I had been hopeful that I would have the time to get closer to you If you wanted me to I feel like crying the more I think about the times that I tried To say the things I was thinking of At the time

And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now I'm out of touch, I'm out of love I'll pick you up when you're getting down And if you're broken I'll mend ya And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now I'm out of sight,

Now there's more to do than watch my sailboat glide But every day can be a magic carpet ride A little bit of courage is all we lack So catch me if you can, I'm goin' back I think I'm goin' back To the things I learned so well in my youth I think I'm

'Cause we go way back Some things don't ever change Yeah, you and me Like Prince and Marvin Gaye Like South Side on Sunday James Brown and Michael J Like them high school parties We go way back Don't you ever think

Tell your friends not to think aloud Until they swallow Whisper things into my brain Your voice sounds so hollow I am not a leader of men Since I prefer to follow Do you think I could have a drink Since it's so hard to swallow So hard to swallow

In this hotel room Thinkin' 'bout you And what I've done In my hands Thinking 'bout a lot of things I wish that I could change I'd never leave the perfect girl Or rip apart the perfect world Just up and leave in the middle of a song

Ah yeah, yeah, yeah Redemption's on your mind when you think about me 'Cause I'm searchin' for these words to say to you right now Ah please give me time Yeah, I get it Why would I say all these things to have you feelin' a way?

Been thinking about you, and there's no rest Should I still love you, still see you in bed All the things you got Been thinking about you, your records are here Your eyes are on my wall, your teeth are over there But I'm still no one, and you're now a

Without you, crazy Think of the hurt as we're going through Crazy, that's what I'm without you But if you think of all the things that we won't do Well, if you think of all the things that we won't do

I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar Singing, singing, singing Ooh la la, he breaks my heart American, 'merican, 'merican boy Know it's my American boy And ooh la la, my American boy And insecure 'bout all the things you say (say, say, say,