Nobody ever had a dream 'round hereBut I don't really mind that it's starting to get to meNobody ever pulls the seams 'round hereBut I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me I've got this energy beneath my feetLike something underground's gonna come up and carry meI've got this sentimental heart that beatsBut I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me Now "why do you waste my time?"Is the answer to the question on your mindAnd I'm sick of all my judgesThey're so scared of what they'll findBut I know that I can make itAs long as somebody takes me home,Every now and then Oh, have you ever seen the lights?Have you ever seen the lights? I took a shuttle on a shock-wave ride,Where people on the pen pull the trigger for accoladeI took a bullet and I looked insideAnd running through my veins an American masquerade I still remember Grandma Dixie's wake,I never really known anybody to die beforeRed, white and blue upon a birthday cake,My brother, he was born on the Fourth of July, and that's all "So why do you waste my time?"Is the answer to the question on your mindAnd I'm sick of all my judges,They're so scared of letting me shineBut I know that I can make it,As long as somebody takes me home Every now and thenEvery now and thenYou know I see London, I see Sam's TownHolds my hand and lets my hair downRolls that world right off my shoulderI see London, I see Sam's Town (now!)

We hope you enjoy your stayIt's good to have you with usEven if it's just for the day We hope you enjoy your stayOutside the sun is shiningIt seems like heaven ain't far away It's good to have you with usEven if it's just for the day

You sit there in your, heartacheWaitin' on some beautiful boy toTo save you from your old waysYou play forgiveness, watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like JesusBut he, talks like a gentlemanLike you imagined when you, were young Can we climb this mountain, I don't knowHigher now than ever beforeI, know we can make it if we take it slowLet's take it easy, easy now, watch it go We're burning down the highway skylineOn the back of a hurricane that started turningWhen you, were youngWhen you, were young And sometimes you close your eyes And see the place where you used to liveWhen you, were young They say the Devil's water, it ain't so sweetYou don't have to drink right nowBut you can dip your feet inEvery once in a, little while Woo! (Send me) (Oh) You sit there in your heartacheWaitin' on some beautiful boy toTo save you from your old waysYou play forgivenessWatch it now, here he come He doesn't look a thing like JesusBut he, talks like a gentlemanLike you imagined when you, were young (Talks like a gentleman)(Like you imagined) When you were young I said he doesn't look a thing like JesusHe doesn't look a thing like JesusBut more than you'll ever know

When I offer you survival,You say it's hard enough to live,It's not so bad, it's not so badHow do you know that you're right? I awoke on the roadside,In the land of the free ride,And I can't pull it any longer,The sun is beating down my neck. So I ran with the devilLeft a trail of excuses,Like a stone on the water,The elements decide my fate,Watch it go. When I offer you survival,You say it's hard enough to live,Don't tell me that it's over,Stand upPoor and tired,But more than this. How do you know that you're right?If you're not nervous anymore,It's not so bad.It's not so bad. I feel my vision slipping in and out of focus,But I'm pushing on for that horizon.I'm pushing on,Now I've got the blowing wind against my face. So you sling rocks at the rip tide,Am I wrong or am I right?I hit the bottom with a "Huh!"Quite strange,I get my glory in the desert rain,Watch it go... (I offer you survival) I offer you survival,You say it's hard enough to live,And I'll tell you when it's over,Shut up poor and tired,But more than this. How do you know that you're right?If you're not nervous anymore,It's not so bad, it's not so bad. Higher and higher,We're gonna take it.Down to the wire,We're gonna make it.Out of the fire,Higher and higher. Higher and higher,We're gonna take it,Down to the wire,We're gonna make it,Out of the fire,Higher and higher. Higher and higher,We're gonna take it,Down to the wire,We're gonna make it,(Ahhou aouhh ouhh ohh)Higher and higher. It ain't hard to hold,When it shines like gold,You'll remember me.

I pack my caseI check my faceI look a little bit olderI look a little bit colderWith one deep breathAnd one big stepI move a little bit closerI move a little bit closer For reasons unknown I caught my stride I flew and fliedI know if destiny's kind I've got the rest of my mind But my heart, it don't beatIt don't beat the way it used toAnd my eyes, they don't see you no moreAnd my lips, they don't kissThey don't kiss the way they used toAnd my eyes don't recognize you no more For reasons unknownFor reasons unknown There was an open chairWe sat down in the open chairI said, if destiny's kind I've got the rest of my mind But my heart, it don't beat It don't beat the way it used toAnd my eyes, they don't see you no moreAnd my lips, they don't kiss They don't kiss the way they used toAnd my eyes don't recognize you, at all For reasons unknownFor reasons unknown See, my heart, it don't beatIt don't beat the way it used toAnd my eyes don't recognize you no moreAnd my lips, they don't kiss They don't kiss the way they used toAnd my eyes don't recognize you no more For reasons unknownFor reasons unknownFor reasons unknownFor reasons unknown

On the corner of main street Just tryin' to keep it in line You say you wanna move on and You say I'm falling behind Can you read my mind? Can you read my mind? I never really gave up on Breakin' out of this two-star town I got the green light I got a little fight I'm gonna turn this thing around Can you read my mind? Can you read my mind? The good old days, the honest man; The restless heart, the Promised Land A subtle kiss that no one sees; A broken wrist and a big trapeze Oh well I don't mind, if you don't mind Cuz I don't shine if you don't shine Before you go Can you read my mind? It's funny how you just break down Waitin' on some sign I pull up to the front of your driveway With magic soakin' my spine Can you read my mind? Can you read my mind? The teenage queen, the loaded gun; The drop dead dream, the Chosen One A southern drawl, a world unseen; A city wall and a trampoline Oh well I don't mind, if you don't mind Cuz I don't shine if you don't shine Before you go Tell me what you findWhen you read my mind Slippin in my faith until I fall He never returned that call Woman, open the door, don't let it stingI wanna breathe that fire again She said I don't mind, if you don't mind Cuz I don't shine if you don't shine Put your back on me Put your back on me Put your back on me The stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun Can you read my mind

When everybody else refrainedMy uncle Jonny did cocaine He's convinced himself right in his brain That it helps to take away the pain Hey, Jonny Hey what you say Jonny I wanna go out tonight Come a little closer to the city lights Levitation ain't your only friend Levitation coming back again You feel a burning in your body core It's a yearning that you can't ignore And I wanna go out tonight Su-Su-Su-Superman and hold on tight He's convinced himself right in his brain That it helps to take away the pain Hey, Jonny Hey what you say Jonny My appetite ain't got no heart I said my appetite ain't got no heart Shocking people when you feel that pull Shock 'em, drop 'em when you know its full I feel a burning in your body core It's a yearning that you cant ignore I gotta go out tonight (marcato, spoken:)Hey Jonny I got faith in you man! I mean it, it's gonna be all right! And he's convinced himself right in his brain That it helps to take away the pain Hey what you say Jonny (Tell us what's going on, Feels like everything's wrong)Hey what you say Jonny (If the future is real, Johnny, you've got to heal)Hey what you say Jonny When everybody else refrains My uncle Jonny did cocaine

(Come with me!) We took a back road, we're gonna look at the starsWe took a back road in my carDown to the ocean, it's only water and sandAnd in the ocean, we'll hold handsBut I don't really like youApologetically dressed in the bestPut on a heartbeat glideWithout an answer, the thunder speaks for the skyAnd on the cold, wet dirt I cryAnd on the cold, wet dirt I cry Don't you wanna come with me?Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?It's only natural This cinematic vision ensuesLike the holiest dreamThere's someone calling, an angel whispers my nameBut the message relayed is the same (wait til tomorrow you'll be fine)but its gone to the dogs in my mindalways hear them when the dead of nightcomes calling to save me from this fightbut they can never wrong this right Don't you wanna come with me?Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?It's only natural Don't you wanna swim with me?Don't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?It's only natural I never had a loverI never had soulAnd I never had a good timeI never got bold Don't you wanna come with me?Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?It's only natural Come and take a swim with meDon't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?It's only natural

Let me wrap myself around youLet you show me how I seeAnd when you come back in from nowhereDo you ever think of me?Your heart is not ableLet me show you, how much I careI need those eyes to tide me overI'll take your picture when I goGives me strength and gives me patienceBut I'll never let you knowI got nothing on you babyBut I always said I'd tryLet me show youHow much I careSometimes it gets hardDon't you know? Don't give the ghost upjust clench your fistYou shoulda known by nowYou were on my list(x3) When your heart is not ableAnd your prayers, they're not fablesLet me show youLet me show youLet me show youHow much I care

Leaves are fallin' down on the beautiful groundI heard a story from the man in redHe said the leaves are fallin' downSuch a beautiful soundSon, I think you'd better go aheadBut you always hold your head up high'Cause it's a long, long, long way downThis town was meant for passing throughBoy, it ain't nothin' newNow go and show 'em that the world stayed roundBut it's a long, long, long way down You better run for the hillsBefore they burnListen to the sound of the worldDon't watch it turnI just want to show you what I knowAnd catch you when the current lets you go Or should I just get along with myself?I never did get along with everybody elseI've been tryin' hard to do what's rightBut you know I could stay here all nightAnd watch the clouds fall from the skyThis river is wildThis river is wild Run for the hills before they burnListen to the sound of the worldDon't watch it turnBut shake a littleSometimes I'm nervous when I talkI shake a littleSometimes I hate the line I walkI just wanna show you what I knowAnd catch you when the current lets you go Or should I just get along with myself?I never did get along with everybody elseI've been trying hard to do what's rightBut you know I could stay here all nightAnd watch the clouds fall from the skyBecause this river is wildGodspeed ya, boyThis river is wild Now Adam's taking bombs and he's stuck on his momBecause that bitch keeps tryin' to make him prayHe's with the hippie in the park coming over the darkJust tryin' to get some of that little girl-play You better run for the hills before they burnListen to the sound of the worldDon't watch it turnI just want to show you what I knowAnd catch you when the current lets you go Or should I get along with myself?I never did get along with everybody elseI've been tryin' hard to do what's rightBut you know I could stay here all nightAnd watch the clouds fall from the skyThe pain is hell in me tonightBecause this river is wildGodspeed ya, boyThis river is wildThis river is wildGodspeed ya, boyThis river is wild Now the cars are everywhereRaisin' dust at the fairgroundI don't think I ever seen so many headlightsBut there's somethin' pullin' meThe circus and the crewWell they're just passin' throughMakin' sure the merry still goes roundBut it's a long, long, long way down