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Not My Van: a Disclaimer
02:19
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I care too much about what everybody thinks,
But I don't think enough about the things that I say.
I've hurt a lot of people that I love so much,
And I know that I don't tell them enough.
Secrets don't make friends, but friends make secrets,
And I've never been good at keeping my mouth shut...
Exchanging honesty for a lack of empathy,
Discovering the problem is me.
And when you call me out, I
Will always listen, but I
Forget to recognize
I'm not the only person in my,
In my life...
I know I've got the reputation of a person
Who always seems to make the same mistakes over &
Over again - it's all in my head.
Oh, no, the words are coming out all wrong.
You want to offer me a piece of advice,
But I think that you should know that my head's not on right.
I've broken all the rules and made myself a fool,
And everybody that I love is gone.
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2. |
...And She Gave Me A Pen
02:38
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You don't want to fall in love again
Cause you are scared of how it all will end.
So let's not let ourselves get too far,
Let ourselves get too far ahead.
Is it broken? Is it fixed?
Is it all just on the mend?
C’mon just help me understand.
Is there something I could say
To make it all just go away?
Please just let me take your pain.
We take ourselves way too seriously
When we talk about what we should be.
And maybe it's too late, but I don't know why
"Goodnight" should ever have to be goodbye.
Giving up is giving in,
And I can't do that again.
C’mon, you've got to understand.
This isn't nothing;
This is something,
And I understand you're scared,
But you did not beat me there.
This isn't nothing.
This is something.
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Maybe in another life
I could make you happy.
Maybe in another life
You'd understand.
Maybe some other night
I won't be so sappy.
Maybe some other night
I could hold your hand.
But you won't ever see what I see,
No, you've got your man.
You won't ever see what I see.
You won't understand.
Maybe in another life
This won't be so painful.
Maybe in another life
You'd hear me scream,
"Maybe some other night
This wont be so dreadful...
Maybe some other night
He could be me."
But you won't ever see what I see,
No, you've got your man.
You won't ever see what I see.
You won't understand.
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4. |
"Crushes Are Hard"
01:23
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Making out in your car,
Doing drugs with the stars,
Figuring out that we know nothing at all.
Baby, we're moving fast.
Drive away from the past.
Not in a hurry, but my time with you's been the best.
I want to hold you again,
Leave kisses on your head,
Promise you everything and make sure you're happy again.
Don't want to leave you now,
Cause I don't know how
To say goodbye to you and not think that this is the end.
And when I wake up soon,
WIll it be next to you?
Or will it all just be a dream that I had?
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5. |
Long Minnesota Goodbye
04:52
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I:
I don't know what you want me to say.
I messed up.
I'm not very good with my feelings.
I don't wanna hang out with you,
No, I don't wanna give you the wrong idea if that's cool.
Oh, I don't care if it's not.
But I don't wanna know who you're sleeping with.
Tell me about your day like I give a shit.
But you should know I'll never tell you this
Cause I'm just too nice,
So please show me the boy you kissed.
Oh, I hate his guts.
I'll never tell you this.
I'll never tell you this.
So we've gotten to the point when it feels like
Things are forced, and nothing feels alright.
And that's alright.
Just cause I don't want to make out with you
When we say goodbye, it doesn't make it true.
It doesn't mean we're through.
But I don't wanna know who you're sleeping with.
Tell me about your day like I give a shit.
But you should know I'll never tell you this
Cause I'm just too nice,
So please show me the girl you kissed.
Oh, I hate her guts.
I'll never tell you this.
I'll never tell you this.
II:
No, I won't say goodbye so soon.
No, I can't say goodbye to you.
No, I won't say goodbye so soon.
No, I can't say - no, I won't say -
No, I can't say goodbye so soon.
No, I won't say goodbye to you.
No, I can't say - no, I won't say -
That I can't stay.
III:
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6. |
You
04:50
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You mean everything, and I'm not,
I'm not worth my weight in pocket change,
So pull me up out of this.
Cause lately, lately I'm a mess.
If I break, say you'll stay
With me when I break.
Let's go, let's go far away.
Bus fare with pocket change.
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7. |
Interlude
02:03
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I miss you, your toothy grin,
And the way your hair curls in the wind,
But home isn't home when I'm away from you...
Baby, I'm your lady.
We've got five of seven days left,
And I know we're trying to quit those cigarettes,
But the smell of smoke makes me feel a little closer to you, baby,
To you, baby.
I can't sleep when I don't have your legs to wrap around,
So in the meantime, I'll hold this nicotine buzz close.
Yeah, I'll lay my head right on your chest,
And all these worries will rest;
They'll leave with all the evening spent not by your side,
And I'll breathe you in again.
I can't sleep when I don't have your legs to wrap around.
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8. |
'91
03:57
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Okay, I'm sorry.
I can't blame this all on you,
But, honestly, baby,
I still don't think that I was wrong,
And maybe, maybe that's my problem...
I guess I get it from my mom.
I've got quarters on next turn,
Solve all our problems on Street Fighter 2.
Are we just friends or could we be something?
Could we be something soon?
Am I wasting your time?
Oh, are you wasting mine?
Either way I don't mind
Cause it feels alright.
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9. |
I
03:25
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I know I'm not the only one to have my heart break.
I know some things just take this long.
I guess I'll just wait.
You think we've got it figured out?
Oh, no, we don't know what life and love is all about,
But we think so.
I know that I am not the one you would expect.
No, how could we ever know it could be so perfect?
Nothing ever works out, and everything always falls apart,
But not this time.
Not this time.
Sometimes I don't know what to do when you're not here.
I look around - I look for you - but you disappear.
I scream and shout, I yell your name. Oh, please don't go.
I know that you would do the same, oh, no. No,
I know that I am not the one you would expect.
No, how could we ever know it could be so perfect?
Nothing ever works out, and everything always falls apart,
But not this time.
Not this time.
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10. |
Lately
04:46
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Lately, you're always on my mind,
But I can't help but feel like a waste of time
Cause I'm selfish, and my words don't come out right.
I'm broken, but somehow right now I'm fine.
I've been staring at a wall.
I've been talking to myself.
I'm not so empty after all,
And that all that I've got left.
I get so anxious when you call,
And it never seems to end,
And it goes on,
And it goes on.
And I've started, started taking my first steps
To fix this, to fix this bloody mess
That I've made. You won't speak to me right now.
I hope you're okay. Darling we all have our doubts.
I've been staring at a wall.
I've been talking to myself.
I'm not so empty after all,
And that all that I've got left.
I get so anxious when you call,
And it never seems to end,
And it goes on,
And it goes on.
Well, I don't want to lay awake,
But I do so anyways
Cause it's just so hard to believe
That you'd ever want to stay,
But when I listen to myself,
What do I really have to say?
And it won't stop.
No, it won't stop.
And I know now that there's nothing wrong with me
Because right now, I'm all that I can be.
So focused on being someone else
That you forget what it's like to be yourself.
I've been staring at a wall.
I've been talking to myself.
I'm not so empty after all,
And that all that I've got left.
I get so anxious when you call,
And it never seems to end,
And it goes on,
And it goes on.
Well, I don't want to lay awake,
But I do so anyways
Cause it's just so hard to believe
That you'd ever want to stay,
But when I listen to myself,
What do I really have to say?
And it won't stop.
No, it won't stop.
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11. |
Cool 4 You
02:58
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I am such a sucker for ya, pretty girl.
Don't know what I'm supposed to say
Whenever I'm around you.
Looking like a fool and tripping on my words
When I'm just trying to look cool for you.
Losing track of days cause I'm living by the hour,
Always counting down the seconds
Until you'll be around again.
Keeping to myself when I'm out late with my friends
Cause I just can't get you out of my head.
Don't know what I'm supposed to do
Now that I'm laying next to you.
Hands are clammy and cold,
And I'm a little too stoned.
And I'm shaking in my skin
Just waiting for it to begin.
It's gonna be good, whatever comes of it.
Wasted all my time on people who don't give a shit.
Won't invest too much emotion into anything at all.
I am such a sucker every time you come around,
Waking up at 3 to answer your phone call.
You just need some time alone.
Well, everybody comes around.
You just need a second to figure it all out.
I've spent all this time just trying to be cool for you.
Know that it's all over,
Don't know what it's about.
Don't know what I'm supposed to do
When I'm not laying next to you.
I'm a little too stoned
To be this alone.
And I'm shaking in my skin
Just waiting for it all to end.
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