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Doesn't Matter Now
02:31
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last time I saw you
I stormed out of the room
it was something that you did
or something you didn’t do
I can’t remember
it doesn’t matter now
if I saw you today
I know what I’d say
I’d say sorry but I was
the only person
I could be
I had so much on my mind
and so much underneath
I could use a little time
I walked alone at night
dangerously close
to some kind of edge
I could not comprehend
clove cigarette
Lemonheads cassette
it’s a shame about ray
the sun is coming up
I had so much on my mind
and so much underneath
I could use a little time
I had so much on my mind
and so much underneath
I could use a little time
will you forgive me?
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it’s a cold New York morning
I’m waiting in the street
I cooked up a plan for you
and it’s time that we meet
I know what I’m about to do
is wrong
but so it standing by
and looking on
as you play god
most everyone is kind and decent
that you meet
they can understand
what’s motivating me
I know what I’m about to do
is wrong
but so is standing by and looking on
as you play god
would it have killed you
to stop and listen
only one option left
to get your attention
the whole world is going to talk
without dissension
I know what I’m about to do
is wrong
but so is standing by
and looking on
as you play god
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3. |
San Pedro Avenue
03:36
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nineteen ninety nine
San Antonio
unbelievable heat
summer tour
before the show
trying to find the Alamo
met a lady
she said
you’re too young
to be out here
so far from home
what are you running from?
I said I don’t know
I just had to go
feeling a familiar kind of blue
walking up and down San Pedro Avenue
cactus flower
adobe brick
mesquite tree
with a chicken in it
what am I doing
where am I going
what am I doing
where am I going
what am I doing
where am I going
what am I doing
where am I going
what are you running from
I said I don’t know
I just had to go
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4. |
Don't Worry
03:28
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don’t worry
it’s going to be ok
don’t worry
we’re going to find a way
don’t worry
it’s not so bad
don’t waste the weekend
being sad
you’ve been through
so much worse before
and you’re still here
somehow laughing
through the tears
you don’t have to say
it’s written on your face
dark cloud rolling over
I’ll be right here for you
this world is so absurd
and sometimes all you need
is a kind word
to make it through
another day
I’m still making up for
the person that I wasn’t then
I still got a little time
to become what I could have been
I’m still making up for
the person that I wasn’t then
I still got a little time
to become what I could have been
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5. |
Open Mind
02:53
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I suppose I need some time
to get my thoughts in line
I’m uncertain but I’m fine
I’m not afraid to keep an open mind
I’m not afraid to keep an open mind
I accidentally cracked your lens
there’s some new light getting in
I hope you can still be friends
with someone who likes to keep an open mind
with someone who likes to keep an open mind
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6. |
Good Enough for Now
02:56
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maybe it could be better
surely it could be so much worse
it don’t come super natural
to keep that
in the front of my mind
I’m still here somehow
got all I need to be
good enough for now
no one’s telling me how
this is going to have to be
good enough for now
my name’s not on the deed
but the roof’s over my head
the ring hasn’t found her finger yet
but she’s laughing in my bed
we’re still happy somehow
got all we need to be
good enough for now
no one’s telling us how
this is going to have to be
good enough enough for now
I haven’t seen it all before
I don’t forget there’s so much more
keep a beginner’s mind
stay amazed most all the time
I’m still happy somehow
got all I need to be
good enough for now
no one’s telling me how
this is going to have to be
good enough for now
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7. |
A Little Blurry
03:33
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it’s a little blurry now
when we got together
working at the grocery store
that was 40 years ago
snowflakes falling on us
through the open window
mattress on the cold floor
I didn’t want to lose you
cabin on the river now
water never stops moving
dog in the tall grass
stirring up something
sound of the water
through the open window
warm light in the evening
clock hands turning slow
sound of the water
through the open window
warm light in the evening
I didn’t have to let you go
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8. |
A Familiar Kind of Blue
02:44
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there was a time
I gave it all away for free
it didn’t cross my mind
that I could withhold anything
forgot who I was before
I opted into war
maybe I keep it to myself this time
I got a twelve lane highway
running through my mind
maybe I keep it to myself this time
I gotta find a quiet corner
of my mind
I bit my tongue for once
it stayed that way for months
I closed my eyes, my ears
felt like a million years
forget who I am until
my mind is still
feeling a familiar kind of blue
feeling a familiar kind of blue
maybe I’ll keep this to myself this time
I got a twelve lane highway
running through my mind
maybe I keep it to myself this time
I gotta find a quiet corner
in my mind
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9. |
Talk About Your Day
03:05
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I’ve been having the same dream about you lately
dad passes me the phone to talk to you
you sound like a younger you from ’91 or ’92
and I listen to you talk about your day
without a thought that this could ever end
and I listen to you talk about your day
again and again
I guess I was unprepared
but how could I have been
some things you can’t skip over
like how much this fucking hurt
wish I could listen to you talk about your day
without a thought that this could ever end
wish I could listen to you talk about your day
again
wish I could listen to you talk about your day
without a thought that this could ever end
and you speak your mind
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10. |
Two Carat Diamond
02:37
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graduated
worked hard
two carat diamond
on a credit card
honeymoon
sonogram
birthday party
letter from uncle sam
always did
what I had to do
nobody told me
I was free to choose
would’ve been nice
to know that back then
in another life
maybe I could be free again
if hell is real
I don’t wanna go
Sunday morning
status quo
talking head
pulpit
take my money
hypocrite
always did
what I had to do
nobody told me
I was free to choose
would’ve been nice
to know that back then
in the afterlife
maybe I could be free again
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