Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[rhythmic acoustic guitar strumming]
[Verse 1]
[male tenor vocals]
Nobody dares though
Stand up and look down, stand down
If you might try, but you should see
It's all what you need
It's all what you need
[Chorus]
Don't be the one
Don't be the one who fails
Don't be the one who can't win at all
(Tells)
Don't be the one
Who disappears in the middle of the night
I know your cigarettes were low
There's a carton under the bedside
[Bridge]
[vocals become more strained and powerful]
No, no, no one knows, knows
How it hurts us so
No, no, no, no
No one knows how it hurts us so
I thought I could be the danger
I'd bring something just for you
Oh, oh
[Chorus]
[strumming intensity increases]
Don't be the one
Who shoots himself and disappears under the ground
Don't be the one
Who can't conquer the mystery of love
Don't be the one
No
Don't be the one
Oh, don't be the one
[Outro]
Don't be the one
Don't be the one
No
Don't be the one
Oh, don't be the one
[Outro]
Don't be the one
Give up now and stand down
Don't be the one
Don't be the one
Don't be the one
Oh, don't be the one
[Outro]
Don't be the one
Give up now and stand down
Don't be the one
Don't be the one
Some might try and can't stand up
Everything feels wrong
No matter what you say
It hurts all the way
You don't care to carry it all
Don't be the one
Oh, don't be the one
[guitar strumming fades]