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1) 11:12 you took your hand from the sky. said you were tired of doing someone else's job. then the moon fell and shattered on the ground. i said "i'm sorry for the last six months, it's not your fault you're stronger than the sky". the nights were darker 'til they put it back togehter. the days were brighter though. i thought so at least. i climbed the clouds with you. when it was time to take it back. it looked awfully heavy, but you just said. "relax, i'm just pretending to play God... it's a one time thing, i promise. besides, i can quit when i want.". and then the rain fell. onto our eyelashes. we closed our eyes on that tuesday night. and held our hands together . but nothing ever happened and never will. you're as human as me. i'm as flawless as you. perfect is a word made up by a fool. you can't count on page to erase all your doubt. a few dollars won't make that broken heart any better. a flower can't heal time. but the truth can take lies from their pedastal and push them to the floor. you can't prove you'll miss me if you don't stay. a pictures worth a thousand words, but your love is much more. we can say "one day" all we want. but i'd much rather it be "today". you're on tip toes waiting for the sunlight. and i can't wait for this rain to go away. 2) Head In The Clouds you said hey kid there's nothing for you up in them clouds. so why do stare and sing so loud? i don't know but one day that sky's gonna fall down, and i'll be just fine. i'll be singing at it's side. and you can run all you want. you'll get nowhere fast. there's a reason for those lungs kid. once they're used up, you can't give 'em back. so don't look back, 'cause you'll regret. those rainy days you can't forget. that sunday morning's afternoon the one you lost and the look they gave you. summers spent in southern towns. the matinee and your mother's gown. and how you used to have a reason. to wake up. and i can't say that i fully comprehend your reasons. for giving up. you can say whatever you please, but don't blame it on luck. this isn't high school kid, this is real life... live it how you want to. but don't bother coming back to this town, everytime you're lied to. and you can run all you want. you'll get nowhere fast. there's a reason for those lungs kid. once they're used up, you can't give 'em back. so don't look back, 'cause you'll regret. those rainy days you can't forget. that sunday morning's afternoon. the one you lost and the look they gave you. summers spent in southern towns. the matinee and your mother's gown. and how you used to have a reason. to wake up. living in the city just ain't so pretty at night. when you look up you can't see a god damn star in the sky. and it's not like you asked for this. but it's not like anyone cares. and i'll sing how i like with my head in the sky. yeah i'll sing how i like with my head in the sky. 3) My Favorite Color i collect sunsets in the palm of my hand. you stomp out the moonlight every chance you get. one day you're gonna want them back. when you do i'll turn my head. you're the good luck for my bad ideas. i'm the covers on your bed. you're my dreams when i can't sleep. and i thank you for that. i'm you're wednesday evening's afternoon. you're a store sign blinking on and off. you say time it's just a waste of light. "i give you love, 'cause you're all i've got". it's a common misconception. to wanna get the best of a worse situation. falling back on unpredictable scenarios. will get you nowhere so turn up your stereo. well ba ba. you've gotta get out soon. and no no. you won't know where to. but you're sure as hell gonna get out of this town put that pedal to the floor. clap those hands to the beat. don't know where i'm headed. but i'm getting out of Tennessee. you're a candle in the coldest room. i'm a children's storybook. you open me every chance you get. my cover is your favorite color and i love it how you look... out the window and up the stairs. and talk to yourself when no one's there love is such a simple word, but i'm glad to be in it with you. lovely, oh so lovely. you look so lovely. yeah love is such a simple word, but i'm oh so glad to be in it with you. it's a common misconception. to wanna get the best of a worse situation. falling back on unpredictable scenarios. will get you nowhere so turn up your stereo. well ba ba. you've gotta get out soon. and no no. you won't know where to. but you're sure as hell gonna get out of this town put that pedal to the floor. clap those hands to the beat. don't know where i'm headed. but i'm getting out of this city, yeah and out of tennessee. and we can laugh all we want, i know it's your favorite. and i'll stare at you all i can, 'cause you...you're my favorite. and we can laugh all we want, i know it's your favorite. and i'll stare at you all i can, 'cause you...you're my favorite. 4) Raindrops (Clouds On A Couch) love, like a unexcusable daydream. left on the corner for everyone to see. alive still though, alive and well. calm, everynight and for the time being. interrupted so politely on a saturday it seems like raindrops we fall. like raindrops we fallhold, hands instead of hearts. like children's laughs on rooftops. we are vibrant and mistakeably understood with no use for words, no use for time and everything between. shout, fears you hide under walk-in closets. flashlights shine, you thought you had lost it. but there stands the past, to the right toward the back. go ahead and cry, if we weren't meant to we wouldn't be able to... right? right, right the wrongs and sing along. to the storybook ending of the movie script song. to the sound of the cars and the treetops' handclaps. to the drive in movie and the ground that collapsed. there's only so long something can be walked over. so step lightly, footsteps can be oh so deadly. close, books and eyes, doors and lies. there's a reason for reasons, for you and i. to make like stars and fall. like raindrops we fall. like raindrops we fall. but somehow, somehow we make our way back up to the clouds somehow. somehow. 5) Two Plus Two We skipped town two or so nights ago. To see what the deal was. With these reoccurring dreams we've been having. About night's we never spent outside. It was inevitable that we would end up. A little bit bored, a little more deniable. Stand up, it's time to get down. The cool kids are singing the pop songs they stole from the radio. And we both know we'll never remember this. Time morning comes around. But what's wrong with that? These late nights always seem longer than the daylight. And of course i'm a sucker for the midnight summer-long car drive. But can you blame me for wanting to get there sooner rather than later? Stand up, it's time to get down. The cool kids are singing the pop songs they stole from the radio. And we both know we'll never remember this. Time morning comes around. But what's wrong with that? 6) Smile alarm clock's going off again. you're screaming in a telephone. i wish you were somewhere else. or maybe i should just move out. another state, some suburb of a town. somewhere in north dakota. got an idea and a map. two dollars and a photograph. of a kid... it's me, i'm under a dinosaur blanket. in my old house. i like it, it makes me smile. i like you, you make me smile. this is my song. sing it to myself and nothing can go wrong. for a second i know the world's alright, it's alright. tired eyes wide awake again. think i might like to take a swim. in the pool where we used to kiss the sun's hands all day. you used to run from the dark. i still do, i haven't changed a lot. my voice grew a little deeper but my shirt size's still the same. 7) Hey hey i think you're cute. would you like to be my new best friend? we can talk for hours or just lay in bed. you're just the kind of kid i could grow old with. so won't you walk with me to the park up the road. i told you that i'd be right back. you said that "i'll be the judge of that, 'cause see boys they have a tendency of running from me as fast as they can i don't know why." and i just laughed and asked if you'd like a coke or some sort of assorted beverage from the diner up the road. if so, you should walk with me. feel free to hold my hand. feel free to kiss me on the cheek even though i'd prefer the lips. hey i think you're groovy. would you wanna see a movie with me? we can sit in uncomfortable seats and eventually. i'll get the nerve up to put my arm around you. can i put my arms around you? 'cause i'd sure like to. it'll be like an episode of boy meets world. except without the commercials. and i'm just fine with that. how about you? i like the way you talk. i like your died black hair. i love your halfass accent you stole from the foreign movies i like your pretty eyes. and how you're afraid of the dark. well i am too, so would you like to take a walk with me. through a well-lit park just up the block. i'll be the bright side of your bad day. i'll be the bright side of your bad nights. i'll be the bright side of your bad day. if you'll be mine. 8) In The Daylight hope you brought your good shoes. gonna be a long day. gotta have the blue skies. going on a long drive. gonna be a bright one. looking for nice time. kissing on the big sun. waiting for the moonlight. alone's at home, but with you i'm alright. standing on the past tense. underneath a night sky. wishing for some good luck. happy with the blue eyes. it's getting cold, but at least you're at my side. sitting on some big steps. dreaming in the daylight. coughing up the regret. living out a big lie. "at home" is lost, but it's the least i could find. someone's saying big words. somewhere on the freeway. something's gotta go wrong. "so what" is your reply. cd's been skipping since saturday morning. it's not exactly bragging rights, but at least we've got something. it's been a long one, but come tomorrow. we'll be making out in minnesota. holding hands to "a perfect sonnet". arguing about the morning weather. happy just to be together again. 9) Good Morning, Goodbye as if goodbye were a good thing. you turned your head and ran. and said "boy i hope i never see your face again". i said "that can be accomplished, with just the wave of your hand". and no it's not magic, it's where love becomes regret. won't you tell me that alright really means alright. and that tonight's not just a waste of my time. i wanna wake up i wanna up someday. and be glad to be alive. is it worth is it really really worth it. do you wanna know you really know. 'cause i can sure as hell tell you the truth. if 'round in circles is the way you want to go. i'm getting out soon, getting out so soon. of this town where you and i bloomed. on the sides of roads, in the parking lots. good morning goodbye, good morning goodbye come back come back. i spoke too soon. i don't know what i want. but i don't wanna lose you. irrational thought is my to say. please stay. if only for a while. just a little while longer. i'll shower you in a pelethura of thoughts. 'cause it seems i don't know what i have. until it's gone. 10) In Seams won't you kiss me... you know you want to. go on and tell me all the words. that have lingered on the tip of your tongue. won't you realize the sky is perfectly positioned. so are you and i, so let's make this night worth while. you look ravishing in that blue shirt. but would like some help taking it off. you know you want me. you know i want you too. if given the chance, what's a boy to do. yeah if given the chance, what's a girl to. do you really want to know what's going on in my head? if so i'll have to tell you with my lips. lovely lips, tangled in sheets. who needs love when you've got insecurities. lovely hips, tangled in seams. two drunk kids fucking in the backseat won't you say what you really mean. you want to fuck me. 11) Daytime TV you got a funny way of saying i love you. you got a pretty smile you should use it more often. you got a pair of eyes i like to look at. you got a beautiful voice i like to listen to you sing in the morning on our way to school. i got a couple of hours to spare this evening. and just a few more days before i'm leaving. the rain outside is calling our name. i think we should show it up and prove city kids do more than just sit indoors and watch daytime tv. there's a song playing on the am station. i look at you and i start dancing. your laugh's about as loud as my footsteps. on the wooden floor we don't sweep too often 'cause we're lazy and we're free to do as we please. i wanna lay forever with you in the sunshine. kinda like the stars above do with the moonlight. you can pretend all you want to. but the truth is darling i love you. yeah it's true i can't get you out of my mind but i really don't mind. and i know it's getting kinda late. and i know you're not much on fairytale endings. so i suppose we should save that for the story books. and i know you're thinking boy you're crazy, but can you blame me for hoping this is only the beginning. why don't we stay up all night just to watch the sunrise. why don't we say we're fine just to stay alive. why don't we forget everything for this moment. why don't we wake up in the morning side by side, eye to eye, you and me. 12) Lost In Love you've got two left feet. and a way with words. you're in love with the "spottless mind". but the ending's no good. you've got an eye for luck. along with black and white photographs. not too fond of windy nights. but you could spend all day. laying in the grass. staring up toward the sky. hoping to skip with the sunset. you're such a sucker for a sad song. "summers always too long". sitting in a swingset. trying just to sing along. with the song you've had stuck in your head since this morning. here's to 3,2,1s and plastic guns. living in this city just ain't no fun without you. and your lack of consequence. so wrap me up in your sympathetic sighs. saturday mornings and sweet white lies. i'm gonna pass out in the passenger seat. talk to keep you awake 'til i fall asleep. and you'll laugh out loud at the irony of light. and the lack there of when you close your eyes. close them tight. lost in love, but it's better than none. i'm looking to fall asleep in your arms. here's a kiss on the cheeck to you from me and one on your hand so you can dream. and two on your sides so you won't cry. and so you know, when you wake up it's all gonna be alright. 13) Good And Bye (Home) here's to ben folds and car drives. maybe summer's just running late. here's to nashville and madison street. if home is where the heart is, this place is heartless. no more matinees, no more moonlight. if the world was gonna end it might as well be tonight. i walked you home, you smiled the whole way. when we got to your doorstep you said goodbye, for good. you said, hey kid, it's nothing personal. but love is not a pendant on a chain. and i replied. well fuck you too, you and your fake smile. you're nothing more than hypocrite in high heels. won't you keep it locked up for while girl. it's gonna be a long night. and a secret's not a secret. if a lover's life is at stake. i'll be your best friend if you'll be mine. and i'll show you a good time if you just ask. promises on prom night are flawless. til you turn your back. he said she said running through the big fields. you gotta come quick if you're ever gonna get here. time it's just about time we called it quits. and i'll take three steps if you'll take four. if i'm your chandaleer then you're my dancefloor. so i don't really need you and you don't need me. here's to summing up the last three years in the words of a song. here's to your thoughts being whispered in my ear all day. here's to the plaid blankets you used to lay on all the time. here's to "us" being referred to in the past tense. 14) Sign Language (Heart) saturday is here and you're not. anywhere to be found. you're not under my bed, you're not at my window seal. i tried your call. i tried to chase you. but you, you're gone. you're not lost in the wind, you're not under my shoes. no no one around here has seen you in a while. where have you gone girl? won't you please make a call or at least leave a note. the next time you decide to leave this home. 'cause see home is where the heart is. but without you it's heartless. sticks, stones and handme down clothes. collections of songs in the middle of a road. on a record you threw away. sunsets on sundays and old home movies. grass stains on your jeans you wear twice a week. divided by the minus sign you stole from a thrift store. on the corner of the road up the street. won't you grab a fine photograph or paper ad. hold it up slightly and tell me what you see. sorry, but it's nothing more than paper and ink see what i'm trying to say is i can't keep a memory. on a 4 x 6 rectangle cut by a machine. no it's just not as good as you and me. holding hands. watching movie screens. watering plastic plants. making paper mache hearts to tape to your bare walls. singing loud, because we can. learning different languages. and planning trips to france, that will never happen. where have you gone girl? i was just wondering... more like hoping i suppose. that maybe you could save me from myself without you. it's not pretty. the days are too long. the nights are ugly. the stars are gone. the sky's cried for 15 days straight. so have i. we miss you a lot. to say the least. come back to me. come back to me. i'll make you a cake. and assorted chocolates. from a box that i bought at a store up the road you're kinda like sign language. useless if i can't see you all the time. without you i'm blind. 15) Dreaming At The Top Of Your Lungs so this is it. you called for a comeback. all you got was a sad reply. and two years worth of worry. so this is... it. we're out of time. so this is it. so this is... you can't look back. it's too late for a consequence. forget everything. forget everyone. 'cause this is it. we're out of time. no more common sense. no more daylight. dreaming at the top of your lungs. keep dreaming at the top of your lungs. dreaming at the top of your lungs. dreaming at the top of your lungs. 16) Tables And Chairs this is where goodbye leaves your lips. this is where the end leaves you breathless. cold and shaking on that empty tile floor. where tables and chairs become your best friends. you've done your best not to let it get you down. but the truth is you're well aware. if we're gonna go down we might as well do it in style. give 'em hell kid, give 'em hell. time is timeless unlike you and i. so don't bother asking, it won't listen. so give yourself a pat on the back. you've at least made it this far kid. sometimes it's hard to live when you know it ends it death. but at least sometimes you'll have blue skies. at least sometimes you'll have twighlight. and of course you'll always have me. this isn't a lullaby. this isn't a tragedy. it's just a boy singing a love song. it's not for tomorrow. or for yesterday. it's for now, 'cause now is beautiful. this isn't a lullaby. this isn't a tragedy. it's just a boy singing a love song. it's not for tomorrow. or for yesterday. it's for now, 'cause now is so fucking beautiful. we're so goddamn beautiful, you and i. we're so goddamn beautiful. it's not for tomorrow. or for yesterday. it's for now, 'cause now is so fucking beautiful. 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