Альбом The Starting Line

"Make it a note to take your pills," she said
"I'll leave them on the table in the same brown bottle you know."
She said, "It's good to have you home."
The second that I smelt the scent of my own house I said it.
"Send just one postcard home,
And call as often as you can to tell us how it goes.
Let us know."

"Make it a note to make a point." he said
That's good advice I'll take it
Now, I'll start to use it, you know
Sentence, long messages
From me to you to let you know I'm ok
I'll let you know

I'm out making you proud
So don't wait up, I'll be home soon
I'm out of town for now
You're what makes it home that I'll come back to

"Make it a note to take your time," they begged
"Take baby steps to everywhere, and come home in one piece to us."
You know, it's so good to be home
And know that when I hit the road
I'm thinking of you both, I miss you

"Send just one postcard home,
And call as often as you can to let us know how it goes.
Let us know."

I'm out making you proud
So don't wait up, I'll be home soon
I'm out of town for now
You're what makes it home that I'll come back to

Thank you for everything

I'm out making you proud
So don't wait up, I'll be home soon
I'm out of town for now

You've made quite a life for yourself
one better than you've dreamt
but it's weighing down
the sides of your mouth
to an appearing frown
there's more to it
than it might sound

sharpen your overacting skills
to cut through the tension
mark your words
with confidence:
selective attention

try and steady yourself
but with one hand down
losing balance
take a look at your hometown
you're a different person now
only one who hasn't changed
only one who's stayed the same

sharpen your overacting skills
to cut through the tension
mark your words
with confidence:
selective attention

Make it a point to appreciate the life you lead
don't rush the days you'll
wish they stayed for one year later

it's a tragic case of bad taste
but it's all concerning you
who truly can appreciate the
mess you've made

sharpen your overacting skills
to cut through the tension
mark your words
with confidence:

I guess the most that I can do
Is make a call and tell you the truth
Sing the words in melody
And hope that you'll believe me
Here's another song for you
So this one this one makes two
I still don't know where to begin
I'll just leave it at this

I'm sure you always feel my eyes on you
But I hope that you will never feel unwanted

[chorus:]
Wait for me to move out west
It's ok if you don't
I hope you know
You're my favorite thing
About the west coast
I wish I stayed
I hope you wait
So here I am
Counting down the days
Till California comes

This is the least that I can do
You know I'm bad at calling you
The best way I can extend
The lonely words I miss you
I'll say it but I'm sure you knew
You're what I look most forward to
Coming back to where I've been
I'll just leave it at this

I'm sure you always feel my eyes on you
But I hope that you will never feel unwanted
If you feel unwanted

[chorus x2:]
Wait for me to move out west
It's ok if you don't
I hope you know
You're my favorite thing
About the west coast
I wish I stayed
I hope you wait
So here I am
Counting down the days
Till California comes

Last call everybody step up for another
The ring of the bell gives a yell
To the crowd that's behind you
Did she sweep you off your feet
Are you deciding not to leave without her
Without her tonight

Break down all the chairs on the tables
And my minds on you
Give up and Get into the van and go away again
Because the things you leave in the last town
Are getting out of hand
I'm sorry
I'm sorry about it

At least you lived to talk about it
At least you got your health
At least it made you feel alive
Oh well, you wish you weren't right now

Tap out when the weight on you're shoulders comes down on you
You're gasping for air, and its just not fair
He gets to be with her
Here you sit trying hard,
To forget something your thinking of

I'm sorry about it
Do you miss her so bad it hurts

At least you lived to talk about it
At least you got your health
At least it made you feel alive
Oh well, you wish you weren't right now

You're all caught up
After sleeping for days
Makes up for nights you spent awake
It will take awhile to see that smile
That's laid dormant since she's gone
You're all caught up
After sleeping for days
Makes up for nights you spent awake
It will take awhile to see that smile
That's laid dormant since she's gone

At least you lived to talk about it
At least you got your health
At least it made you feel alive

Tell me what you thought about
When you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up

Here we lay again
On two separate beds
Riding phone lines
To meet a familiar voice
And pictures drawn from memory
We reflect on miscommunication
And misunderstandings
And missing each other too
Much to have had to let go

We turn our music down
And we whisper
Say what your thinking right now
Tell me what you thought about
When you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up

Jumping to conclusions
Made me fall away from you
I'm so glad that the truth
Has brought back together me and you

We're sitting on the ground
And we whisper
Say what your thinking outloud

Tell me what you thought about
When you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up

We turn our music down
And we whisper
We're sitting on the ground
And we whisper
We turn our music down
We're sitting on the ground
And next time I'm in town
We will kiss girl
We will kiss girl

Tell me what you thought about
When you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we wont
Feeling that we cant
We're not ready to give up

We got older but we're still young

I'll wait til the clock strikes a nerve to spend some time with you
I can't stand to depend on the shadow I cast alone when we should
For the sake of making a statement
Let's make our presence known
Let's show them what were made of
We'll show up in our outfits we planned ahead
To meet the qualifications for a special occasion
Today is your day today is our day
Making up for lost time
Making a scene oh yeah

You've made a lasting impression
And if it doesn't feel right
Then I just can't go wrong
I've been sleeping with the lights on
So if I wake in the night
Your picture is clearly in sight

So let's meet at the mouth for a kiss
That's been so long overdue
No thanks to the two thousands of miles
And the touring we always do
(It makes me miss you more)

You've made a lasting impression
And if it doesn't feel right
Then I just can't go wrong
I've been sleeping with the lights on
So if I wake in the night
Your picture is clearly in sight

I could explode
Cuz you just never, you never know
It would suit the moment perfectly

You've made a lasting impression
And if it doesn't feel right
Then I just can't go wrong
I've been sleeping with the lights on
So if I wake in the night
You've made a lasting impression
And if it doesn't feel right
Then I just can't go wrong
I've been sleeping with the lights on
So if I wake in the night
Your picture is clearly in sight

We can't go wrong...

"Hey there love, let's get to catching up.
'Cause I been thinking those thoughts
that must have slipped my mind
that time that I left you there that night."
I replied, "Let me remind you of the guy
you failed to mention all along.
'Cause your actions have consequences and these are them."

[Chorus:]
I'll be your friend in hell, until then I despise you.
And I probably always will.
I can't afford to make another mistake like this,
'Cause this is more than I can take.
I don't mean to leave angry, this is by your own devise.
I'm sure this comes as no surprise.

Hey there babe, don't mean to cut you off,
but I've heard enough lies and you're dying to get caught.
I'll let you go call all your friends.
"Oh my god! Let me describe to you this guy,
his name is Ken, he's in this band that writes such,
awful songs about me all the time."
You're goddamn right!

[Chorus]

Fine, just let me lie here for a while,
'Cause I'll be staying up, yeah hanging up all night.
Oh, I'm spent with all intentions (of your bit?).
To a hopeless case, to a sharp headache, to a choice you make
To the reason why I, to the reason why I say.

[Chorus:]
I'll be your friend in hell, until then I despise you.
And I probably always will.
I can't afford to make another mistake like you.
I'm sure this comes as no surprise.
I'm sure this comes as no surprise.

Lights come on from neighbors woken up
And the flash is our cue for the dash to the car to the back porch
Where we laugh and we pass to the left and reflect on expected repetitiveness.
The Dial didn't slip an inch from that station.

[Chorus:]
We were floating in your room to the songs of classic jazz flowing all night
long.
As fast as we're leading our lives, it's music that still makes us come out at
night for good times.

Lighten up cause it's summer and we're just having fun.
We're too young to be out-running and ducking the fuzz.
But your room was a safer than a spacious place with the clarinet filling the
entire thing.
The dial didn't slip and inch from that station that would play the hits of our
grandparents' time
While I flawlessly chime in at the hit of the ride and say....

I'm floating

[Chorus]

Static..there's nothing but static programmed by popular demand....
And then a light appeared directly over my head
And it illuminated as great as the idea that came.
It was simple, we won't listen to commercials or the same ten songs over and
over and over...

[Chorus]

I'm flying from your room to the sun with classic jazz still spilling from my