Lyrics
-the upper hand-
your intentions came through the phone loud and clear. after all this time and heartache, why are we right back here. defending my right to move on. while you pour in the confusion and pain that i thought had long since gone.
(c)- if its the upper hand you want. baby take it ive had enough. if this is what you need i’ll gladly give it up.
i was shaken so hard i couldnt speak. pacing the floor in shambles, feeling so damn weak. the anger let go to despair. with all this time that youve been gone, i cant imagine why you care
my intentions fall flat, my head starts to clear. after all this time and heartache, why am i right back here. written so many words to find my peace. and now with this bitter swan song, i declare my own release
you got the freedom that you craved. why are we arguing today...go be happy girl im not standing in your way....yeah go be happy girl im no longer in your way
-for tonight-
its not a matter of finding out exactly how we feel. its a matter of disasters that have followed us both here. to the brink of discernment where we dare our selves to jump. keeping steady hands on both our guns defending what we’ve lost
(c)- your not her. im not him. lets hold it together and keep it in just for tonight
running out of distractions running out of things to say. diverting eyes to almost anything to keep my hands away. if im with you much longer theres no telling what we’ll do. face to face with this temptation. stay and face the fall with you
(b)- a different case, another place, and we would not waste this much time. but time is what we must afford. just pull it back, keep it intact. ill keep whats mine, you keep whats yours, or we’ll repeat what came before
-alone-
i cant find a way to sleep, so i guess ill just surrender, and let this town have its way. if i just took time to breath, i could hear ol’ hank a warnin...not to go down this way.
the bars are open wide, and your friends they lie in waiting..on this ive leared i can rely. they are plotting as they dance, hiding fraud within their smiles. kiss and hug with knives in hand
(c)- spitting lies, just to find...theres a reason why we’re never satisfied. from the long walk home, to the reasons why we go to bed alone
hey this whiskey must be broken, cause it aint hardly working to erase her from my mind. get on up and stumble home as the vultures plot behind you..to pick the meat right from your bones
(b)- oh god..my soul, my life, please dont let her see that im falling apart. the streetlights burn so bright, and all the way home they remind me of..the night she stole my heart.
-your last novelty-
moving on and i guess you’ve got your reasons. what once was stylish now seems outdated and frightening.
(c)- well i guess thats a reason. i may not like it, thats too bad, but im out of season like a lost and worn out fad. yeah i guess thats a reason, and it may be a sin but hey i’ll end up moving on in the vintage bin
moving on and i guess you’ve got your reasons. what once was stylish now seems outdated and frightening. hey you aint showin me off like i used to remember. you got sick of my face, i got sick of the fighting
the trend went so many years but just wasnt a classic. what we had girl was fleeting and strutting high fashion. we were falling in love with our own new aesthetic. you had me for so damn long till it lost all its passion
(b)- looking back its hard to see how much of this relates to me, now that it doesnt really matter. whats the verdict, whats the score. whats a song, 300 more. but as your last novelty im flattered
and i guess theres my reason....