Oh you can pull me under When your sanity is a hurricane Into a town called paradise So let's wash away the night Into a neon scene of light Away we'll drive into a town called paradise And your heartache is tidal wave When euphoria is hit and run And

Better loud than too late I gotta say it now Have a soul that has been saved I can feel like I I can see the light Coming through the clouds in rays What used to be a house of cards Has turned into a reservoir Save the tears that were water falling

Set sail across the waves Where we will stop no man can say The alcohol stores are running low So into the deep blue yonder go We'll end our quest by following the smell That leads us to the Mead from Hell Under the sea, there's a colony of bees And a

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no Some folks are born, made to wave the flag Ooo, they're red, white and blue And when the band plays "hail to the Chief" Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no

Your love is, Your love is Your love is loyal More faithful than the rising sun This grace for me I can't outrun So constant, so perfect, unwavering And I know You will never change I could never earn Your heart I could never reach that far But You have

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no Some folks are born, made to wave the flag Ooo, their red, white and blue And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no

And the record won't stop skipping And the lies just won't stop slipping And besides my reputation's on the line We can fake it for the airwaves Force our smiles, baby, half dead From comparing myself to everyone else around me Everyone else around me

Sometimes goodbye is a second chance Tell my mother, tell my father I have done the best I can To make them realize This is my life I hope they understand I'm not angry, I'm just saying She waved, said, "Why are you always running in place"

Watchin' that blonde hair swing To every song I'd sing You were California beautiful I was playin' everything but cool I can still hear that sound Of every wave crashin' down Like the tears we cried That day we had to leave It was everything we wanted it

At least I can say I'd like to say that I could've stayed But she didn't want me to I'd like to know if she had to go Or if she made a point to It's so hard to say "Is it always this way?" Must every heart break Like a wave on the bay