Jon McLaughlin Album

My debut is coming soon and you already know what I'm gonna do
You got my time on the dotted line but you show up invited
But before I sign it
Someone say I'm not making mistakes and please don't be fake
My debut comes today and my feelings have all run away.
With the man that I am but understand if I don't keep going
It just goes to show that
I've been beat by an industry that I've never seen

[Chorus:]
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me
Take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
Take it all, take it all
This is me

So the crowd gets quiet I start to play
And I think they're buying what I'm going to say
But to my defiance the music fades
And we all sit silent and I crawl back inside
Because it wasn't supposed to go this bad

[Chorus]

When you grow silent I start to fall
When you grow silent I start to fall . . .

[Chorus]

she loves her momma's lemonade
hates the sounds that goodbyes make
she prays one day she'll find someone to need her
she swears there's no difference between the lies and compliments
it's all the same if everybody leaves her

and all the magazines tells her she's not good enough
the pictures that she sees makes her cry

she would change everything, everything, just ask her
caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
she just needs someone to take her home

she's giving boys what they want
trying to act so nonchalant
afraid to see that she's lost her direction
she never stays the same for long
assuming that she'll get it wrong
perfect only in her imperfection

she's not a drama queen
she doesn't wanna feel this way
only 17 and tired, yeah

she would change everything for happy ever after
caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
she just needs someone to take her home

she's just the way she is
but no one's told her that's okay

she would change everything, everything, just ask her
caught in the in between of beautiful disaster

she would change everything for happy ever after
caught in the in between of beautiful disaster
she just needs someone to take her home
she just needs someone to take her home

still waters and heavy hearts,
and plans we made all fell apart,
disillusioned and lost in the grace
and how can we fix the heart when it breaks,
you don't know how much more you can take,

just give it time, it's gonna get better,
now is not forever at all,
just give it time and everything changes,
tomorrow comes today will be gone,
and everything is gonna be alright just give it time, give it time

quiet landslide that nobody knows,
regretted decisions that nobody chose,
under water, sinking fast
and no way out, no way to get back
what might have been is lost in the past

just give it time, it's gonna get better,
now is not forever at all,
just give it time and everything changes,
tomorrow comes today will be gone,
and everything is gonna be alright
just give it time

and the world your in
and still you give
it all fades out,
you reached the end
your giving in now, now

just give it time, it's gonna get better,
now is not forever at all,
just give it time and everything changes,
tomorrow comes today will be gone,
just give it time, it's gonna get better,
now is not forever at all,
just give it time and everything changes,
tomorrow comes today will be gone,
and everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright
just give it time, yea time

It's you to me
You're gentle face
Overdue, worth the wait
And out of my reach
But I'm reaching out for you
Me to the night
I say goodbye
The time is up
I fight the time
A needed award
I can't afford
A finished song
One more cord

And it's already in my mind
I'm in over my head inside
And it's already in my mind
Inside
Inside

Everyone's back
Hearts at war
With all the plans I had before
And I'm losing my grip
But, I'd lose it all for you
So I go driving all around
And I'm denying all the sounds that hit my ear
Drum the beat of a heart I can't defeat

And so it's already in my mind
I'm in over my head inside
And it's already in my mind
Inside
Inside

Already in
Already in

unexpected, understadement of the year and thats for sure,
who'd of thought that i'd be standing at your door,
it's just the way you say my name and it throws me,
and all the windows of my past are closing,
and everything that you see,

is for you from me,
i give it away so easily,
never stopped to look at whats behind,
for you from me,
and everything we want will be holding us together tonight, tonight

unexpected, im not used to chasing dreams and catching them,
all of a sudden i'm the winner in the end,
i'm used to every door i open closing,
always making sure i'm not supposing
i can't believe i'm really here

for you from me,
i give it away so easily,
never stopped to look at whats behind,
for you from me,
and everything we want will be holding us together tonight

and we will never fall,
we'll defy the laws of this world,
with new ones of our own,
that's the way i feel,
stupid but for real,
and all that i am is...

for you from me,
i give it away so easily,
never stopped to look at whats behind,
for you from me,
and everything we want will be holding us together tonight

for you from me,
i give it away so easily,
never stopped to look at whats behind,
for you from me,
and everything we want will be holding us together tonight, tonight

can you tell me how we got in this situation,
i can't seem to get you off my mind,
all these ups and downs,
they trip up our good intentions,
nobody said this was easy right?

after all we're only human,
always fighting what we're feeling,
hurt instead of healing,
after all we're only human,
is there any other reason why we stay instead of leavin' after all

can we get back to the point of this conversation,
when we saw things through each others eyes,
cause now all i see is ruin and devastation,
we all need some place we can hide inside and

after all we're only human,
always fighting what we're feeling,
hurt instead of healing,
after all we're only human,
is there any other reason why we stay instead of leavin'

i'm smart enought to know,
that life goes by,
and it leaves a trail of broken bones behind,
if you feel i'm letting go,
just give me time,
ill come running to your side,

can you tell me how we got in this situation,
i can't seem to get you off my mind cause

(x3)
after all we're only human,
always fighting what we're feeling,
hurt instead of healing,
after all we're only human,
is there any other reason why we stay instead of leavin' after all

any other reason
to stay instead of leavin'
after all, yeah

i'm glad i never lived next to the water,
so i could never get used to the beach,
and i'm glad i never grew up on a mountain,
to figure out how high the world could reach

i love the miles between me and the city,
where i quietly imagine every street,
and i'm glad i'm only picturing the moment,
i'm glad she never fell in love with me

for some the world's a treasure to discover,
and your scenery should never stay the same,
but they're trading in their dreams for explinations,
all in an attempt to entertain but

i love the miles between me and the city,
where i quietly imagine every street,
and i'm glad i'm only picturing the moment,
i'm glad she never fell in love with me

the trick of love's to never let it find you,
it's easy to get over missing out,
i know the how's and when's,
but now and then she's all i think about

i wonder how it feels to be famous,
but wonder is as far as i will go,
'cause ill probably lose myself in all the pictures,
and end up being someone i dont know,
so it's probably best i stay in Indiana,
just dreamin' of the world as it should be,
where every day is a battle to convince myself,
i'm glad she never fell in love with me

The pieces that are showing lead to the unknowing
Pieces of our lives taking up our time
Was it always how it is? Did history insist that everything we'd need
Would be everything we see?

(Chorus)
You'll never lose, never lose
before we go we all should know that
you'll never lose, never lose
before we go we all should know that

Carousel's around me and no one here has found me
I don't think you saw the parts that only are
I'm leaning on my instincts guide me to the meaning
Everything you said filling up my head

You'll never lose, never lose
Before we go we all should know that
You'll never lose, never lose
Before we go we all should know that

When memories only hurt you and they're taking over
Let me on the inside I'll be your shoulder
memories only hurt you they're taking over
let me inside I'll be your shoulder
Now it's like I always saw it
Let me on the inside I'll be your shoulder
memories only hurt you they're taking over
Let me on the inside I'll be your shoulder
(Memories only hurt you they're taking over)

(Chorus x3)
You'll never lose, never lose
Before we go we all should know that
You'll never lose, never lose
Before we go we all should know that

People doin' better,
People needin more,
People writtin' letters,
People get ignored,
People savin' money
and People saving face,
People going hungry,
People waste away,

give me the one reason to live in a world where nothing is worth while,
till it's gone, spending a life movin' on

Well people wearing nothing,
People wear it all
People scared of something,
People live in dark,
People goin' places,
and People running home
and those that know what grace is,
People disown

give me the one reason to live in a world where nothing is worth while,
till it's gone, spending a life movin' on,
give me the one reason to care anymore
cause there has got to be a better way
a road that leads to better days,

now the black lines and the color of our eyes,
are the reasons we're alive,
and i will love you bad,
ill love you bad

give me the one reason to live in a world where nothing is worth while,
till it's gone, spending a life movin' on,
give me the one reason to care anymore
cause there has got to be a better way
a road that leads to better days

I can't find Crazy Horse,
can't find Hoffa and Amelia's missing somewhere out at sea,
and i hope they're happy,
havin' a party and Elvis is servin' them up green apple martini's,

(bridge)
i can't find my watch,
i can't find my wallet,
so how in the hell am i supposed to find

the one that i love,
the one that i need,
hidden so high,
burried so deep

well i found odd jobs and i found reasons,
for all kinds of ways i can waste my time,
and i found letters and i found levers
and i found new ways just to tell old lies,

(bridge)
i can't find my watch,
i can't find my wallet,
so how in the hell am i supposed to find

(chrous)
the one that i love,
the one that i need,
hidden so high,
burried so deep,

somewhere to run,
somewhere to go,
and if i ever find her,
how will i know, how will know

'cause can't find Crazy Horse,
can't find Hoffa and Amelia's missing somewhere out at sea

She don't know you but she swear she knows your type
Got a mouth full of opinions and most are wrong
But they all sound right
And the ring around her finger is only there for make you
Wish you were the one for her

So I'm praying to keep me from breaking
From being another loser helpless at her side
And it's crazy, it's like no one can save me this time
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night
Praying to the wrong god every night

There's a reason no one knows her name
If she don't tell you then she never has to change it
She's allergic to "I Love Yous" and staying in one place
For too long
If you blink she's gone

So I'm praying to keep me from breaking
From being another loser helpless at her side
And it's crazy, it's like no one can save me this time
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night
Praying to the wrong god every night

Make her make me mean more
Or make her go away
Make her make me mean more
Or make her go away

I'm praying to keep me from breaking
From being another loser helpless at her side
And it's crazy, like no one can save me this time
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night
Praying to the wrong god every night
She's got me praying to the wrong god every night...
(Every night)

I used to stare up into the sky,
and fill the space around with my why's
but now i've got it all figured out,
and i'm embarassed that it me to long,
the simple answers in her replies,
unlock the universe with her eyes,
she rips apart my world with her moves,
oh while stealing all the light in the room

and i found someone to walk me through this life,
the brightened sun has opened up my eyes,
tonight i need exactly who she is,
we're going to be perfect

she can teach a melody to the birds,
and problem sloving without a word,
she can tell the richest man how to need,
oh right after telling him about me

and i found someone to walk me through this life,
the brightened sun has opened up my eyes,
tonight i need exactly who she is,
we're going to be perfect

and in my life,
if i can have one thing i don't deserve
then i have never wanted anybody else but you,

she can do no wrong in my mind,
so i take a seat while she takes her time,
'cause i am here forever i say,
so lock me up and throw the keys away

'cause i found someone to walk me through this life,
the brightened sun has opened up my eyes,
tonight i need exactly who she is,
we're going to be perfect, perfect

fourth floor,
lonely white leader,
sits there staring at the screen,
types in
can anybody tell me what it all means,
tick-tock waitin' for an answer
it's no use and all at once to her suprise,
she gets one reply,

until you got love,
you know you got nothin',
your missin that somethin thats gonna set you free,
until you got love,
you'll always be running,
love is that one thing that everybody needs,

sunday no one's at the office,
just waitin at his fathers desk,
workin' trying to fill the shoes that his dad left
'dear son' he finds in a letter: 'please try your best to learn from my mistakes, you know work can wait',

until you got love,
you know you got nothin',
your missin that somethin thats gonna set you free,
until you got love,
you'll always be running,
love is that one thing that everybody needs,

there's nothing cool in this room,
nothing new in what im sayin,
but sometimes the truth is what it is,
so why should i apologize for lookin for a better way to live,
way to live

(x2)
until you got love,
you know you got nothin',
your missin that somethin thats gonna set you free,
until you got love,
you'll always be running,
love is that one thing that everybody needs