IT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD BUT DON’T TEMPT ME
CAUSE MAYBE I WOULD BUT DON’T TEMPT ME
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
IF I LEFT FOR A NIGHT AND CAME BACK
YOU’D BE FURIOUS
BUT YOU’D BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHY I LEFT YOU
AND IF I CAME BACK WOULD I BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT
AND IF I CAME BACK WOULD I BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT
THERE’S NO WAY NOR WOULD I WANT TO
IT’S YOUR WAY I DON’T THINK I WANT YOU
GO AWAY I HOPE I CAN HAUNT YOU
ARE YOU FOR REAL?
AN APOLOGY HERE WOULD BE NICE
BUT I’M NOT BEGGING FOR ONE, IT’D BE NICE
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
IF YOU THOUGHT I THINK LIKE YOU THINK I’D BE DEAD
YOU’D GET RID OF ME
BUT IT’S KILLING ME TO TRY AND BE LIKE THAT
AND IF I CHANGED WOULD I BE ABLE TO CHANGE BACK
AND IF I CHANGED WOULD I BE ABLE TO CHANGE BACK
THERE’S NO WAY NOR WOULD I WANT TO
IT’S YOUR WAY I DON’T THINK I WANT YOU
GO AWAY I HOPE I CAN HAUNT YOU
ARE YOU FOR REAL?
MY FRIENDS ALL SAY I’M STUPID
THEY’RE ALL PRETTY SMART, SO I’M STUPID
IT’S PITIFUL
TO THINK WHAT I HAD WRAPPED UP IN ONE HAND
SUBLIMINAL
WAS I A CRIMINAL TO TRY AND HAVE ALL THAT?
TO REACH THAT HIGH ONLY TO FALL FLAT
TO REACH THAT HIGH ONLY TO FALL FLAT
YOU TOOK AWAY THE PLANS FOR ME AND YOU
YOU TOOK AWAY THE CHANCE FOR ME TO BE TRUE
YOU BIND MY HANDS WHY WOULDN’T YOU
THIS IS NOT REAL
i have sometimes been asked, in no uncertain terms, to "leave"...was wondering what would happen if i ever went through with it..
i've been lucky in life to have been surrounded by great people..friends and family alike, but most times, i don't think i live up to their levels...in times of insecurity, i sometimes visualize my friends shaking their heads and looking at me while they think.."Man! this guy's an idiot..."
this is one of the songs we recorded separately on an ADAT at my brother Gary's house, with Joe engineering..we later mixed down in the studio..Michele does a great job feeling this song...