He’s not bulletproof Don’t let him fool you His laugh is a lie He’s dying inside From the sticks and stones somebody threw Our tongues are like matches Our ears are like trees Our words are like sparks On dry summer leaves It doesn’t take much For the flames to rise And turn a soul […]
One year after the rings and a west coast honeymoon We are living in a rented house with a terrible view You’re finishing school and i’m writing songs We’ve got no money but our love is strong I’m gonna love you always Even on the not so sunny days Through the good and the bad
I’m ready to fall in love So what are you running from I’m what you’re looking for, quit looking for yourself I’m right behind you, while you’re looking somewhere else Would you turn, would you turn, would you turn around Would it be that hard to do If you turned, if you turned, if you
Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong Everything that should go right has gone wrong too Everything steady has now been shaken Now there is nothing for me to cling to Now there is nothing left in me to lose Now i am ready to see you waiting with open arms So would you
Every bit of history And every single breath we breathe Has led us here and brought us to our knees From carrying the curse we bear And praying that he’s heard our prayers To set us free Oh, set us free Cause we could never get back home with broken hearts So home has come
Does the sunrise somehow give you hope, Does a newborn baby stir something in your soul, And can a melody of a symphony inspire you, Inspire you. Look around, look around, Tell me can you see, All the wonder in the world, Is reason to believe, There is something more, A love we can’t ignore,
The fading sun, the rising moon Are fighting for the afternoon The day gives in, gives up its light The stars wake up, to keep the night And as you glory fill the sky, i wonder How could you Consider me So much more Than all i see Cause i am not Have never been
Well i live too loud and i talk too much But somehow i don’t see it as such Seems like what i love the most Is the sound of my own voice I pray my list and i say my piece I check you off but i’m incomplete Seems like what i’m missing most Is
Three months hope Hospital bed Fighting hard For every breath The doctor says There’s not much chance Mom breaks down once again And i don’t know how i’m supposed To see you standing here Somewhere in this mother’s tears She cries because her nightmare’s coming true Maybe my faith’s not that strong Jesus tell me
Some say we’ve all been searching for a god for years in vain And some say belief is just the easy way around our pain And sometimes i’d like to agree when they’re telling me that this is all an accident Cause it’s hard to let this heart believe when my mind is screaming out
So it all went wrong I started singing that sad, sad song So convinced that i was on my own But god i know That you won’t leave Guess i let it slip my memory Fast as i could count to 1 2 3 Forgetful me Whoa, whoa, here i go again Why do i
This city doesn’t sleep at night At ten o’clock it comes alive There’s 20 million people, then there’s me A taxi driver every day A lot of work, a little pay Just looking for a way to find some peace But finding peace Is way too hard When you’re looking in the dark So shine,