The Ataris

30th of April, seems like yesterday.
We bought a house above the ocean
where our kids could laugh and play.
I called you from Paris
to tell you that I wrote our names on the observation deck
of the Eiffel Tower.
Remember those nights,
playing """"Summer wind"""" on the juke box of the bar we used to go.
We made out in the bathroom and you walked me to my house,
I tried to convince you not to go home.
If only i had more time, I'd take you where you wanted to go.
Italy isn't the same without you here.
If only I had one wish, I'd want a million tillion lifetimes
that I could spend with you...
Fall in love with you again and again.
1st of November, 1998.
I was thinking of what to say when I could call.
Denice come over to my house, cuz you're the one for me.
We'll drink cheap wine and watch more shooting stars.
Remember our first apartment?
Our couch was never big enough for two.
Still, we'd fall asleep in eachother's arms and wake up on the floor.
Now looking back it was made for me and you.
If only I had more time, I'd take you where you wanted to go.
Japan is really nice this time of year.
If only I had one wish, I'd want a million trillion lifetimes
that I could spend with you...
Fall in love with you again and again.

meet me at midnight the broadcast tower
high above the hollywood sign
you bring your guitair and i'll bring my radio... radio
everyone look up for miles around
to witness this beautiful sight
we'll set bonfires, pretend it's the fourth of july
this is the starting of a brand new revolution
bite the hand that feeds
stand up and fight against the messages that they're sending
stop their frequency
you're always talking it's neverending
i's about time that we turned off the radio
call the request lines and tell them that it's over
you're always playing all of the same songs
over and over again
it's about time that we all turned off the radio
we'll listen to b-sides and sing along to anthems of the years gone by
integrity and honesty will prevail tonight
when it's all over one question still remains
why so so many bands never make it to the radio?
this is the starting of a brand new revolution
bite the hand that feeds
stand up and fight against the messages that they're sending
stop their frequency
you're always talking it's neverending
it's about time that we turned off the radio
call the request lines and tell them that it's over
you're always playing all of the same songs
over and over again
it's about time that we all turned off the radio
look outside your FM dial they're preaching lies in 4/4 time
our generation without a voice is stripped of pride
you're always talking it's neverending
it's about time that we turned off the radio
call the request lines and tell them that it's over
you're always playing all of the same songs
over and over again
it's about time that we all turned off the radio
you're always talking
it's about time that we all turned off the radio
you're always playing all of the same songs
it's about time that we all turned off the radio

is this how it was intended???
the sunrise over smokestacks in the Midwest
the beauty of this abandoned factory.
Christmas lights blinking on and off
all out of time in what used to be
your pink house dreams
of a middle class America.i'm trying to, beleive in you
but all these satellites and
shattered dreams are
blocking out my veiw.
please don't forget,
who you really are,
cause nothing really
matters when we're gone.fell in love with his Keno waitress,
the honeymooned in Memphis,
they were married by the drive-up window.
Trailor parks, neon signs,
and an empty box of Lucky Strikes
all used up on the
dashboard of America,i'm trying to, beleive in you
this world has sold it's faith
for parking lots and drunk sincerity,
please don't forget who you really are,
nothing really matters when we'reyou'll be saddened to know
the train tracks you once walked,
as a young boy, are now
nothing but a grave yard.please don't forget,
how small we really are,
cuz nothing really matters
when we're gone...
i'm trying to beleive in you.

Our last day of summer, 1979
Gotta live it up one time before it's over
We will make history tonight.
Out at the drive-in
All of our closest friends, they will be sneaking in
You'll be spending the whole night
Trying eveything you can to get that girl to notice you.
""We Are the Champions"" playing out on the radio station
Everyone sing along with these anthems of our generation.
Cruisin' down Pacific Coast Highway,
Put the top down, crawl into the back seat.
Let's create anthems of our own tonight.
Down at the roller rink,
All the cool kids crowded around the air hockey table.
""Hey, my best friend likes you,""
I hear you shout at me as you go skating by.
""We Are the Champions"" playing out on the radio station
Everyone sing along with these anthems of our generation.
Cruisin' down Pacific Coast Highway,
Put the top down, crawl into the back seat.
Let's create anthems of our own tonight.
Sneak out of your window, darlin'
Let's live like outlaws, honey
We'll never look back.
Climb out on this rooftop,
And stare at the city lights below us
This world belongs to us tonight
The kids will keep ragin' on-
And they ain't never gonna stop.
""We Are the Champions"" playing out on the radio station
Everyone sing along with these anthems of our generation.
Cruisin' down Pacific Coast Highway,
Put the top down, crawl into the back seat.
Let's create anthems of our own tonight.

If i died tomorrow
would this song live on forever?
and here is my
unopened letter to a world
that never shall reply
if i died tomorrow
would this song live on forever?
and here is my
unopened letter to a world
that never shall reply
never shall reply
from this second story window
i can hear the church balls calling out my name
this table is set for one
even angels would be homesick
in this forsaken town
on random notes of parchment
i'm scrawling my existence
dressed in white
this candle radiates throughout the night
and it's never burning out
never burning out
from this second story window
i can hear the children down on main street
they're singing their songs tonight
in the shadows i will listen to their every movement
Mr. Higginson am i not good enough for the world?
am i destined only to die
the same way that i lived,
its seclusion?
but high up on this mountain
i can almost see your lonely window sill
they'll carry you off tonight
there's a ghost in your old bedroom
and a candle burning bright
if i die tomorrow
will this song live on forever?

got your letter and the poetry you sent me
postmarked in december of last year
i really hope you're doing better
all your friends close by your side
one step closer to recovery
i wish there was something i could say
to erase each and every page
you've been through
even though its not my place to save you
i appreciate but cant accept this thank you note
thats sealed with your last breath
and i won't stand aside
and listen to you give up
if you'll just hold on for one more second
just hold on to what you have
just hold on/ just hold on
if you'll just hold on for one more second
just hold on to what you have
just hold on/ just hold on
these arms remain stretched out to you
maybe someday you'll accept them
maybe its too late to save a young girls heart that slowly stopped beating
(maybe)
wake up wake up you've gotta believe
wake up wake up
you cant give up time keeps going on without us
long after we're dead and gone
i wish there was something i could say
to erase each and every page
you've been through
even though its not my place to save you
i appreciate but cant accept this thank you note
thats sealed with your last breath
and i won't stand aside
and listen to you give up
if you'll just hold on for one more second
just hold on to what you have
just hold on/ just hold on
if you'll just hold on for one more second
just hold on to what you have
just hold on/ just hold on

Here in this diary,
I write you visions of my summer.
It was the best I ever had.
There were choruses and sing-alongs,
and not a spoken feeling.
I'm knowing that right now is all that matters.
All the nights we stayed up talking
and listening to 80's songs;
quoting lines from all those movies that we love.
It still brings a smile to my face.
I guess when it comes down to it...

Being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up:
These are the best days of our lives.
The only thing that matters
is just following your heart
and eventually you'll finally get it right.

Breaking into hotel swimming pools,
and wreaking havoc on our world.
Hanging out at truck stops just to pass the time.
The black top's singing me to sleep.
Lighting fireworks in parking lots,
illuminate the blackest nights.
Cherry cokes under this moonlight summer sky.
2015 Riverside, it's time to say, "goodbye."
Get on the bus, it's time to go.

Being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up:
These are the best days of our lives.
The only thing that matters
is just following your heart,
and eventually you'll finally get it right.

On this coldest of January nights
We drive out past the runway and watch the planes go flying by
The runway lights are the deepest blue like the colors of your eyes
So close them tight and kiss me one last time
If you could go anywhere right now
Where would you go?
And would you miss me when you get there?
No place that I would rather be
Please don't let me go falling from the sky
The ""fasten seatbelt"" sign just needs to go out
If only you could be right here by my side
Home wouldn't seem so far from here
Passport, customs, carry on, remember
To shut off all of your electronic devices
Fell asleep on Tuesday woke up Monday afternoon
I slept right through your International Date Line
If you could go anywhere right now
Where would you go?
And would you miss me when you get there?
No place that I would rather be
Please don't let me go falling from the sky
The ""fasten seatbelt"" sign just needs to go out
If only you could be right here by my side
Home wouldn't seem so far from here
Please don't let me go falling from the sky
The ""fasten seatbelt"" sign just needs to go out
If only you could be right here by my side
Home wouldn't seem so far from here

It was the first snow of the season
i can almost see you breathin
in the middle of that empty street
Sometimes i still see myself
in that lonesome bedroom
playin my guitar
and singing songs of hope
for a better future
life is
only
as good as the memories we make
and i'm taking back what belongs to me
polaroids of classrooms unattended
these relics of remembrence
are just like shipwrecks
only theyre gone faster
than the smell after it rains
last night while everyone was sleepin
i tripped through my old neighborhood
and resurrected memories from ashes
we said that we would never
we were really just like them
does rebellion ever make a difference
life is
only
as good as the memories we make
and im taking back what belongs to me
these relics of remembrence
are just like shipwrecks
only theyre gone faster
than the smell after it rains
So long astoria
i found a map to buried treasure
and even if we come home empty handed
well still have our stories
of battle scars, pirate ships and wounded hearts,
broken bones, and all the best of friendships
and when this hourglass
has filtered out
its final grain of sand
i raise my glass to the memories we had
this is my wish
this is my wish
im takin back
im takin them all back