These are the nights that never die My father told me One day my father—he told me, "When you get older Your wild life will live for younger days Think of me if ever you're afraid." He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind So live a life you will

Expectation is taking its toll Fluctuations are aching my soul We may never have been in love Everything you ever told me could have been a lie Stuck on thinking that there is always something to lose, or a hit from above Or a hit from above I don't need

I'm on the corner, waiting for a light to come on That's when I know that you're alone It's cold in the desert, water never sees the ground Special unspoken without sound You told me you loved me, that I'd never die alone Hand over your heart, let's go

They say I made the moon Everything was in the dark No memories at all Just a tiny freezing wind in my back As I was sitting there Singing a song they had never heard before Suddenly, a voice told me "Keep on singing, little boy And raise your arms in

I told ya I was troubled You know that I'm no good You had to be a nasty girl and try to play me I could forgive the past, but I never forget it I cheated myself Like I knew I would

Wherever I go, wherever I go Don't ever let go, don't ever let go You told me that you'd never be afraid of heights If we fall, we fall together baby, don't think twice again Now I'm waiting on the corner in the back of your mind It's a lonely place to

I never should have told you I never should have let you see inside Don't want it troubling in your mind Won't you let it be And I could easily lose my mind The way you kiss me will work each time Pulling me back into the flames And I'm burning up again,

Sometimes I can't believe it I'm movin' past the feeling I'm movin' past the feeling again Meant nothin' at all We're still screamin' In the suburbs I I learned to drive And you told me we'd never survive Grab your mother's keys we're leavin'

Your love I'm lost in There must be something in the water 'Cause everyday it's getting colder And if only I could hold you You'd keep my head from going under I've been told, I've been told to get you off my mind But I hope I never lose the bruises that

I bet my life for you (I bet my life) I know I took the path that you would never want for me So I, I bet my life, I bet my life I, I bet my life, I bet my life Now remember when I told you that's the last you'll see of me Remember when I broke you down