Good Old War Album

I found a letter in the mailbox today
And I said, "thank you for your thoughts, but I'm done."
I said that I would never build this up right here
And he said, "that's why I can't work with you son."

But I can't let this go I'm on my way
You can only hold my diamond ring
But I'll go crawling back to the city I love
Cause it's already taken everything

I'm going to Coney Island have myself a dog
And reminisce why I still hate it here
It's all these people with their cotton candy eyes
It's so sweet, now put the train in gear

But I can't let this go I'm on my way
You can only hold my diamond ring
But I'll go crawling back to the city I love
Cause it's already taken everything

The ground is swallowing my options full release
And if it rains they might just disappear
I counted 27 birds up there today
I'm thinking that's why I still love it here
I'm thinking that's why I still love it here

But I can't let this go I'm on my way
You can only hold my diamond ring
But I'll go crawling back to the city I love
Cause it's already taken everything
Cause it's already taken everything

Looking out my front door
in the morning
I see the light
Afternoon I'm
in the backyard
passing the time
And when I've said
goodbye to sunshine
I call on some of my friends
See you soon
under the moonlight
And something's moving
outside of my house
in the night
It could be the whistle of the breeze
or some wildlife
but we are alright
Drinking our tea
tucked in the bed sheets
I'll dream in melody
How about you?
What will you do?
Oh, maybe
mother and father
still see the light
But when they can't
sit in the sunshine
they call on each other
See you soon
under the moon
I'll see you soon
under the moonlight

Ohhh Paul
I am watching across the ocean
I won't fall
The ice is evaporating still

I'm just looking for shelter
You're just holding my hand if I hold you
You don't have to belong here
We'll just know when it's right
We'll just know when it's right
When it's right

Ohhh girl
You're already a picture of my will
You're my girl
Can we try to be here just for awhile

I'm just looking for shelter
You're just holding my hand if I hold you
You don't have to belong here
We'll just know when it's right
We'll just know when it's right
When it's right

Break the ocean into two and I'll know what to do
Bring me closer to you and I'll know what to do

I'm just looking for shelter
You're just holding my hand if I hold you
You don't have to belong here
We'll just know when it's right
We'll just know when it's right
We'll just know when it's right
We'll just know when it's right

Let the music
breathe upon my face
every step of the way
through the anguish I make
Like the rest I made
I'm seeing you as clear and blue
like lovers do
and you should too

I'm not playing a game with you
to show that I can get ahead
Just like any weak man would do
when he's losing

When life's confusing way to bring you down
has got you pissing yourself
while you're thinking out loud
Try and figure out
the best approach to being true
like lovers do
and you should, you should too

I'm not playing a game with you
to show that I can get ahead
Just like any weak man would do
when he's losing

You can't just give it all away
This is all we have saved
There is nothing here between us
This is not what we had planned
There is so much more
Got nothing without each other
We've got nothing

I'm not playing a game with you
to show that I can get ahead
Just like any weak man would do
when he's losing...

In dreams our love has been redrawn
It shoots up over me then the image is gone
When I tried to follow you all the way home
You stopped to tell me you want to be alone
And there's nothing you can hide
Alright

And if I'm not for you then I will know
There's nothing I can do
If I'm not for you

Well there's no sense in staying
You try and force these things
They end up breaking
How are you gonna live with me on your back?
Oh it's getting close, it's getting close to that
And there's nothing you can hide
Alright

And if I'm not for you then I will know
When I am talking to you
If doubt is breaking through your brow
I will know
There's nothing I can do

I'm not for you

I thought I'd learned to behave
but I don't feel I'm acting my age
Once in a while
And though things may not be the same
you have helped me feel no pain
all of my life

I wanted to say
to you
We've come a long, long way
There's so much to say
Still have a long, long way

You've seen me at my worst
and I've seen you in the reverse
We are equal
And no matter what happens from here
no matter where life ends, my dear
I will be grateful

I wanted to say
to you
We've come a long, long way
There's so much to say
We've come a long, long way

(La la la la la la)

I thought I'd learned to behave
but I don't feel I'm acting my age
Once in a while
And no matter what happens from here
no matter where life ends, my dear
I will be grateful

I wanted to say
to you
We've come a long, long way
There's so much to say
We've come a long, long way

(Oo ah)

There's no reason
to be spending all my money on you
when you don't even want to talk

I just don't get it
I just don't get it
I want to be around, you know?
But you're making it too hard
I get no time with you honey
You're always busy
I give all of mine to you honey
but you're always busy

I come home from work
and you haven't gotten out of bed yet

You just don't get it
You just don't get it
I want to be around, you know?
But you're making it too hard
I get no time with you honey
You're always busy
I give all of mine to you honey
but you're always busy

I want to be around, you know?
But you're making it too hard
I get no time with you honey
You're always busy
I give all of mine to you honey
but you're watching TV

I give all my time to you honey
All my time
I give all of mine to you honey
But you got no time for me

You're gone, so I worry about nothing else
You're eyes, destroy me everytime I think
I go, as far as I can get to still stay close

To see you if you've changed
I'm the same
That's what's wrong
(That's what's wrong)
That's what's wrong

I said, "I've got to just get on with this"
You are, the only thing I think about
But I left, as far as I can get to still stay close

To see you if you've changed
I'm the same
That's what's wrong
(That's what's wrong)
That's what's wrong

Come and see
There's nothing going on
There's nothing going on with me
I've come and seen
There's nothing going on
There's nothing going on with me

One time, I drove around your neighborhood
I passed, to see if any lights were on

To see you if you've changed
I'm the same
That's what's wrong
That's what's wrong
That's what's wrong
That's what's wrong

I've been chasing you around
When I go up, you're down
I'm tired of fooling around
Hope you're life is better now

You want to run from...
I can't give up on...
all of my dreams
Hope they don't leave me too
How long will it take?

I already said, "I do"
I liked myself with you
but you think it's worthless for whatever reasons

All of my friends
Hope they don't leave me too
How long will it take
for you

I have been here
and you've done what you want
Call if you want to
hide when you don't
I don't care

All of your dreams
Hope they don't leave you too
And when no one else sees
I see only you
How long will it take?

There's a hole (hole) in this story (in the story)
There is something (something) that I haven't seen (that I haven't seen)
And for now, you want to keep it to yourself

But if you're lonely (lonely)
Tell me (tell me), tell me (tell me)

I know the way you look
You don't want to say what you're thinking
You're eyes, they start to roll when you're holding back
And I used to blame myself
but there must be other serious reasons
why the devil's in your voice when you start to laugh

There's a hole (hole) in this story (in the story)
There is something (something) that I haven't seen (that I haven't seen)
And for now, you want to keep it to yourself

But if you're lonely (lonely)
Tell me (tell me), tell me (tell me)

I have tried and tried
I still cannot find any good sleep
Did you think that I would go on not noticing?
Your intentions are too sweet
but you don't want to listen to me
Would you rather us complete this misery?

There's a hole (hole) in this story (in the story)
There is something (something) that I haven't seen (that I haven't seen)
And for now, you want to keep it to yourself

But if you're lonely (lonely)
Tell me (tell me), tell me (tell me)
If you're lonely
Tell me, tell me

I...
I am so like window in your life
I stay so open
and some days, I'm as close as i can get
When you say I love you

That's right
That's right
I'm gonna stay awake for you

My home, my only way to be alone
My home, so quiet
That noise is like 1,000 flying birds
It's so loud, I'm shut down

That's right
That's right
I'm gonna stay awake for you

I...
I tried so hard
I wanted nothing
Some time to think
Some time alone
There's nothing wrong with being so quiet
There's nothing wrong
You're never frightened

That's right
That's right
I'm gonna stay awake for you

I never want to leave when I do
I never want to leave when I do
Every time I leave, you cry
"Stay by my side"

Oh baby, you should know I trust you
And baby, you should know I'll miss you
But every time you leave, I cry
"Stay by my side"

Just because I've gone away
Doesn't mean I'll be gone forever
There's a point in our love
From across the world

I never want to leave when I do
(Don't walk away)
I never want to leave when I do
(Stay with me)
Every time I leave, you cry
"Stay by my side"