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1. |
Destination Anywhere
03:06
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Stand up you're on your own tonight...
It's the last time
That you lie awake in bed
All night with no direction
Your direction's out the door
Let's go, let's go, let's go
You've found your way tonight
Out the door into the moon lit night
The stars are shining in your eyes,
And there's miles to go...
That's why
You've said your goodbyes now
You're after more than you know
Destination anywhere
I swear it won't be long before
Stand up you're on your own tonight
This is your life
Stand up you're on your own tonight
This is your life
You're miles away,
Miles away from everything
You've left behind
Nothing seems to matter
Now you've said your goodbyes to
All of your regrets,
And second chances, failed attempts
Suddenly it all makes sense,
This is your chance to say screw it all
Stand up you're on your own tonight
This is your life
Stand up you're on your own tonight
This is your life...go
It starts tonight,
This is your chance,
Make it worth your dying breath
This town ain't big enough for you...
Stand up you're on your own tonight
This is your life
Stand up you're on your own tonight
This is your life
Your direction's out the door
Let's go, let's go
Your direction's out the door
Let's go, let's go
Your direction's out the door
Let's go, let's go
Your direction's out the door
Let's go...
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2. |
Lorelai
02:10
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3. |
Cartoon Network
03:04
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Today is a beautiful day for
Absolutely nothing ‘cause
Nothing ever happens anyway
It’s a beautiful day for
Lying in your room,
Watching Cartoon Network in the nude
It’s gonna be
One of those days
I watch the Star Wars episodes
Over and over again
Why can’t I be
Like Indiana Jones
Or even Tommy Lee
Why can’t I live someone else’s life
In someone else’s shoes I’d fit fine
Another day all alone
In my room watching cartoons
It’s days like these that make me wanna be
Someone else, somewhere else
I could be your fantasy
I'm gonna break out,
I'm gonna break free.
This is my window of opportunity
I'm gonna break out,
I'm gonna break free,
You'll see
Why can’t I live someone else’s life
In someone else’s shoes I’d fit fine
Another day all alone
In my room watching cartoons
It’s days like these that make me wanna be
Someone else, somewhere else….
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4. |
1988
02:32
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You wanted to know all about my past
You didn’t know I was such a bad-ass
The floor was covered with Thrasher Magazines
And I would listen to Bad Brains
My only interest was in my wooden toy and going fast
I used to be good, I used to be cool
What can I do to prove it to you?
I’m gonna skate like it was 1988, oh yeah
I’m gonna skate like it was 19-88
I’m gonna skate like it was 1988, oh yeah
I’m gonna skate like it was 19-88
It’s true, everything I say to you
It’s true, I wouldn’t lie to you
Like the good old days with the Bones Brigade
We’re gonna search for Animal Chin, again
I’m gonna skate like it was 1988, oh yeah
I’m gonna skate like it was 19-88
I’m gonna skate like it was 1988, oh yeah
I’m gonna skate like it was 19-88
Gonna leave my house
Gonna take my board
Gonna make you see
How cool I was
Gonna leave my house
Gonna take my board
Gonna make you see
How cool I was
I was
I’m gonna skate like it was 1988, oh yeah
I’m gonna skate like it was 19-88
I’m gonna skate like it was 1988, oh yeah
I’m gonna skate like it was 19-88
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5. |
Bleeding Hearts
02:47
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In this letter that I write to you there are
So many things I’d like to say to you,
“Why are you so fucking cool?
Why aren’t you here with me?”
These words I write
In bed tonight
Bleed through the paper from my
Bleeding heart to you
These words are
Just for you:
Maybe you are just as bored as me,
Maybe, your heart has stopped beating,
Maybe, you’re not as cool as you think;
You’re just a geek like me
These words I write
In bed tonight
Bleed through the paper from my
Bleeding heart to you
These words are
Just for you
If this letter arrives in your mail today,
Crumpled up
From my pocket
Where it had been the day before
I want nothing in return
From you
Now
I’m
Moving on...
I’m moving on
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6. |
Fiery Phoenix, Burn
02:45
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Another day
And I don't think
I can make it out alive
With this building up inside
Right now
I'm gonna burn it,
Burn it down
Strike a match and throw it
Burn away with me
Watch the ashes dance around the flames
Let it burn
Let it melt away
From the ashes watch it rise again
But today
Bridges burn away
Burn away
Another day
And I don't think
I can make it out alive
With this building up inside
Right now
I'm gonna burn it,
Burn it down
Burn away
Your past is just another match away
Burn away
Everything that makes you think about those days
Your pictures and your letters
Have burned away
Another day
And I don't think
I can make it out alive
With this building up inside
Right now
I'm gonna burn it,
Burn it down
When the oxygen that you breathe
Is the fuel to the fire in your heart
Fuel the flames with your memories of pain;
Then you will burn them down
Another day
And I don't think
I can make it out alive
With this building up inside
Right now
I'm gonna burn it,
Burn it...
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7. |
Holy Crap
01:22
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I'm dropping the kids off at the pool
I'm taking the Browns to the Super Bowl
Too many trains are on the track
I'm running, I'm running
Turtle head, turtle head, turtle head, turtle head
Prairie doggin', turtle head, turtle head!
Turtle head, turtle head, turtle head, turtle head
Prairie doggin', turtle head, turtle head!
I'm gonna crap right in my pants
If I don't find a toilet
I'm gonna use my t-shirt, yeah,
To wipe my ass
Turtle head, turtle head, turtle head, turtle head
Prairie doggin', turtle head, turtle head, turtle head
Prairie goggin', turtle head, turtle head, turtle head
Prairie doggin', turtle head, turtle head!
Turtle head, turtle head, turtle head, turtle head
Prairie doggin', turtle head, turtle head!
Turtle head, turtle head, turtle head, turtle head
Prairie doggin', turtle head, turtle head!
I gotta crap on deck that could choke a donkey, oh yeah
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8. |
At The Pub
01:22
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9. |
Goodnight
00:35
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10. |
It's Over
03:02
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Where do we go when everything seems like it's over?
Where do we go from here?
I grabbed my skateboard and my backpack off the table;
I ran the fuck right out the door
She yelled at me as I skated down the sidewalk;
I flipped her off, that fucking whore
Another night of thinking I was so wrong,
Another night like this
A cigarette, yeah, and the clicking of the sidewalk
Take me away from here...
Another block away, and thinking about the moment
When it all went wrong
I left a part of my life; now it's over,
But I've got my board
Another night of thinking I was so wrong,
Another night like this
A cigarette, yeah, and the clicking of the sidewalk
Take me away from here...
Where do we go, where do we go when it's over?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go, where do we go when it's over?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go when it seems like it's over?
Where do we go when it seems like it's over?
Where do we go when it seems like it's over?
Where do we go when it seems like it's over now?
Over now
Over now
Over now
Where do we go, where do we go when it's over?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go, where do we go when it's over?
Where do we go from here?
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11. |
Don't Look Back
02:31
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The sun sets in your eyes
As we say our goodbyes
One last time
Our fingers slide apart
As you walk through the door
Don't look back
You're better off whether
You like it or not
Now's your chance
Start over again
Don't look back
I can't sleep
So I drink
To clear my head
Of your face
Volumes traced
Back to the end
You're better off whether
You like it or not
Now's your chance
Start over again
Don't look back
I sit and think
Of all the things
We should've said
And should've done
There in the rain
It's pouring down
I can see it now
Just wipe those tears away...
Don't turn around
You're better off whether
You like it or not
Now's your chance
Start over again
Don't look back
Don't look back
Just start over again
Don't look back
Just start over again
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12. |
No More Sad Songs
03:10
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No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone
No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone for you
Turn it on
Tear it out
Your heart is not worth
Another second
You're breaking up
You've had enough
Of what it was that made you
Think about him
You're over
This moment
You're wasting
Your last goodbye
Now you can say
No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone
No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone for you
You're thinking
You're sinking
You think you're gonna drown,
But your feet can touch now
You're waking up
To your own life,
And what it means
To be somebody
You're over
This moment
You're wasting
Your last goodbye
Now you can say
No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone
No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone for you
Hold on
No more
You're waking up
It's over
Hold on
No more
You're waking up
It's over
You're over
This moment
You're wasting
Your last goodbye
Now you can say
No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone
No more sad songs on the radio
No more tears for you
No more waiting by the phone for you
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13. |
She Found My Heart
02:19
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I never thought I could be
Someone totally
Not mixed up all the time
Someone that likes to smile
It never crossed my mind
That someday I might find
The part that I had lost
She found my heart
In a million pieces
There's like a million reasons
There's like a million miles
In between us
These sleepless night will end when
You're back here in my arms...
I had dream last night
And I felt that I
Could see into the future
A million miles
It then occurred to me
That I would always be
Completed by the possibility
Of us together
Just like the night we passed out
On the bathroom floor
When we're together
These sleepless nights will end when
You're back here in my arms...
In my arms
In my arms
Yeah...
I never thought I could be
Someone totally
Not mixed up all the time
Someone that likes to smile
It never crossed my mind
That someday I might find
The part that I had lost...
She found my heart
She found my heart
She found my heart
She found my heart
She found my...
Heart
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14. |
Be That Way
02:53
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And I wonder why you left me
In the backseat of my car
Was it something I said?
Was I so wrong?
To put my hand on your legs,
That was my mistake
If you're gonna be that way,
Go ahead and be that way
I saw you in the hall the other day
You looked at me, turned your back,
And walked away from me
So I told the guys that we went all the way
What was I to say?
What was I to say?
If you're gonna be that way...
I started a rumor at my school
I told the whole world that we screwed
I started a rumor at my school
All i wanted to say
All I wanted to say...
If you're gonna be that way...
It's over now
The word is out
Everybody thinks that
They know how it went down
It's over now
The word is out
Everybody thinks that
They know how it went down
Didn't want it this way
All the guys were in my face
Didn't know what to say
By the summer
It'll be over
I started a rumor at my school
I told the whole world that we screwed
I started a rumor at my school
All i wanted to say
All I wanted to say...
If you're gonna be that way...
I started a rumor
Rumor
I started a rumor
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15. |
Those Days
02:17
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Yesterday I thought about those days again
Relived the past, where have I been since then?
We were so young everything seemed so real
Skateboards, those girls, late nights driving around
I was only a kid
Hanging out with my friends
Never thought it would end
When does my life begin?
Maybe I thought we would last forever
Maybe I just lost track of time
Running through my head everything I’ve said,
Everything I’ve missed just makes me sick
Like growing up
Growing up looking back again
So many things have changed
Growing up looking back again
So many things have changed
It’s been so long
Since I’ve opened my eyes;
Never thought it would end
When does my life begin?
Growing up looking back again
So many things have changed
Growing up looking back again
So many things have changed
Growing up looking back again (I remember those days)
So many things have changed
Growing up looking back again (I remember those days)
So many things have changed
It’s been so long
Since I’ve opened my eyes;
Never thought it would end
When does my life begin?
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