Did you know that you're an open book with nothing written in it but a wish And there's something in her story that you need to find but you really don't know what it is Cause she's a mystery full of misery and man it's hard to follow the plot So you swear on The Earth and the people you love there's something she needs that you got Chorus: And she said she's only holding on by a thread Don't let it down don't lower your guard she'll only stop when you're dead We walked into the diner fuckin four AM she said "What can I get for you sirs?" I said "A gram of Coca-Cola and a can of coffee and a cup of cocaine can't hurt" She said "I think you guys are a little confused" I said "that's one thing I can guarantee And I don't mean to dine and dash but I misread the card that said 'buy ten get none free'" Chorus

It was a decade ago we dug into the underground it took them a day to forget our name We started a fire from here to the coast it took them a day to douse the flame We came back home and said "why did we leave, there ain't no friends outside of these walls" These tales of love and of peace of mind are so elusive and yet so tall Now he walks through his old neighborhood like a cold cold breaze Where they let the weeds grow and they hacked down all the old trees They said "this ain't no retreat son, things change don't look so blue I wouldn't want you to think there's nothing happening without you, but I know that you do" Oh, tell me it's not true. Oh no we had a plan for you. The old man said that it's time for you to go and I hope that you boys never stop He said "life's like a big pot of boiling bones, you know the scum finds its way to the top" But I've seen some in the bottom and some in the middle and some burning in the fire on the stove So when you're out making friends take a look at their eyes not their hair, their car, or their clothes. With no light in the night he can't see what he is to burn No heat from a house and he's glad for a reason to learn In the spark the obituaries, headlines, and old jobs for hire He learns that yesterdays news is only good for today's fire And today the present will learn that it's been used And the bomb will try to blame the fuse

The machine decided to decline her card I told her richness can be measured in her art Now she's finding out she's as broke as my heart And that the bus don't take the same roads as her car She's got an evil glare even when she tries to grin She don't like advice about her situation Now she's trying to take a dip from an empty tin I told her people in this game can never win I said "life won't always be great, sometimes you just should be glad you're alive And it ain't easy for no one, but happiness is always worth a try" She said "thanks for the advice man, I can't believe I'm getting it for free But tell me, if you're so wise, what are you doing in the same place as me?" So now I'm staying away from places that she might Be stationed on the sofa for a night Afraid of finding out that she was right 'Cause I never did learn how to take things light But I still think of her after too much to drink Importance surfaces when you can't even think Do you distract yourself and find another fling? Maybe fear and common sense are the same thing She's got sheets over your windows, there's no clock but the TV's alway on And the day that noise was missing, you found the thing smashed out on the lawn Now the world keeps getting warmer, The Earth begins to show its brand new grass And that light is so inviting, but is that morning dew Or broken glass

I wish those bells could pick me up on a Sunday morning And that the fear of hell was enough to keep me under control I wish I believed any one could be forgiven Oh I'd kill to believe some one could save my soul Chorus: I wish that I had faith and I believed any one could be saved I'd be such a holy man today There'd be nothing I could ever fear with the strength of the lord always so near and I'd pray every day for you and me End Chorus I'd feel so bad about the sins I committed But I wouldn't regret all the many I didn't Life would be good 'cause when I die it'd be even better I might believe there was one even though I sure as shit ain't met her Chorus Well I hear every thing you've been saying, I know you don't care But if a man like you is denied lory it wouldn't be fair Cause I've seen you love a friend like you were a brother It goes to show you don't need faith in god to have faith in each other Chorus

Not ours

I'm searching for an ashtray for a cigarette I know it's only butts left but I'll take what I can get I used to cry about you and pray for you every night Now I can't remember what your pretty face looks like I 'd have given up my car for you I'd have given my guitar for you But it's only now I've really understood That this hunger pain makes a broken heart feel so good Danny blames recession Pablo blames his health Everybody sais addiction's a disease but I only blame my self The police will always ask me Of any marks or tattoos I just laugh when i explain the heart with me plus you I'd have given up my job for you Now I don't think I'm above robbing you I've done a lot of things that I didn't want to do I just wanna get back to the luxury of missing you

She said "it's fifth and sixth or sixth and fifth I really don't remember which" She said "call me when you're close, I'll come outside for a smoke" But everything looked different when it started to snow I can never remember what streets are what way I can't see the city lights cause I'm too far away She told me she's got money, I can just call a cab I'm on some asian sounding street and some high numbered ave I know I can ask for directions From any stranger on the street I know I got plenty friends I can call that know this city better than me But who's gonna give me directions When there's nowhere I can stand to be Who do I call for protection, when I don't know whats threatening me anymore You take a right at the bench where we first kissed And a left at the stop we caught the bus as kids If we fall in the river then I'll know where we are But if we hit the rails I think we've gone too far I think the address is 2033 If you drive past the curb you'll probably see me asleep This isn't my home but I do live here So give me a call if you're anywhere near If you try really hard to remember You'll know that moss grows north on a tree Somehow you think that'll do you some good when your map runs out of batteries Who's gonna give me directions When there's nowhere I can stand to be Who do I call for protection When I don't know what threatening me anymore I'm sorry for the last time you had to get me If there was anybody else I'd have just let you be But I love you so much 'cause you never tell me to change But if you knew me better you wouldn't tell me the same If you try really hard to remember You'll know that moss grows north on a tree With a little bit of love and a little bit of luck you'll find your better than me

There was painful picture that'd been pickled and preserved that popped up from a pocket in my brain Where stolen smoke in my eye wasn't the reason I was crying and I was a little too late for the train You know the ones that push you to this place before will be nice enough to save you a spot But you know it don't matter if you're hooked to the hate You'll find your way there, pushed or not But you won't charm me again You hoped that I'd never change so you'd always win You ain't gonna charm me again my friend I've been learning this lesson for so long, tell me when is it gonna end I couldn't get lost enough that's when I turned my back on the map I didn't listen when they said where to go, they didn't listen when I said relax You know I hate this violent shit but I'll take another hit if it means I don't have to go home Sometimes a kiss from a clenched up fist is still better than being alone You ain't gonna charm me again I keep my eyes wide to see the bright side and I wonder if it's ever been You ain't gonna charm me again my friend I didn't think I was the pessimist I seem But I can't speak for my pen So it was a restless Calgary Saturday night, where I know nobody's gonna be happy until they fuck or fight, and while the city was drying in its new coat of red I gotta tell you guys what this tough boy said, he said "let's go where's your friends?" I said " that's a good question, you wanna get a drink or something?" that's when he hit me with what I was guessing was a practiced right hook, or maybe a fist filler and all these fighters and no lover is gonna make me a killer and I know that you might think you're better if you ain't never thrown a fist, like there ain't so many more ways to hurt people than this, and I can't be around people that are causing pain for fun, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you had none, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you had none, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you had none, I didn't believe in a soul until I saw you didn' have one. You ain't gonna charm me again You hoped that I'd never change so, you'd always win No you ain't gonna charm me again my friend I've been learning this lesson for so long Tell me when is it gonna end

Like a search light outside your window Your dreams will keep you up at night There's no difference between lying and running From a real star or a dream spotlight You think it's just pissin' and moanin' And it's all just about some girl One thing that you may never understand Some people weren't made for this world We got pills to make us happy And pills for falling asleep All these pills have left a hole to fill And I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be You said maybe to answer every question The world is too grey to know where you are You could have had a ride in either direction Now you're killed in the road by two cars Sometimes life rips like a shotgun You dust off and get hit again Don't you know that this game is rigged Sorry but the house always wins We got bills to leave us hungry And bills to put us to tears Now I'm up on the ropes, with nowhere to go We got bills to keep us for years How do we get out of here?