The Graduate Album

We've got to make it to next summer
You've got so much to lose, but I don't
I swear I'll take you where the bright lights
Will shine on, shine on the perfect crowd
I know you'll stick it out with me now

Is it too late
We don't want you to get older
And tell them what you would have done
If you were us
I don't think you've got the guts
I don't think you've got it in you
You ain't got it, you ain't got it, no

Now I know you don't think we can go but
I've seen the bright lights shine on
Less deserving men before
So let's just drink, sit and sink
You've got so much to lose, but I don't

Is it too late now
Has time run out
You haven't seen the bright lights shine on
Is it too late now
Has time run out
You haven't seen the bright lights shine on

We don't want you to get older
And tell them what you would have done
If you were us
I don't think you've got the guts
I don't think you've got it in you
You ain't got it, you ain't got it
You ain't got it
We don't want you to get older
(Let's just drink)
And tell them what you would have done
(Sit and sink)
If you were us
(You've got so much to lose, but I don't)
I don't think you've got the guts
(Let's just drink)
I don't think you've got it in you
(Sit and sink)
You ain't got it, you ain't got it, no
(You've got so much to lose, but I don't)

Let's just drink, sit and sink
You've got so much to lose, but I don't

This is goodbye
After months of situating
I can finally leave this sorry town behind
And I'm alright
When they ask for me
My friends can smile and tell the world
That I survived
As I'm about to leave
I fill a million empty pages
Pass my word and do my best to sing
So what do I need
To show what could become of those
Who think and talk and live like me

I don't want to die today
I want to live and love and write it down
I can live a life of dreams
And be greatful I'm around

This is goodbye
After months of careful planning
I can finally leave this dried up town behind
And I'm alright
Yeah, this used to be our city
This used to be our only light

I just want to walk away
I want to write but there's a consequence
That all my friends read everything I do and I say
I don't need to reign supreme
All I need are sounds of ecstasy

And I won't die today
Yeah, I'll be living, loving, writing down
And I'll live a life of dreams
And be greatful I'm around

Where's the life that you promised
I'm blinded by all the city lights
They keep me wide awake tonight
I left my life for the highway
Somehow I never saw the signs
Yeah, I put all my trust in painted lines
Now all my stories sound the same
Yeah, and I've got no one else to blame

I know so don't say anything
I poured out my heart when no one was listening
Now I'd do anything to sleep
Cause the voice in my head is screaming
I know so don't say anything

Where's the life you imagined
A perfect job, a house, a car
A pretty view from a big back yard
You left your life for my way
No steady wage and a cheap guitar
Now we're right back at the start
From the start it just gets harder

I know so don't say anything
I poured out my heart when no one was listening
Now I'd do anything to sleep
Cause the voice in my head is screaming
I know so don't say anything

I know I'm a disappointment
But I bet it all and never folded
I know I'm a disappointment
So why do you believe in me
Cause the voice in my head is screaming

I know so don't say anything
I poured out my heart when no one was listening
Now I'd do anything to sleep
Cause the voice in my head is screaming
I know so don't say anything, yeah
I know so don't say anything

In a dark room at the heart of the city
The bass beat brings a heavy crowd
And I know there's a right way
But I can't stop from getting down
These people are mad
Where'd they grow up
Why can't I do the same
Why can't I be okay
With my style and the grace of a small town

Is there any truth to the recipe
I've been mixing thrills in the right key
But I don't feel right in my skin
So I don't feel anything at all
I leave emotion at the door
Like a desperate boy at last call
No, I don't feel right in my skin
So I don't feel anything at all

There's a bad place in the back of the room
No one moves without a cue
Cause they know there's a right way
Yeah, all the know is getting down
These people are mad
And so am I
Yeah, I caught on
In the nick of time
Before the lights turn on
I can blend into the crowd
Don't come with me tonight
If I said I cared for you I lied

Is there any truth to the recipe
I've been mixing thrills in the right key
But I don't feel right in my skin
So I don't feel anything at all
I leave emotion at the door
Like a desperate boy at last call
No, I don't feel right in my skin
So I don't feel anything at all

Don't come with me tonight
If I said I cared for you I lied
You waste no time tonight
Take me home if it costs your life

Is there any truth to the recipe
I've been mixing thrills in the right key
But I don't feel right in my skin
So I don't feel anything at all
I leave emotion at the door
Like a desperate boy at last call
No, I don't feel right in my skin
So I don't feel anything at all

Baltimore is quiet and cold
There's no ship in the bay to take me back home
In time for the holiday
So December never ends
Can you come here instead
I've got gifts and food and friends
Plenty of room in my bed
Where you can help me mend

So here's to being alone
To anyone on their own
If anyone's listening
Think of me when I'm gone
It's not going to hurt for long
And you can just forget
And I can live without regret

Baltimore is quiet and cold
So I walk down to the bay
Where everyone's gone inside for the holiday
Oh, December never ends
So will you make up your mind
Over time I've found a piece of me
Somewhere on these empty streets
That I could never bring myself to leave

So here's to being alone
To anyone on their own
If anyone's listening
Think of me when I'm gone
It's not going to hurt for long
And you can just forget

When I return to you at last
Surprise me in red and black
Oh no, you never ever give in
Never give in
In your smile there's a certain lack
Of muscles strained from front to back
So I'll do anything to get me right back home

So here's to being alone
To anyone on their own
If anyone's listening
Think of me when I'm gone
It's not going to hurt for long

So here's to being alone
To anyone on their own
If anyone's listening
Think of me when I'm gone
It's not going to hurt for long
And you can just forget
And I can live without regret

All you want is company
But they don't treat you right
No, they won't let you be
Hey
All I need's a guarantee
Wouldn't it be nice if you could stay in love with me
You can run, you can hide
But you can't escape what's inside
Oh, we'll be alright someday

Baby you're too hard to break
Treat you right and you'll come back for me
You don't want to stay away
What suits you right is better company

So you get your glory by the gram
Baby so do I, no lie, no lie
Oh I can see in your eyes
No you can't hide
Oh, we'll be alright someday

Baby you're too hard to break
Treat you right and you'll come back for me
You don't want to stay away
What suits you right is better company

All I need's a guarantee
Wouldn't it be nice if you could stay and love with me
Yeah
You can run, but you can't hide

Baby you're too hard to break
Treat you right and you'll come back for me
You don't want to stay away
What suits you right is better company

If you had a chance to leave
And take some time without me
How far would you go
How long until you'd know
I'll be waiting patiently
For your heart and body
All the things we'd love to be
And you'll stay with me
Let's take a walk on Saturday
Let's find a place to get away
We don't get down in front
We never get what we want
Show me something new
Tell me what to do
We don't get down in front
We never get what we want

Lay down right now, let's go around
Who claims defeat
It's never hard for me
You're impossible to beat
I must have been so, so, I don't know
Confused or scared to share me
Surround yourself
Surround, surround, surround yourself in me

Oh yeah, on our walk on Saturday
You said you might not stay, hey
If you had a chance to see
How your life would look with love for someone constantly
Would it still be me

Lay down right now, let's go around
Who claims defeat
It's never hard for me
You're impossible to beat
I must have been so, so, I don't know
Confused or scared to share me
Surround yourself
Surround, surround, surround
I must have been so, so, I don't know
Confused or scared to share me
Surround yourself
Surround, surround, surround yourself in me

[Instrumental]

Late one night with my head in a blaze
I woke to find a man in a sorry state
Staring through the glass
It was crystal clear
And the stranger cried out
What am I doing
I'll be damned, you brought the muscle in
Held down for how wrong I've been
Staggered to the corner for a shot of the room
I'm shaking at the thought
What am I doing here

My dreams haunt me in my sleep
They stay hidden inside of me
They're buried deep so I'll be sure to stay
I've got direction in my craze
To keep trying for another day
Who needs perception anyway

Three long weeks I stayed in the room
Waiting for the man to show me something new
Staring through the glass
It was crystal clear
But the stranger just cried, ahh
So late one night with my head in a blaze
I said to the man in the sorry state
Love is for the lucky who know what they want
Or maybe love's best left to who cares less

My dreams haunt me in my sleep
They stay hidden inside of me
Very deep so I'll be sure to stay
I've got direction in my craze
To keep trying for another day
Who needs perception anyway

My dreams haunt me in my sleep
They stay hidden inside of me
Very deep so I'll be sure to stay
I've got direction in my craze
To keep trying for another day
Who needs perception anyway

I've got perfection in my craze
To stay sleeping while they're awake
Who needs connection anyway

You better watch your mouth
When heavy words fall out
The weight could plant my feet to the ground
Now I'm so desperate, I'm so desperate
She takes a train ride
Oh yeah, she's still got her pride
I can see you seething on his bedside

Are you coming down
Are you coming down
Well, the names and faces change
But the problems stay the same
Are you coming down

I'm so desperate, oh
But you've got to make something work
It's a shame to be unsure
You can bet I'll break my neck for you still

Are you coming down
Oh, are you coming down
Well, the names and faces change
But the problems stay the same
Are you coming down
Alright

Are you coming down
Are you coming down
Hey, but the names and faces change
But the problems stay the same
Are you coming down

You better watch your mouth
When heavy words fall out
The weight could plant my feet to the ground

I could tell from where you're standing
The night's about to get a whole lot sweeter
Looking back it's so romantic
The room, the lock, the key, the bed
The sultry look you shot me

I'm gonna see you someday very, very soon
I've got a fresh excuse and transportation
You'll want to take me, shake me, show me
Ways I never thought it could have been done
Let's get it done

You want to take me down with you
Just as well, I'm justified
You want to take me there again
Come on, come on, come on, come on
We're running out of time

I'm coming back to see if there was something left
I can't forget
I've got to have you one more time
Just one more time
Don't fall asleep so fast
We'll never get the chance
We never got it

You want to take me down with you
Just as well, I'm justified
You want to take me there again
Come on, come on, come on, come on
We're running out of time, yeah

You want to take me there again
Come on, come on, come on, come on
We're running out of time

I feel like, like I'm trying too hard
For better life
Or at least a better heart
So paint me any way that you see fit
Hang me close by so you won't forget

Please, oh please believe
In anyone but me
I'm somewhere in between
Oh, who I am and who I want to be

My name, three words I can't replace
A masquerade that doesn't matter anyway
And I'll be okay
Don't wait another day
I'm too hard, too hard to change
Your voice flows
In a song I could not compose
You heart can sing
In a key that fits anything
I'll make it through the night
Sing to me just right

Please, oh please believe
In anyone but me
I'm somewhere in between
Oh, who I am and who you need

Please, oh please believe
In anyone but me
I'm somewhere in between
Oh, who I am and who I want to be