Well, you wonder why I always dress in black, Why you never see bright colors on my back, And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone. Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on. I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,

You're dead and broken Everyday, I still say you're dead and broken Too many things I've never spoken I'm not feeling fine I never told you what to do I never made you a promise that you could hold me to That'll be the day you see me crying How many

Drink up, baby That you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will Stay up all night Things you could do You won't, but you might The potential you'll be You'll never see Promises you'll only make

Even though you know it's old Even when you're on the run Seeing that he's on the run Got an attitude Thinking that he's always right Blowin' smoke rings Making me wanna fight I never look back At all the things I've ever done

I went out looking for love when I was seventeen Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen Oh, seventeen (Seventeen, seventeen, seventeen) And he said age is just a number, just like any other

No matter what I'm goin' through It's easy to see And every time I hold you The things I never told you Seem to come easily 'Cause you're everything to me But you can still believe in me 'Cause every time I look at you You're everything to me

Then I'll take care of you So let them talk about us Let them call us funny things People sometimes do I don't care as long As you know I love you Oh, and you know I do I'll be there, but you might not see me It's never easy to get through

Gonna live forever How your garden grows 'Cause I just wanna fly Lately, did you ever feel the pain In the morning rain We see things they'll never see You and I are gonna live forever Maybe I don't really wanna know As it soaks you to the bone?

We never even talked We never even thought in the long run Whenever it was painful Whenever I was away I’d miss you And I want to see you here beside me, dear But things aren’t clear We never even tried And I miss you

I ain't no angel, I never was But I never hurt you, it's not my fault You see those egg shells, they're broken up A million pieces, strewn out across the ground Remember once the things you told me And how the tears ran from my eyes They didn't fall