
To my voice

Sooner or later all the throngs of feelings
we used to appreciate will come rushing back
When you wake you will see

Don't wake me as you leave
Don't make me believe I have a chance in hell
Don't tell me what I know too well
Don't wake me

As you're leaving me here, dear
Alone with all your letters
Don't let go of your innocence and feathers
Now I find every sound reminds me of our song
Since you left me here, dear
Alone with all my wrongs
With my wrongs

We met Monday night
Where my friend bartends
And always gives me drinks for free
I caught you starin
Were you comparing the guy youre talking with to me?
Then you said, "This place is dead"
"And this drink's going to my head (Take me home)"
I will if you chill
There's still time to kill and this night just started looking better

chorus:
She bought herself a guitar
She learned a few chords
She wrote me a song and it goes like this
Get out, Get dressed your just like the rest
There's only one thing your after
You're still the same self-centered bastard
Stay out all night with your shady friends
Just getting plastered ]
This relationship's just my latest disaster

(Now listen baby I gotta run)

I thought I was doing everything right
And givin her everything she needs
But I wake up one morning
And all that she left was a break- up note that reads,
"You don't
And you won't
Ever see my side thing" (oh come on)
I would
If I could
But everything that I thought was good was short of center

chorus

Our points of view will never meet
I'll always miss what's incomplete

Youre just like the rest
Youre just like the rest
Youre just like the rest
Youre just like the rest
Get out, Get dressed youre just like the rest
There's only one thing your after
You're still the same self-centered bastard
Stay out all night with your shady friends
Just getting plastered
This relationship's just my latest disaster

100 girls or maybe more
Who left me passed out on the floor
I know it might be wrong
I had to write this song
For a hundred girls and hundreds more

There was Katherine in Manhattan
Her mouth was always laughin'
She's always a distraction
'Cuz she always wants some action
At 1 she took me in a cab
2 in a Soho bar
3 she got real bad and jumped me in a subway car

These are Mary's voodoo ways
We would stay in bed for days
In an alligator haze
In her swampy Southern place
She broke me down on Bourbon Street
Curled up at her feet
As Mary flashed the parades
I fixed myself with hurricanes

100 girls or maybe more
Who left me passed out on the floor
I wish I heard you tell me
Make up your mind
Wake up
Make up your mind make up your mind

This is Daisy, this is crazy
Always telling me I'm lazy
Her endurance would amaze me
And her swearing didn't phase me
It was based upon a sweet lie
Like a butterfly she showed herself in many phases
And had a thing for public places
Late at night in Fenway Park
She led me naked through the dark
Daisy let me suffer there, smothered in my underwear

There was Alison and here's the thing
I thought that she was 17
She was 18 but looked 16
And told me she was 23
Valerie who hated money
Stuck me to the sheets with honey
Caroline from Amsterdam took off with some other band
Megan, Kim and the rest
I love you all and that's the test
If I wake up in time how will I make up my mind

You'll never know what happened to me
It's just one of those things
I was sitting by myself
And my thoughts started pouring out
Remember that time on our trip
You asked me where we were going
I said Barcelona
You said that's not what I meant
Maybe I'll never get it
I just don't think I'm like that
Don't like planning stuff out
It never happens that way

I'm like a vacuum bag That holds all that old dirt
Remember that time we found your mom's Valium and took it?

Don't hate me, don't regret me, don't ever forget me
Wherever you go, whatever you do, don't say I never loved you

That summer when we wore no shoes
And we danced on the Fourth of July
And we listened to your sister's records
And Frampton came alive
Even then you knew what you wanted
Even then I had no clue
I was just living in the moment
And the moment was all about you
Remember that time in LA
You asked we what we were doing
I said we're doing fine
You said here we go again

I'm like a vacuum bag
That holds all that old dirt
Remember that time we said we'd be together forever?

'Cause it matters to me
Can you hear me?
Everyday I ask the same thing

Will you ever know what happened to me?
It happens everyday
And you wonder what went on
It's there and then it's gone
Maybe I'm sentimental
And I start to reminisce
And every time I do
I still want to tell you this

You Instantly awakened my imagination
Old fashioned infatuation
I can be anything that you want me to be
And you can have me in every position that you dreamed
I know you've got a wild streak
You're a freak
You're alone in your bed with graphic images in your head

Let me do what I want to do with you
Let me tie you down pick you up and
Flip you all around
Let me tell you how sexy you are
As I'm going down on you in the car
If feeling this good is a sin
Let's do it all over again.

Just when I thought this might get boring
Wake me up in the morning by pouring
Honey on my body and licking it off
You're taking me to concerts and you're taking off your top
I know you've got a wild streak
You're a freak
Then you're back in our room with the bride and the groom

This is it
This is great
This is what I always wanted
Where do we go from here?
That's the question of the year
I think you're fine
I think you're hot
This is what I always dreamed of
The one thing I forgot
Was to get to know you

Another summer coming with the feeling it brings
Another reason to avoid all the permanent things
Before you know what time it is it's time to go
And reattach all the strings
But you got me going
So many places
You got to be knowing
What that look on my face is


I just can't wait
I just can't wait
I just can't wait for you to say
That you want me
That you want me
I just can't wait for you to say that you want me


Well you need sunlight for things to go right
It just takes a taste you know
And every single little bit of love that I spread is coming straight for you

Would it be all right to go out tonight?
It doesn't matter where we go
You're the only one that I want to be near
And try to get to know
Cause you got eyes that I would love to look through
A life that I can't wait to get in to


As long as I can see what you see
As long as it's what you believe
As long as I can see what you see
As long as it's what you believe


Feeling all alone in my little head again
Feels so good just to sit and take it in
Back home in my big bed again
You're gone and I'm spent
But wherever you are
I want to be
I can't stop thinking about what you did to me

Well I'm singing this song as loud as I can
As I drive too fast with my best friend
I don't wonder if you're wondering where I am
Cause I don't care if I ever see you again
Well I'm sick of being compared to what you had before
I'm sick of being what you don't want anymore
I'm sick of being used, bruised, and ignored
Because that's just not what friends are for

You were wrong
For me you were so wrong
I'd only come over to get it on
Well I've got to admit that it's time to move on

Don't give me shit, don't give me lip
Don't make me lose my grip on everything that I've known all along

Well I wasted two years trying to make you mine
Then I wasted two more as I missed every sign
That you weren't what you seemed like you were which is fine
Cause I don't know who I am most of the time
But what I do know I can't show for fear that I'll throw it away
Like every word that you say
Like all the things that you're saving for a rainy day
And all the times that you wouldn't have it any other way

Well it's the day before our last day together
We realize it wasn't meant to last
We used to think that it would be forever
But we never thought forever'd go this fast
And now we're singing this song as loud as we can
As we drive to fast again and again
I don't wonder cause now I know where we stand
And I don't care if I ever see you again

No one tastes like you
And no one wastes me with their words like you do
And no one can change my views
Like you do

Do you really think I wanted this to fail?
And do you really think this crazy world will get better
And do you really think this crazy world will get better

No one tastes like you
No one wastes me with their words like you do
And nothing between us is assumed
And no one can change the fact that I was sold on you

I'm the reject that you never accepted
I'm the reject that you always neglected
I'm the reject that you never accepted
Now I'm left wrecked and forever affected

There's nothing left to do
There's nothing left to say and no more to lose
I miss all the things you knew
There's no excuse

And now when I'm all alone
There's nothing else I can see
There's nothing else I can be anymore

Everyday something new comes my way
And helps me get through the past
Anyway, I can't say how long I've been away
But I feel at home at last
I'm aware there's something around me
Saving me, protecting me
That won't let me crash
Everyday something new comes my way
And I feel at home at last

Anywhere is everywhere and I don't care
As long as I can feel this is real I'm not scared to let you in
Everywhere is far from there and I don't care as long as this is real
When you're gone then I won't feel this good again.

Anytime I can't say what's on my mind
And remember how good things have been
I relax and reattach to the past
And we feel like one again
It erases all the care in our way
And we feel like one again

Feel this good again

Well she says she's got it figured it out
She thinks it's getting better
I don't believe this and I'm never gonna let her
Well she says she's strong
I say she's crazy
She says I'm wrong
And I say well maybe

When she's lying on the floor
And she can't take no more
She knows the word to this one

You lead the way
Away from here

Well there's a conversation
That's never gonna happen
It's about a relationship
And we're sitting there laughing
She thinks she's strong
Well I think she's crazy
She thinks I'm wrong
And I say well maybe

When she's lying on the floor
And she can't take no more
She knows the word to this one
I sympathize with what she's in
It's face the music time again
She looks to me to sing along

Can't change how
The feelings will be shown
Don't blame you
You're nervous on your own
Propose the worst and I'm the first in line
Despite the rest it's not a bad sign

That you mean the world to me
And the city and my soul disagree

Last time 'round fast
I'll see you on the way down
Life's a funny thing and you can't bring yourself to face it if you want to
Now I shake here
For your sake dear
I was raised and I was born here
I couldn't leave California if I tried to

Can't say now
Where I'm gonna go
When I figure it out
You'll be the first to know
Do you understand that it's out of these hands of mine
Despite our plans I've got to draw the line
to moonn6epnce from papayeverte

What's your story send it over to me
I'll take a look and see what there is to see
At least jot a few things down
Anything to let me know I'm in your head
And not on the ground
With the cigarette butts
From the mouths of all those little sluts that want me
I'm lying here with the negative thoughts running my brain
Over again look where I've been, feel me try, feel the sky
Feel that you're able
To do what it is you need to when

This city life is draggin
This city life is draggin us down
Don't push me
Don't push me
Don't push me
Anyway, well I can barely face the day

Is it already a quarter to ten?
How can I drag my body from this bed again
When I feel so heavy
From the weight of nothing
It's not about you as I said
Now it's a quarter to two, another night run through
Without connecting
To Anything

This city life is draggin us down

I'm already so far away from where I need to be
I'm already so far away

We move a mile a minute
Just to keep ourselves in it.
Now I think we've come to far not to win it
What is it?
If I wasn't here all of this shit would just go on anyway
If you weren't here
Everything would just go on anyway
That's what you learn
Why do you stay
When this city life is draggin us down

Well I know it's
It's a shame
A shame I can't show it
And I see it
I can see it now
But I'm so far below it
Don't wanna

Don't wanna talk about it
I say why not?
Don't wanna think about it
I say there's got to be some good reason
For your little black backpack
Up, smack, turnaround he's on his back
and
Don't wanna tango with you
I'd rather tangle with him
I think I'm gonna bash his head in
And this shouldn't concern you except that
Just don't expect to get your bloody black backpack back

And I can feel you
Yes I can
What about that don't you understand?
And I sense you
It's something sensual
But it's less than I planned
Don't wanna

Don't wanna talk about it
I say why not?
Don't wanna think about it
I say there's got to be some good reason
For your little black backpack
Up, smack, turnaround he's on his back
and
Don't wanna tango with you
I'd rather tangle with him
I think I'm gonna bash his head in
And this shouldn't concern you except that
Just don't expect to get your bloody black backpack back

You're trying to find a reason for the way you feel tonight
You're mind is lined with layers of lead
Have you heard one thing that I've said?

Don't wanna talk about it
I say why not?
Don't wanna think about it
I say there's got to be some good reason
For your little black backpack
Up, smack, turnaround he's on his back
and
Don't wanna tango with you
I'd rather tangle with him
I think I'm gonna bash his head in
And this shouldn't concern you except that
Just don't expect to get your bloody black backpack back
Don't wanna tango with you
I'd rather tangle with him
I think I'm gonna bash his head in
And this shouldn't concern you except that
Just don't expect to get your bloody black backpack back

This is the summer that'll never come
It's like someone's holding on to the tail of the sun
I wanna waste time and walk the line
From my beat routine to where I'm feeling alright
I can't hold out, I don't care about offending
The world's descending...

I know it's way too short, it rarely lasts too long
I'm just finding the floor, but when I look down it's gone

This is the way it should always be
I've never had the propensity to work, breed and die
I prefer to spend mine on the fly
The be'ers gotta be and the flee'ers gotta flee
But as for me, well... don't worry about me

I know it's way too short, it rarely lasts too long
I'm just finding the floor, but when I look down it's gone
I know it's way too short, it rarely lasts too long
I'm just finding the door but when I turn around
When I turn around it's gone

It seems like today I'm looking back
Well maybe tomorrow I'll see further
Than my little head allows me to
I'll be cruising then I'll crack
Oh something better happen to these feelings
That I'm going through

The fire flickers out
Making movies on her skin
And in the embers she remembers
all the places that she's been

Four-letter words fly from her mouth
She thinks she's breaking ground
Time takes its toll, she feels his soul
In everything around and I say

The way that you feel now
It's cool as long as I know
The way it's gonna be

Make it last, for an hour
we'll never feel this way again
Make it all that you want
and everything that I need

Make it last, make it last
Cause I'm not making you any promises
Make it last, make it last
Make the best of what you see

The booze reaches her blood
She forgets his name
The wood has turned to coal
but our desire feeds the flame

Will we surrender to the night
Or will our conscience win the fight
She won't regress, but can't confess
that everything's alright and I say

The way that you feel now
It's cool as long as I know
the way it's gonna be
It's gonna take more
Where we're gonna go

Make it last, for an hour
we'll never feel this way again
Make it all that you want
and everything that I need
Make it last, make it last
cause you're not making me any promises
Make it last, make it last
Make the best of what you see

You give to me what I need to see
You can't feed my imagination
You give to me what I need to see
It's a twisted fascination

It feels so good
to make it through the cold
but you know that he'll
close all the doors, just close 'em all
for the rest of time

Make it last, for an hour
we'll never feel this way again
Make it all that you want
and everything that I need
Make it last, make it last
cause you're not making me any promises
Make it last, make it last
Make the best of what you see

to moonn6pence from papayeverte




Sit still, take a trip into my eyes
You're unstable still to my suprise
Be honest but never catch my lies
Don't say you're the one who always tries

And don't say...
Really are you in this
'cause I can feel you pulling away
Not to mention all the things you'd never say

Now my visions gone to hell
I keep it in a box... with my memories
Don't bother with me... I can't take it
I'll be in the road with less a load
You're feeling used... a little bit confused

Don't say...
Really are you in thise
'cause I can feel you pulling away
Not to mention all the things you'd never say
So really are you in this
'cause I can feel you pulling away
Not to mention all the things you'd never say
The only thing that you really should say

More than a little bit confused about this 'n that
Can I have back all the things we lose
I'll be on the road with less of a load
You're feeling used again