Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar, steady kick drum]
[Verse 1]
[breathy male vocals]
Sipping on some life
Wondering what my odds are like
Sing out in keys unrecognizable
I know you, I do
I know [vocal strain]
[Chorus]
[distorted electric guitar enters, full drum kit with heavy crash cymbals]
Pick up your hands while you sit on the ledge
To many a man fought to keep
But as when spread where you lay your head
Terrible to think
We adored when the country was born
So brave, so true
I don't know why I didn't say what I meant
I don't know why I didn't say what I meant
Oh, I don't know why I didn't say what I meant
[Instrumental Break]
[acoustic guitar strumming, electric guitar lead melody, driving drums]
[Verse 2]
[drums drop to kick and snare only]
Joey's wore a hat
And she's all that
Stole a piece of gum to chew
Thought about the distance of it
As it disappeared in the rearview
Wherever you lay your head
[Chorus]
[full band re-enters, high-energy]
But as when spread
Now you can say
I love the way you say
One sacrifice
Oh, our journey we're on
Only came out the other side
Someone
But the band just played again
And they're always there in moments past
I just want to see you walk by
Blue sweater, Calvin's on
Oh, let's sing that same song
Let's sing that same song
[Outro]
[acoustic guitar strumming, drums fading]
Don't tell nobody
That you're nobody too
Step up your doubt and throw away your own
Your fears wrong, your ways wrong
Turn down your own
Your fears wrong, your ways wrong