Bowling For Soup Album

Here she comes again with another boyfriend,
introduces me and says,
“this is the sweetest guy I’ve ever known.”
Couldn’t say a word. I never say a word.
She wraps her arms around my neck.
“You are the sweetest guy I’ve ever known.”

And I say again “THIS IS THE LAST TIME”

[chorus]
When you left before I didn’t care too much
Cause I just wished you’d go away
And I see you now and it’s just too much
Takes my breath away ... Just like a suckerpunch

There she goes again she says I’m her best friend
and “were better off this way” she says
cause your still the sweetest guy I’ve ever known.
Her smell stays on my shirt, I can’t say a word
can’t swallow this lump inside my neck
cause you’re still the sweetest girl I’ve ever known.

And I say again ......
And I said before.....
And I say once more “THIS IS THE LAST TIME”

Is it OK if I speak to you today
You’ve been pissed off for a week now
but, nothing I can say could make you look up.
or crack up. Is there anything that I can do
Anything to show you

[chorus]
You’re a bitch
but, I love you anyway
OH OH You can’t sing 
But, you still put me to sleep
Baby, You’re a bitch
Hey Hey Hey Hey
You make me sick
But, don’t ever go away

So you tell me that there’s nothing left to say
I drive you face the window
Then you’re in my face telling me to grow up
I wish you’d grow up
I can’t wait until you fall asleep, I wonder if you know 
that
[chorus]

[BREAK]

[chorus]

Yeah you’re a bitch but I love you anyway
So why don’t you...... Stay

He got up this morning
Rolled out of bed
And went out to change the world
Her head on his shoulder
he settles her down
It all started over and over again

His mom made him breakfast
Gets on the bus goes out to see the world
He lies on the ground, wipes blood from his nose
Wonders why he's the one that doesn't fit in

Chorus:
The pictures he drew
But if only they told him
You're never gonna be like anyone
And that's okay
Give in to you're feelings
Don't give in to the ones that will own ya
Sometimes they just don't go away

Six double martinis, a night on the town
it sure makes the mornings long
He never imagined a life time lie this would be
The only thing to let him get in

He gets up
He falls down
Wishes he could get the nerve to end it all now
He picks up the phone
And he slams it down
And swallows another
Now he'll never come around
It's all or none
It's one for one
You can make it
But you gotta do it all for you're self

What’s it mean to be alone now
How’s it feel to be by yourself
You got me, I didn’t get you back
then you got me, again

[chorus]
You got inside through a hold in my defenses
and how you fit I’ll never understand
but you got into me, and I got into you
and now, I wanna do it again

How’s it feel to know now
whatcha think ‘bout that
you got me, now we can’t go back
you’ll never get me again

I only wanna dance with you
I only wanna dance with you

You go up down turn around merry go round and
round
shake it shake it two times dose doe cotten eyed joe
run around pull me down never gonna come around
I’m never gonna forget you

All I needed was an answer
I didn’t ask for nothin more
and she said, “just leave your jacket at the door”
and we were locked inside
again it started her we go
if you can help me let me know.

So she asked if I could stay there
and I say we’ve been through this before
and she said “just tell me, what do you expect 
here?”
and we were locked inside
and it started here we go
you can hold my hand, but
don’t go back on me
Just remember that it’s gonna be alright
and you’ll see we can have it all
can’t you see that I’m right here waiting, looking
back at you
you and me, we’ve got nothing to lose. Oh Yeah!

So she wraps me up inside her
and I knew we should not get that far
and she said “ just close your eyes and say you love
me”
and we were locked inside, again ......

All I need to kill the pain
is for someone else to blame
and I’ve waited my whole life
I try to run but I can’t hide

I don’t know 
when it all began to simmer down. Suddenly I don’t 
want you around
And I’m sitting here
I’m drowning in the worries and the fear
And now I wish it wasn’t quite as clear.

Cause I am starting to forget now
It disappears so fast
I am waiting for “the Question” to be asked.
And if you saw me now
you’d not be disappointed
somehow I’ve gotten to a point
and I’m not ever coming back
my minds made up I’m staying for as long as it has taken

(to get)
Close to you, I wanna get, Close to you and
I need more time, (I wanna get)
Close to you, I just want, Close to you and
I’m not sure why!

Sometimes I
I get up in the morning so surprised.
It takes me some time to realize 
Lately I,
Have really wished that you were still around.
Here to pick me up off of the ground.

She got a valentine from Gary
I opened it up it said, “Would you please be mine.”
I gave her flowers and some candy
She opened them up and said, “You’re trying to 
make me fat.”

[chorus]
(now)
I just want a new girlfriend
I just want someone to make me laugh
I just want a new girlfriend
I just want someone to laugh at me

not to smart, not to tall,
likes to watch tv and play basketball

I bought a car and let her drive it
She opened the door and said “ Oh bother, this is 
red.”
I gave her all my notes from algebra
She opened em up and said , “I can’t believe you’re
so stupid.”

I won’t ever make her wash my car, NO!
I won’t ever take a walk, not unless she’s there
Oh, oh, oh, oh!

Lately I feel so small
Or maybe it's just that my bed has grown
I never noticed it before but you were there
So how was I to know

{bridge}
That this single bed
was always meant for two
not just anyone
it was meant for me and you

Chorus
and now you're halfway around the world
and I'm just a day behind
Nothin seems to fill the hole
That I have since you left my side
You'll always be my little girl
Though I can't hold you tonight
And now you're halfway round the world
And I'm just a day behind

I wake up in the night
I turn around and find that you're not there
I just like to watch you sleep and lay by you
I love to feel you near
I think I'm going crazy
Everyday confusion starts to grow
I never noticed it before
But you were there so how was I supposed to know

Everybody knows if you’ve got the coolest clothes
You’ve got everybody on your side
Anyone can see if you hang around with me
You’ll be by yourself on Friday night 

[chorus]
It’s hard to understand
If you never lose you never learn to want to win
When it all comes down
All around you now
Don’t let it bring you down

You had all the moves you had all the coolest dos
And you always had the coolest car
I never learned to dance, I had hair down to my ass
And now I’m gonna be a Rock Star

Raise your hands
Stomp your feet
I love everyone and now they love me

Back there somewhere
I can hear her calling out
I've got so much I can tell her
She knows I miss her,
I know she thinks about me too
I just cannot wait to kiss her

{bridge}
On the boulevard we danced
I tell her if I get the chance
Just what all this means to me
Maybe I should say we can run away
Never look back
Never doubt it

Chorus
You don't owe me anything
I owe everything to you
Take my hand and
Hold on.

I think she likes me
I can see it in when she laughs
She wont say it but I see it
Loves to wake me
Just to see if I'm asleep
Or just to tell me to move closer

I used to see you every morning
Even when I didn’t want to
You used to like to watch us play downtown
As long as I sang a song for you

[chorus]
But nothing stays the same
And it’s driving me insane
Oh, you know we’ve got it so bad
And nothing you can say
Can make me want to stay
But still your hanging on

You say you never saw this comin’
So why does it always fall on you
I think you call me every time you se a phone
You hang up but I know it’s you

[Originally by Bryan Adams]

Got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it till my fingers bled
Was the summer of '69

Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit and Joey got married
I shoulda known, we'd never get far

Oh, when I look back now
The summer seemed to last forever
And if i had the choice,
Yeah, I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life

Ain't no use in complainin
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's where i met you, girl

Standin on your mama's porch,
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life

Oh yeah

Back in the summer of '69, uh-huh

Yeah, we were killin time
We were young and restless, we needed to unwind
I guess nothing can last forever,
Forever, no
Yeah

And now the times are a-changin
Look at everything that's come and gone
Everytime when i play that old six-string
I think about you, wonder what went wrong

Standin on your mama's porch
(that's right)
you told me it would last forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life

Oh yeah

Back in the summer of '69, uh-huh

Me and my baby had 69, oh yeah

Back in the summer of '69

I was the one who had shit for brains
I never took the time to notice
that I was always wrong and you weren't
You were the one who gave up sp many things
Took you for granted
But you understand it
It was just a phase

{bridge}
And I've got a new direction
A blueprint for erection of a new life
It's such a simple situation
Some kind of masturbation
With a new twist
I don't know why

Chorus
I've got it all figured out
We can ,make it
And I'll never let you down
Just take my hand
And understand
There's a lot of tomorrows
I let you down
You had no complaints
Watched as the world went spinn'
Around without you
You waited for me
You wanted diamonds
I came up with rollerblades
Shot down again but you smiled
Shook your head
And knew that I changed

I know that its been several weeks
Since I layed down and tried to sleep
But can't I see I'm doing something dumb

I can't get her off my mind
You know I've tried a thousand times
I tell myself I'm doing something dumb

Can't help but think about it
'Cause I can't live without it
Maybe I'll lose my mind again

I can't sleep and I can't eat
The beer just doesn't taste as sweet
And no one knows I'm doing something dumb

Can't help but think about it
'Cause I can't live without it
Maybe I'll lose my mind again

Pickin' up the telephone
I swear to god if she's not home
I'll kill myself I'm doing something dumb

I'm doing something dumb
I'm doing something dumb
I'm doing something dumb

New York City, Subway Station
A million people and you were stickin' out
Smashed thumb, and so pretty
I wonder what you're all about

Crowded train, separation
But still I see you in the corner of my eye
Busy station, anticipation
For you to turn around and see me smile

And you look so trendy
Spaghetti straps and six inch soles
I just looked down and didn't see me
Are you an uptight, turnaround
No-esteem wreck like me?

So long SOHO
I just sat and watched you go
Take good care and always know
I'll always know that you are there
Somewhere

Dark hair, a fair complexion
I memorize your face and eyes
The door is open, and I don't see you
And through the window you turn and smile

And you look so trendy
Spaghetti straps and six inch soles
I just looked down and didn't see me
Are you an uptight, turnaround
No-esteem wreck like me?

So long SOHO
I just sat and watched you go
Take good care and always know
I'll always know that you are there
Somewhere

So long SOHO

(So Long SOHO)
Three vodka sevens and a J
I won't remember anything
(I just sat and watched you go)
This all just make no sense to me
For seven weeks you're in my dreams
(Take good care and always know)
Nothin's quite the same
I know your face but not your name
(So long SOHO)
I hope someday you'll hear this song
And one day I'll see you sing along
So long SOHO
I just sat and watched you go
Take good care and always know
I'll always know that you are there

So long SOHO
I just sat and watched you go
Take good care and always know
I'll always know that you are there
So long SOHO
I just sat and watched you go
Take good care and always know

She was everything,
And I didn't even notice, when she changed her hair.
And when she talks about her day you know I didn't care.
But She was everything

I'll tell you what she said (tell you what she said)
You can take your broken promises and hit the door
She told me that she couldn't take it anymore
And that's all she said

And...She said I'd tumble to the walls when she had gone
And when It all came down I had nowhere to run
And as she slammed the door I swear I heard her say...
"Now you can rock and roll all night and sleep all day!"

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

She was everything,
And I didn't think I'd notice if she wasn't there
When she told me we were through I said I didn't care
I lost Everything (She was everything)

And...She said I'd tumble to the walls when she had gone
And when It all came down I had nowhere to run
And as she slammed the door I swear I heard her say...
"Now you can rock and roll all night and sleep all day!"

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

"Well you can rock and roll all night and sleep all day!"