You Would

Don’t pretend you never looked me in the eye

Don’t make it easy just to walk on by

Don’t pretend you never said it back

Don’t make it hard to keep your face like that

Don’t pretend that you didn’t get hurt

Don’t tell your new girl that I never meant a thing

You’ll never love her like you loved me first.

She’ll never love you like you know I did.

 

Couldn’t keep my secrets,

Couldn’t keep your promises,

You see I had to run,

While I still could.

Couldn’t keep my secrets,

Never meant a word of it.

Now you see you’re missing,

What you never thought you would.

 

Don’t pretend you never kissed me in those places,

Don’t make it easy for me to keep moving on.

Don’t pretend you never filled my empty spaces.

Don’t make it hard to leave you still unscarred.

Don’t pretend that you didn’t get hurt

Don’t tell your new girl that I never meant a thing

You’ll never love her like you loved me first.

She’ll never love you like you know I did.

 

Couldn’t keep my secrets,

Couldn’t keep your promises,

You see I had to run,

While I still could.

Couldn’t keep my secrets,

Never meant a word of it.

Now you see you’re missing,

What you never thought you would.

 

Hide your face from me, your sun.

We all know what you’ve done.

And I’m just a traitor who stares at the mirror,

Just one more number you shouldn’t have called.

 

Don’t pretend that you didn’t get hurt

Don’t tell your new girl that I never meant a thing

You’ll never love her like you loved me first.

She’ll never love you like you know I did.

 

Couldn’t keep my secrets,

Couldn’t keep your promises,

You see I had to run,

While I still could.

Couldn’t keep my secrets,

Never meant a word of it.

Now you see you’re missing,

What you never thought you would.

I’m In Love

Let’s be instant, and painless

And something resistant to change.

I’d follow you to the end of the earth,

If I thought it would brighten your day.

You’ve got this girl,

Even though she’s all messed up,

You’re my entire world,

Now I’m spilling  my guts.

 

I’m in love.

I’m in love.

I’m drowning, resurface,

I’m secure but so nervous,

Cause I’m in love.

With you.

 

Let’s be sparkling and shining,

Let the stars start aligning for us.

Every gray cloud with a new lining.

Two worlds colliding, it’s perfect.

You’ve got this girl,

Even though I’m all messed up,

You’re my entire world,

And she’s spilling her guts.

 

I’m in love.

I’m in love.

I’m drowning, resurface,

I’m secure but so nervous,

Cause I’m in love.

With you.

 

I’m in love, so crazy in love,

So jump off the rooftop,

So top of my lungs,

(I’m in love)

So lay in the street,

Have the world at my feet,

Play my heart to the beat,

I’m in love.

Don’t Forget

Take my heart when you go

Cause it’s not happy when you’re not here.

It’ll sing for you, wait til you’re alone.

There’s a song that it wants you to hear.

 

If you have to go,

Please don’t forget about me,

I know there’ll be bumps in the road,

But promise, you’ll always come back to me,

Please don’t forget me.

 

You took my heart when you left,

It feels much better with you.

Though, you know I want you both back.

I hope that you think of me too.

 

If you have to go,

Please don’t forget me,

I know there’ll be bumps in the road,

But promise, you’ll always come back to me.

Please don’t forget me.

 

The touches, the embers,

That turned into gold flames.

The wonders, the glances,

That changed each and every day.

As I’m stepping out the door,

I hear you say.

 

If you have to go,

Please don’t forget me,

I know there’ll be bumps in the road,

But promise, you’ll always come back to me.

Please don’t forget me.

 

Now I have to go,

Please don’t forget me,

(I won’t forget you)

There’ll be bumps in the road,

But promise, you’ll always come back to me.

(You’ll always be waiting, too)

Please don’t forget me.

 

Take my heart when you go.

Cause it’s not happy when you’re not here.

You’ve Got Your Work Cut Out For You, Baby

She’s got you wrapped up like a present to herself.

She’s got you so messed up you’re running in circles.

Chase your tail, chase her, oh you chase her away,

But you follow her, cause there’s no use going any other way.

 

Juliet will never say yes if you make her cry,

And honey, those blue eyes, are rarely ever running dry,

You’ve got your work cut out with that one baby,

You know could kill you maybe,

Still got that look in your eye, like I’m gonna try,

Cause if it’s worth it it’ll kill me just barely.

 

She’s got you focused like a butterfly net,

With just one intention,

Chase her, catch her, but you chase her away.

But you follow her, cause there’s no use going any other way.

 

Juliet will never say yes if you make her cry,

And honey, those blue eyes, are rarely ever running dry,

You’ve got your work cut out with that one baby,

You know could kill you maybe,

Still got that look in your eye, like I’m gonna try,

Cause if it’s worth it it’ll kill me just barely.

 

Romeo couldn’t catch his breath,

Like he couldn’t catch her, but he keeps on running.

If he makes it, if he makes it.

Just promise me you’ll never stop trying, baby.

 

I’ll never say yes if you make me cry,

And honey, these blue eyes, don’t ever run dry,

You’ve got your work cut out, if you want me.

You know it could kill you, maybe.

I see that look in your eyes, I wanna try.

Cause if it’s worth it it’ll kill me just barely.

Golden Frames

I keep your pictures

In golden frames.

 

The rain on a rainy day,

You hit the pavement with a frightening grace.

I find you on my mind,

Just a little more than I’d like.

Bottom

Every mirror cracked is just another pretty face

That’ll never see itself right

Every voice raised is just another set of notes

That’ll never get heard right

 

They never tell you how

But someway you get broken

Each and every time they come around

They never tell you how.

 

Hitting that bottom, better than waiting for the bottom,

The bottom comes falling out.

Hitting that bottom, better than waiting for the bottom,

The bottom, watch it all fall out.

They never ever catch you.

 

Your dreams seem a waste, today,

Cause tomorrow’s what you’re praying for.

Every voice raised hidden behind,

Just one more closed door.

 

They never tell you how

But someway you get broken

Each and every time they come around

They never tell you how.

 

Hitting that bottom, better than waiting for the bottom,

The bottom comes falling out.

Hitting that bottom, better than waiting for the bottom,

The bottom, watch it all fall out.

They never ever catch you.

 

Every star dropped down for you,

Every winter came and gone, without a night time sun.

Now lonely sleeps the moon.

Just one more evening you never saw the face of.

Every star dropped down for me,

Every winter came and gone, without my nighttime sun.

Now the moon so lonely sleeps,

Just one more evening, I never saw your face, oh.

 

Hitting that bottom, better than waiting for the bottom,

The bottom comes falling out.

Hitting that bottom, better than waiting for the bottom,

The bottom, watch it all fall out.

They never ever catch you.

They never tell you how,

Oh they never catch you.

They never tell you how,

Oh they never catch you.

Better than waiting for the bottom.

Better than waiting for the bottom.

In Your Eyes

You’d finally found your footing,

You were finally making your mark,

The little engine that could,

Was letting his steam out in your heart.

 

And then from their lips,

And then from their lips,

 

It got taken away,

Build another ending it’s not too late,

Keep this going, keep this alive,

You belong in this world, with the fight in your eyes.

It got taken away,

But you’re stealing it back, it’s not too late,

Keep this going, keep this alive,

You belong on that stage, with the light in your eyes.

 

You’d finally felt okay.

There was safety in their approval,

But their smiles faded,

The darkness came not later but sooner.

 

And from their lips,

From their lips,

 

It got taken away,

Build another ending it’s not too late,

Keep this going, keep this alive,

You belong in this world, with the fight in your eyes.

It got taken away,

But you’re stealing it back, it’s not too late,

Keep this going, keep this alive,

You belong on that stage, with the light in your eyes.

 

I can’t wait to see,

Where this is going.

What You Wanted

So I’m praying for a rain,

Just to wash me down with change,

Cause I still smell like you,

Even though you’ve gone away.

 

I never got to say my goodbyes,

It’s not the same with the tears in my eyes,

No one could save you from yourself,

It’s time that I accept this and realize,

 

It wasn’t me, I couldn’t make you stay,

Every time I washed in your blood,

Didn’t make it all okay.

It wasn’t me, I couldn’t make you stay,

You couldn’t pretend,

Not even for me,

That this was what you wanted,

What you wanted to be.

 

So I’m praying for my end,

Just to be able to start all over again.

Cause I’m still waiting for you,

Even though you won’t come back and,

 

It wasn’t me, I couldn’t make you stay,

Every time I washed in your blood,

Didn’t make it all okay.

It wasn’t me, I couldn’t make you stay,

You couldn’t pretend,

Not even for me,

That this was what you wanted,

What you wanted to be.

 

If I’m still alive, then why do I feel so dead.

If I’m still alive, then why do I feel so dead.

If I’m still alive, then why do I feel so dead.

 

It wasn’t me, I couldn’t make you stay,

Every time I washed in your blood,

Didn’t make it all okay.

It wasn’t me, I couldn’t make you stay,

You couldn’t pretend,

Not even for me,

That this was what you wanted,

What you wanted to be.

When The Lovers Are Sinners

White dressed girls

And black jacket boys,

Hair hanging down,

Covering their eyes.

And the boys meet the boys,

After school,

And the girls hold hands

In the last church pew.

Hearts will be broken under the stars,

But someone above is ready to heal all the scars.

 

When the lovers, are sinners,

Then what are you, pray tell?

When the lovers, are sinners,

Then what are you, oh sir.

 

The white gloved girls,

And the black tie boys,

That the parents pulled away,

When they started sharing toys,

But the bridge,

Across rough waters,

Swim to shore,

Don’t meet your in law daughters.

Jesus doesn’t judge based on privates,

Its the love behind the action, that’s what matters.

 

When the lovers, are sinners,

Then what are you, pray tell?

When the lovers, are sinners,

Then what are you, oh sir.

 

The family didn’t come,

To the nice spring wedding,

They both wore suits,

God stood attending.

Protecting a love

From his own narrow minded,

Tried to shed a light

To something kept hiding.

Tomorrow’s Valentine

I buy coffee in there every morning,

But yesterday you took me by surprise.

I said hello, tried to keep walking.

You were successful, didn’t say hi.

Asked for your number, I got your smile.

That was enough, so I gave you mine.

 

You were a stranger,

Now I can’t say goodbye.

Tomorrow’s valentine.

Oh, I promise you’ll be mine.

Oh, no, maybe not tonight,

But baby, be tomorrow’s valentine.

 

We shared a taxi, talked about tv.

I don’t own one, but I could buy one.

It makes me feel good, when you laugh with me.

I don’t know you, not much just some.

You said you’d called me, maybe you will.

I’ll be waiting, til the brand new sun.

 

You were a stranger,

Now I can’t say goodbye.

Tomorrow’s valentine.

Oh, I promise you’ll be mine.

Oh, no, maybe not tonight,

But baby, be tomorrow’s valentine.

 

You said you’d call me, indeed you did.

We’re still talking, I hope this never ends.

 

You were a stranger,

Now I can’t say goodbye.

Tomorrow’s valentine.

Oh, I promise you’ll be mine.

Oh, no, maybe not tonight,

But baby, be tomorrow’s valentine.

Why write actual songs when titles come to you all the time?

Tomorrow’s Valentine. Elude Me. Everything You Always Wanted, Never Needed. Hold the Salt, Pass the Sugar.

But You Don’t

You know which words to avoid,

Which ones will hurt,

But you don’t avoid them.

Your little tongues lash at my heart.

Don’t you know I’m only doing what you taught?

 

You know when you should stop,

When I’m on the brink, can’t take no more assaults.

But you don’t, no you won’t,

Don’t you know I’m only doing what you taught?

 

Your biggest mistake was showing how little you care for,

Other’s mistakes, We’re only human, we’re only human,

I would forgive you if you asked,

But you don’t ask cause you don’t see you need to be forgiven.

 

Oh.

You’ll know this song’s about you,

At least I hope you will.

Like the other’s I’ll hope it’ll make you see,

Make you realize what went wrong,

How to fix it,

You can save it.

But you don’t.

 

Your biggest mistake was showing how little you care for,

Other’s mistakes, We’re only human, we’re only human,

I would forgive you if you asked,

But you don’t ask cause you don’t see you need to be forgiven.

 

You lost me.

I wish you cared, but you don’t.