And that was the moment I knew. And it was like slow motion, Standing there in my party dress, In red lipstick, With no one to impress, But there was one thing missing, And I would've been so happy. And they're all laughing, You should've been there,

Would you please listen? Being young in the city Believe in saying something I'm scared of dying No gun required Or will this help me lay down? We can see it's missing When you bleed, say so we know

What, are you scared of me? It's embarassin' If it wasn't for me, you would've never wrote Therapy I've been here for you, but how come you're never there for me? It's a little bit twisted, but I miss when you and I had scary dreams I don't really wanna

I would love to bring you home I need a quick drink more volume for the beat I see the cats are playing dice It's 7 in the morning and you lost all your money To a fat lady singing boogie woogie chili honey I've been walking the streets again But it's

You can do this, you can do this You are not a lu-lunatic But I can't ignore or betray these voices singing Crazy would be changing your mind Crazy would be leaving it behind It's a beautiful, beautiful day And maybe I should care more about safety Would

Shouldn't I be with you Pretending I don't care When you know as well as I Or just a second wind For the good old song that we use to call pretending What would you have me do Just turn and walk out on you And leave you standing there That would be

If I ruled the world, I would give it, give it all to you, give it, give it all to you So everybody get up, up Out of your seats Kick off your shoes, like you're down at the beach Jump up, up, up On the beat singing "Aye oh!", "Aye oh!", "Aye oh!" Up,

If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life We'll do it all

My momma called, seen you on TV, son Said shit done changed ever since we was on They said I wouldn't be nothing I dreamed it all ever since I was young Now they always say, "congratulations" (uh) Worked so hard, forgot how to vacation (uh-huh) They

I often dream of huge numb buildings Jet-black sinister architecture Being installed when nobody sees Their appearance so sudden That few would take notice And when I wake up I imagine being crushed by one Imagining its weight its silence