if there’s a way out of here
show me where to sign up
She scanned the room like she was
picking me from a lineup
I remember when it all went south
I knew I’d had enough
She’d put her head on my shoulder
on those school nights
Ninety-five and more
Til we saw the flash of blue lights
She’d push me til the thrill died down
Til she caught another buzz
She knew me when she found me
but something froze
it’s like she lost the scent
under her own nose
You could measure her affection in kilograms
the last day I gave a damn
Can anyone really say where
Addiction begins?
Some days it’s hard to tell
Your blessings from your sins
Nobody ever thinks they’re the bad guy
well, most of us, anyway
As time went by she’d say
the idea was all mine
But once the money started flowing
no one seemed to mind
And it’s funny how quick a man
can get used to almost anything
She knew me when she found me
but something froze
it’s like she lost the scent
under her own nose
You could measure her affection in kilograms
the last day I gave a damn
Stop asking how you got this way
All the little lies you tell your self each and every day
Gets a little easier all the time
what seemed like a little lapse is now a war crime
We had a pretty good scanner
But short attention spans
You could drive a truck through
All our best-laid plans
But most the time we hit our targets
No complications
And when it all blew up I lost her in the smoke
They say she got out clean
Like it was all some kind of joke
But I knew she would’ve taken it
As far as she could go
She knew me when she found me
but something froze
it’s like she lost the scent
under her own nose
You could measure her affection in kilograms
the last day I gave a damn
I heard the howling dogs
Call your name
I heard the howling dogs
Call your name
And that is all that
I've called to say
Cause baby that's all I know
I guess it might have been
Only a dream
I guess it might should try
To see what it means
But baby I already know
v1:
Another school shooting a couple days ago
It's almost out of my mind, and that's what scares me most
I know a middle-school girl, she just wanted to go home
But I'll never know the teenage ghost
v2:
I know you think you're brave, just a good guy with a gun
And part of me understands why you think you're having fun
Believe me, I sympathize, we all come undone
But no one thinks they're gonna be the one
ch:
They say a pretty voice, it ain't easy to believe
We all need to speak some truth and I guess I starts with me
I've had enough of thoughts & prayers
Let's toss the guns to the bottom of the sea
v3:
You say "faith over fear," but you got me at a loss
You're holding on to what you got, no matter what the cost
All us Christians seem so frightened as we hold our guns aloft
I think we fail to see the meaning of the cross
ch:
They say a pretty voice, it ain't easy to believe
We all need to speak some truth and I guess I starts with me
I've had enough of thoughts & prayers
Let's toss the guns to the bottom of the sea
br:
Other countries got it figured out
I reckon that we're much too proud
You may not like the sound, but we gotta change the scene
-------
Is anyone else feeling numb?
No one likes what we've become
We could fix it, but we're just too dumb or just too f***ing mean
ch:
They say a pretty voice, it ain't easy to believe
We all need to speak some truth and I guess I starts with me
I've had enough of thoughts & prayers
Let's toss the guns
ch:
They say a pretty voice, it ain't easy to believe
We all need to speak some truth and I guess I starts with me
I've had enough of thoughts & prayers
Let's toss the guns
'Cause this ain't goin' anywhere 'til we melt the guns
I've had enough of thoughts & prayers
Let's toss the guns to the bottom of the sea
Set to be some changes 'round
Ain't no sense in foolish goings on
I'll say it here and now
Enough's enough, foot comes down
Just out of hand, Ain't gonna say it twice
Ain't gonna say it twice
You shan't play boyfriend with that neighbor 'no more
Facing Highway 51
What starts with bobby socks, a twist and a shout
Turns into speedway cars and rousting about - No, No
I don't care what your Mom allows
Or what Baby Lee says down in Tupelo
That's just some party line
Set to be some changes 'round
Ain't no sense in foolish goings on
I done' said it twice
You shan't play boyfriend with that neighbor 'no more
Out on facing Highway 51
What one was matinees, Annette and her friends
Now is the Memphian at 4 A.M. - No, No
You shan't play boyfriend with that neighbor 'no more
What once was Highway 51
Long gone are snow-peaked Alps and Do-Re-Me
Now joy riding on the Lisa Marie
You shan't play boyfriend with that neighbor 'no more
They've renamed Southbound 51
Once was early rise and early to bed
Now popping whites with Lamar, Billy, and Red
Once one was matinees, Annette and her friends
Now the Memphian at 4 A.M.
My baby girl's become a lass on her own
A Little Queenie with an eye on the throne
about
DD's turn, and he's gonna leave it as an open assignment this week.
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