Holiday quiet on these streets, except for some stubborn leaves That didn't fall with the fall, and now they clatter in vain Holiday sky, midnight clear Wind is high, hard to steer Old muffler rumbles like an old fighter plane In search of some rest, in search of a break From a life of tests where something's always at stake Where something's always so far What about my broken car? What about my life so far? What about my dream? What about.....
What about everything? What about aeroplanes? And what about ships that drank the sea? What about... What about the moon and stars? What about soldier battle scars And all the anger that they eat? I am not in need
Get away and come with me Come away with me and we'll see If I was right on that night, that a future was made Before time takes each year, like a knife cuts it clear It's school, then work and then life that just sharpens the blade I think about time for fun I think about time for play Then I think about being done, with no resume With no one left to blame What about fortune and fame? What about your love to obtain? What about the ring? What about....
What about everything? What about aeroplanes? And what about ships that drank the sea? What about... What about the moon and stars? What about soldier battle scars And all the anger that they eat? I am not in need
Holiday quiet on these streets, except for some reason me The hometown harbor lights bright, the sailboats clatter in vain Holiday sky, midnight clear Wind is high on this pier I find it hard to complain when compared with what about...
What about everything? What about aeroplanes? And what about ships that drank the sea? What about... What about the moon and stars? What about soldier battle scars And all the anger that they eat? What about... What about aliens? What about you and me and... What about gold beneath the sea? What about... What about when buildings fall? What about that midnight phone call... The one that wakes you from your peace? Well, I am not, I am not, I am not in need.
When we were young the world seemed so old Careless and cold, we did what we were told in our lives When we were young Had the world by the tail Good would prevail Starships set sail And none of us would fail in this life Not when you're young We were drawn to whoever Could keep us together And bound by the heavens above And we tried to survive Traveling at the speed of love
Whoa When we were young When we adored the fabulous Whoa When we were young We were the foolish fearless Never knowing the cost of what we paid Letting someone else be strong Whoa When we were young
In the moment of grace A long leap of faith There's still more glory stored away It's my life I'm here with the lovers And we burn the bridges we're crossing over Just to see the firelight And the innocent are getting over Being old tonight
Whoa When we were young When everything was what it seemed Whoa When we were young And every day was how we dreamed Never knowing the cost of what we paid Letting someone else be strong Whoa When we were young
And when you'll look at yourself tonight Are you someone you recognize? You can take back what you've given away But it must be the last time
Well mama told me, when I was young Said sit beside me, my only son And listen closely to what I say And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day
Ahhh Yeah it will
Or take your time don't live to fast Troubles will come and they will pass You'll find a woman and you'll find love And don't forget that there's is a someone up above
[Chorus] Be a simple kind of man Be a something you love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh won't you do this for me son if you can (if you can)
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold All that you need now is in your soul And you can do this(oh baby)if you try All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man Be a something that you love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh won't you do this for me son if you can (if you can)
Oh don't you worry You'll find yourself Follow your heart And nothing else And you can do this(oh baby)if you try All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man Oh won't you do this for me son if you can So baby be a simple be a simple man Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
Two packs of cigarettes a day The strongest whiskey Kentucky can make That's a recipe to put a vagabond On his hands and knees I watched it all up close, I knew him more than most I saw a side of him he never showed Full of sympathy for a world that Wouldn't let him be
That's the man he was, Have you heard enough?
What a shame, what a shame, To judge a life that you can't change The choir sings, the church bells ring So, won't you give this man his wings? What a shame to have to beg you to See we're not all the same What a shame
There's a hard life for every silver spoon There's a touch of grey for every shade Of blue That's the way that I see life If there was nothing wrong, Then there'd be nothing right And for this working man they say could Barely stand There's gotta be a better place to land Some kind of remedy for a world that Wouldn't let him be
My eyes are open wide And by the way, I made it Through the day I watched the world outside By the way, I'm leaving out Today
I just saw Hayley's comet She waved Said, "Why you always running in place?" Even the man in the Moon disappeared Somewhere in the Stratosphere
Tell my mother, Tell my father I've done the best I can To make them realize This is my life I hope they understand I'm not angry, I'm just saying... Sometimes goodbye Is a second chance
Please don't cry One tear for me I'm not afraid of What I have to say This is my one and Only voice So listen close, it's Only for today
If you only knew I'm hanging by a thread The web I spin for you If you only knew I'd sacrifice my beating Heart before I'd lose you I still hold onto the letters You returned I swear I've lived and learned
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep Without you next to me I Toss and turn like the sea If I drown tonight, bring me Back to life Breathe your breath in me The only thing that I still believe In is you, if you only knew
If you only knew How many times I counted All the words that went wrong If you only knew How I refuse to let you go, Even when you're gone I don't regret any days I Spent, nights we shared, Or letters that I sent
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep Without you next to me I Toss and turn like the sea If I drown tonight, bring me Back to life Breathe your breath in me The only thing that I still believe In is you, if you only knew If you only knew
I caught a chill and it's still frozen on my skin I think about why I'm alone, by myself No one else to explain how far do I go? No one knows If the end is so much better, why don't we just live forever? Don't tell me I'm the last one in line Don't tell me I'm too late this time
I don't want to live To waste another day Underneath the shadow of mistakes I made Cause I feel like I'm breaking inside I don't want to fall and say I lost it all 'Cause baby there's a part of me to hit the wall Leaving pieces of me behind And I feel like I'm breaking inside
Out here, nothings clear Except the moment I decided to move on and I ignited Disappear into the fear You know there ain't no comin' back When you're still carrying the past You can't erase, separate Cigarette in my hand, Hope you all understand
I won't be the last one in line I finally figured out what's mine
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SONGS
WHAT ABOUT EVERYTHING? - CARBON LEAF
That didn't fall with the fall, and now they clatter in vain
Holiday sky, midnight clear
Wind is high, hard to steer
Old muffler rumbles like an old fighter plane
In search of some rest, in search of a break
From a life of tests where something's always at stake
Where something's always so far
What about my broken car?
What about my life so far?
What about my dream?
What about.....
What about everything?
What about aeroplanes?
And what about ships that drank the sea?
What about...
What about the moon and stars?
What about soldier battle scars
And all the anger that they eat?
I am not in need
Get away and come with me
Come away with me and we'll see
If I was right on that night, that a future was made
Before time takes each year, like a knife cuts it clear
It's school, then work and then life that just sharpens the blade
I think about time for fun
I think about time for play
Then I think about being done, with no resume
With no one left to blame
What about fortune and fame?
What about your love to obtain?
What about the ring?
What about....
What about everything?
What about aeroplanes?
And what about ships that drank the sea?
What about...
What about the moon and stars?
What about soldier battle scars
And all the anger that they eat?
I am not in need
Holiday quiet on these streets, except for some reason me
The hometown harbor lights bright, the sailboats clatter in vain
Holiday sky, midnight clear
Wind is high on this pier
I find it hard to complain when compared with what about...
What about everything?
What about aeroplanes?
And what about ships that drank the sea?
What about...
What about the moon and stars?
What about soldier battle scars
And all the anger that they eat?
What about...
What about aliens? What about you and me and...
What about gold beneath the sea?
What about...
What about when buildings fall?
What about that midnight phone call...
The one that wakes you from your peace?
Well, I am not, I am not, I am not in need.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG - TAKE THAT
Careless and cold, we did what we were told in our lives
When we were young
Had the world by the tail
Good would prevail
Starships set sail
And none of us would fail in this life
Not when you're young
We were drawn to whoever
Could keep us together
And bound by the heavens above
And we tried to survive
Traveling at the speed of love
Whoa
When we were young
When we adored the fabulous
Whoa
When we were young
We were the foolish fearless
Never knowing the cost of what we paid
Letting someone else be strong
Whoa
When we were young
In the moment of grace
A long leap of faith
There's still more glory stored away
It's my life
I'm here with the lovers
And we burn the bridges we're crossing over
Just to see the firelight
And the innocent are getting over
Being old tonight
Whoa
When we were young
When everything was what it seemed
Whoa
When we were young
And every day was how we dreamed
Never knowing the cost of what we paid
Letting someone else be strong
Whoa
When we were young
And when you'll look at yourself tonight
Are you someone you recognize?
You can take back what you've given away
But it must be the last time
SIMPLE MAN - SHINEDOWN
Said sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day
Ahhh
Yeah it will
Or take your time don't live to fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget that there's is a someone up above
[Chorus]
Be a simple kind of man
Be a something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
(if you can)
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need now is in your soul
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man
Be a something that you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
(if you can)
Oh don't you worry
You'll find yourself
Follow your heart
And nothing else
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
So baby be a simple be a simple man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
WHAT A SHAME - SHINEDOWN
The strongest whiskey
Kentucky can make
That's a recipe to put a vagabond
On his hands and knees
I watched it all up close,
I knew him more than most
I saw a side of him he never showed
Full of sympathy for a world that
Wouldn't let him be
That's the man he was,
Have you heard enough?
What a shame, what a shame,
To judge a life that you can't change
The choir sings, the church bells ring
So, won't you give this man his wings?
What a shame to have to beg you to
See we're not all the same
What a shame
There's a hard life for every silver spoon
There's a touch of grey for every shade
Of blue
That's the way that I see life
If there was nothing wrong,
Then there'd be nothing right
And for this working man they say could
Barely stand
There's gotta be a better place to land
Some kind of remedy for a world that
Wouldn't let him be
That's the man he was,
Have you heard enough?
SECOND CHANCE - SHINEDOWN
And by the way, I made it
Through the day
I watched the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out
Today
I just saw Hayley's comet
She waved
Said, "Why you always running in place?"
Even the man in the
Moon disappeared
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere
Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance
Please don't cry
One tear for me
I'm not afraid of
What I have to say
This is my one and
Only voice
So listen close, it's
Only for today
IF YOU ONLY KNEW - SHINEDOWN
I'm hanging by a thread
The web I spin for you
If you only knew
I'd sacrifice my beating
Heart before I'd lose you
I still hold onto the letters
You returned
I swear I've lived and learned
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I
Toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me
Back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe
In is you, if you only knew
If you only knew
How many times I counted
All the words that went wrong
If you only knew
How I refuse to let you go,
Even when you're gone
I don't regret any days I
Spent, nights we shared,
Or letters that I sent
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I
Toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me
Back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe
In is you, if you only knew
If you only knew
BREAKING INSIDE - SHINEDOWN
and it's still frozen on my skin
I think about why
I'm alone, by myself
No one else to explain
how far do I go?
No one knows
If the end is so much better, why don't we just live forever?
Don't tell me I'm the last one in line
Don't tell me I'm too late this time
I don't want to live
To waste another day
Underneath the shadow of mistakes I made
Cause I feel like I'm breaking inside
I don't want to fall and say I lost it all
'Cause baby there's a part of me to hit the wall
Leaving pieces of me behind
And I feel like I'm breaking inside
Out here, nothings clear
Except the moment I decided to move on and I ignited
Disappear into the fear
You know there ain't no comin' back
When you're still carrying the past
You can't erase, separate
Cigarette in my hand,
Hope you all understand
I won't be the last one in line
I finally figured out what's mine