As I drove off one evening, for the last time I'm leaving I had to pull over 'cause something was changing While the wind screen was wiping off the rain that kept falling I thought about nothing, yeah, I thought about living
Bitterness is sweet 'cause it's funny after all Now you've got me to my feet, just let me fall
Right now I'm dreaming that I'm back at my place Changing my keys to my old front door Turning around and talking, pretending once more
Bitterness is sweet 'cause it's funny after all Now you've got me to my feet, just let me fall I've been holding on too tight, always waiting on your call Now we both know you're right so let me fall, let me fall
After a while I began my journey home Dreadin' that moment when on my stairs I'll be all alone Dangling my keys in my old front door And turning around and talking and pretending once more
That am I only doing what I expect myself to do You know sometimes it's hard to tell what is it isn't true Or am I living out a liar off for someone else? Or is this just me beneath it all? I just don't know anymore
Bitterness is sweet 'cause it's funny after all Now you've got me to my feet, just let me fall I've been holding on too tight and always waiting on your call Now we both know you're right so let me fall, let me fall
Gonna give myself a talking to I don't think I'm getting through After that I'll knock it on the head
Gonna ask myself for one last try Give myself a reason why After that I'll knock it on the head
You can be sure, I'm trying my best But I could stay in every night and still fail the test I won't let on say everything's fine The walls are closing in but I do not mind
I'm gonna give myself a talking to I don't think I'm getting through After that I'll knock it on the head
I'm gonna ask myself for one last try Give myself a reason why After that I'll knock it on the head
Make the phone ring, bring me good news I live in deep freeze but I thawed out for you God only knows what I'm gonna do now I could get on but I don't know how
I'm gonna give myself a talking to I don't think I'm getting through After that I'll knock it on the head
I'm gonna ask myself for one last try Give myself a reason why After that I'll knock it on the head
Can I sleep slipping back? And every day that passes ah, I want back I want back now, now
Make the phone ring, bring me good news I live in deep freeze but I thawed out for you God only knows what I'm gonna do now I could get on but I don't know how
Gonna give myself a talking to I don't think I'm getting through After that I'll knock it on the head After that I'll knock it on the head After that I'll knock it on the head
Gonna get somewhere Gonna get somewhere Gonna get somewhere
Well I tried so hard But it was not enough I guessed wrong And I messed up But I think I still believe
When you walk in a straight line You don't have to worry When you walk in a straight line Things get out your way When you walk in a straight line You don't have to worry When you walk in a straight line You can face the day
Down by the river Stands a man Trouble on his mind Running out of plans But I think I still believe
When you walk in a straight line You don't have to worry When you walk in a straight line Things get out your way When you walk in a straight line You don't have to worry When you walk in a straight line You can face the day
I love the way you speak And I love the way you swear I love the way you walk around with your head held in the air I love the way your words move And I love the way you drive I love the way you're scared of people scared to be alive
Stay - stay you that's the toughest thing to do
I love the way you dress upon a Saturday night I love the way you never speak until it feels just right I love the way you're spending all your money on yourself I love the way you answer the phone and pretend you're somebody else
Stay - stay you that's the toughest thing to do (2x)
And now I don't want to talk about the things you overcame By dragging up the past I'll put you through it all again I've got the greatest admiration for the way that you got through it Couldn't ask nobody else to do it better than you do it
I know that I could never be the first one to kiss you 'cause darling there's been many men before me I guess that I could never be the first one to love you 'cause all of those days of being gone
And every city street And every night and day It's a world war trying to get your own way If I had a wish I swear you'd hear me say
Could I be the last give in Say you'll never start again Could I be the dream, the dream for you Could I be, would I do Could I be the last surrender Could I be the number one contender Could I trust you if you don't come home Could I leave you all alone
You're tougher than the rest of us You're making out like it never was You say you've got the thing thought through You'd rather walk away than fight And you'd rather do what's wrong than right You paint yourself in the darkest shade of gray
And every city street And every night and day It's a world war trying to get your own way If I had a wish I swear you'd hear me say
Could I be the last give in Say you'll never start again Could I be the dream, the dream for you Could I be, would I do Could I be the last surrender Could I be the number one contender Could I trust you if you don't come home Could I leave you all alone
Every street And every night and day It's a world war trying to get your own way If I had a wish I swear you'd hear me say
Could I be the last give in Say you'll never start again Could I be the dream for you Could I be the last surrender Could I be the number one contender Could I trust you if you don't come home Could I leave you all alone
Oh when I come back tonight After working all day long The things that make it right Are the things that make it wrong So when we're forced apart I'm only half a man It's been a life of maybe's Oh, but now I know I can
Our time has come girl So long I've waited Our time has come girl We're gonna take it
Only now I notice things That for years I just ain't seen Was I walking in my sleep Oh that's how it seemed to me So don't ask me to explain All the strange things that I do And I'm luckier than God 'Cause he's got to wait for you
Our time has come girl So long I've waited Our time has come girl We're gonna take it
