I think we have an emergency Cause I've seen love die way too many times Because I won't stop holding on So, are you listening? So, are you watching me? It's really not your fault To talk about it When it deserved to be alive (It deserved to be alive)

We walk through war in the halls Of dead protocols We came so close, demands were met That's when the rug was ripped out from under our feet A vicious crime, cold betrayal and deceit. Then reality hits you like a stab in the back Like a slap in the face,

Rock you baby on a wraparound porch Underneath a magnolia blossom Walk you down old live oak road Barefoot bridge see a sunset show Say I love you when I pull you close And you know it's true, as the gospel Ain't nobody gonna love you better than This

Whenever you look at me I wish I was her You shower me with words made of knives You grace me with your cold shoulder You say it's all in my head And the things I think just don't make sense So where you been then? Don't go all coy Don't turn it round on

The world keeps spinning, It won't stop, it's just beginning Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo 'Cause I got high hopes, high hopes. And when we grow old, I'll say "I told you so" 'Cause I got high (high, high) hopes Woo-hoo, woo-hoo High hopes for me and you,

'Cause young love don't know nothin' When the radio plays you sing along And you'd slide on over, on over and we'd ride When she's holding on You just can't get close enough, you swear it's sent from above Your daddy thought I was wrong for you, Thinking

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

Not today might be here tomorrow One cold summer night sally slipped away Door left open wide not a word to say Hard luck took its toll I can't blame her none She knew better fare when a girl at home Hope for a settled life, not this world to roam Let my

You're nobody 'til somebody loves you Fill up my cup, don't ever stop coming Get up on top, I'll make it pop, honey It's hard times when nobody wants you It's a cold heart, when nobody holds you Don't you stop me, I will get what's coming to me I am

I wanna love now I wanna feel 'Cause I have been running too long Don't weight up this heart that you hold We must bear our souls, souls, souls Let the fate we fight take hold, hold, hold Baby when you come real close, close, close It's alright 'cause I