You see somebody standing next to you
You come and go like fashion comes across
And when the solitude gets to you
Get yourself to Pensacola and wash yourself off

There is nothing worse than waiting around
You can tell from looking at me that these habits are so far down

I saw the two of us playing cards in the dark
I said, ‘I guess I must be here’
And when I offer an apology back
My sister says I’m insincere

There is nothing worse than waiting around
You can tell from looking at me that these habits are so far down
There is nothing worse than waiting around
You can see from looking at me that these habits are so far down…

You are the first in your me parade
You’re getting older, they stay the same
Your funny look and your jealous eyes
They can’t relate to a thing you say

When all in all is all we are
May not get you very far

It keeps you up at night
How did they buy their way into you?

We heard you first on the radio
You complicate the material
How can it be that we’d get there first?
It was a lie, it was a lie just to say the words

When your grass is painted green
You’ll get the taste of what we mean

It keeps you up at night
They sleep inside your living room

You give ’em just another diamond at the vision time when it’s over you…

We still remember things you said
When your face was turning red

All in all is what we are
May not get you very far…

I saw your picture and I don’t know where it stops
You stand in the parking lot, kickin’ up rocks
And I’m, I’m being a general shrew
Makin’ a face, givin’ in too

Your sister never had another normal year
Your little brother had a terrible fear
And I know you’re never comin’ back from the dead
I saw your friends at your building and they all said:

Oh-ay-oh, oh ay-oh

We could all see it comin’ along
Nobody could get through…

And when they sent you back to Boston
Your best friend called, she said “Stephanie lost some”

But it, it was nothing compared to this, no…

I thought I caught ’em underestimating everything
I was exhausted from investigating every single modicum
Of bitterness and nothing less than levitating
Every day’s a dime a dozen, everyone’s a wolf in waiting

Oh-ay-oh, oh ay-oh

You know you make it so hard on yourself
You are the ghost of 18
I recognize it, ’cause I do the same thing
Isn’t that what everybody knows?

I don’t know anybody else that could give up so much so fast
You were still so when the dirty old drunks pass
Let it go, let it go…

You always want to know
If I hear where you go

But I don’t hear anything anymore…

Oh-ay-oh, oh ay-oh
Oh-ay-oh, oh ay-oh
Oh-ay-oh, oh-ay-oh
Oh-ay-oh, oh-ay-oh

He saw her stealing from the liquor store
It wasn’t that he hadn’t noticed her before
He’s decided he’s got all he needs
She’s got many drug abusers in her family tree

She finds herself not knowing where to start
He finds himself not knowing how to park a car
She says she read about it on TV
Do any of your other lovers drink as much as me?

They laugh aloud, they scream and shout, and carry on and keep the neighbors up till dawn
And in the mirror, she will make a funny face and act like nothing’s going on

He feels as though they’re in a fairy tale
She tells him stories of the time she spent in jail
She put some extra in his lemonade
He doesn’t know the code to let her in the gate

Please don’t make me do it, Bobby Beale
They want so bad to tell each other how they feel
She throws her birthday party for herself
He knows enough to knock before he rings the bell

They laugh aloud, they scream and shout, and carry on and keep the neighbors up till dawn (neighbors up till dawn)
And in the mirror, she will make a funny face and act like nothing’s going on (nothings going on)
They laugh aloud, they scream and shout, and carry on and keep the neighbors up till dawn (neighbors up till dawn)
And in the mirror, she will make a funny face and act like nothing’s going on (nothings going on)

The first time tunnel vision sets in
Beware the signs of hyperventilation
Beware the dangers of living alone
Be sure to hide scars from future generations

Don’t let your old friends overestimate your demise
You can’t miss it when you look in their eyes
Don’t be your own, don’t be your own (it’s all the same)
We don’t scissor, we don’t separate

The second time I was making up for past mistakes
And I said, ‘Next time, put me on the good side’
[?Wait, in 90 miles?] we could be riding the brakes
And I suggest I’m giving all I could hide

I see the way they come when you call
Our backs are not against the wall
Don’t be your own, don’t be your own (it’s all the same)
We don’t scissor, we don’t separate

Don’t be your own, don’t be your own… (x8)

Is that your girl? She tries so very hard
When it gets late at night, does she not wonder where you are?

And in the future, there’ll be cars that fly
And I’ll bet that she’ll have found another guy

And she will look at you…

Is that your girl? She laughs just like the rest
She dresses nice at night, she’s got those jewels across her chest
But she will make you sorry
This time of night, you’ll see that she’s already found another you

You got the message, riding late at night
Was getting dark but you can still make out the line

You’ll be back soon…

Is that your girl? She tries so very hard
When it gets late at night, does she not wonder where you are?

When they fight, they fight
And when they come home at night, they sing
“I love you, baby”

Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Was it too much too soon?
Or too little too late?
He got the message she left on his car in the rain

And then the words, they come to you
Driving away
You just can’t let it go

And when they fight, they fight
And when they come home at night, they say
“I love you, baby”

Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

And when it all comes crashing down
What can you do?
To find what you’re looking for

And then the words, they’ll come to you
Driving through the rain
But they’ll be no one there to say them to anyway

And when they fight, they fight
And when they come home at night, they say
“I love you, baby”

And when they fight, they fight (ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
And when they come home at night, they say
(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) “I love you, baby”

Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

I take some comfort in losing my memory
(Oh wait, oh, don’t you let me down)
Then I get it back and I said, “So this is what they mean?”
(Oh wait, oh, don’t you get around)

They don’t say that don’t make it hard…

Everybody’s making faces in the dark
Don’t stop struggling, that’s what sets you apart
It’s the ghost of inhibition, that’s what’s breaking your heart
Everybody, everybody’s making faces in the dark

I understood inhibition I was listening to
(They don’t give up, they don’t give in)
It’s the middle of the summer and I got nothing to do
(Somebody get out, somebody get in)

I only miss my own city park…

(Everybody) Everybody’s making faces in the dark
(Don’t stop struggling) Don’t stop struggling, that’s what sets you apart
(Ghost of inhibition starts) It’s the ghost of inhibition, that’s what’s breaking your heart
Everybody, everybody’s making faces in the dark

And you let yourself see
You’re making a mess of it all
And Esteban, your sister, and me
We’re all right

There is a perception of a regular thing
You have been covering up all the things you won’t let anyone see
Though you’re really close by, you won’t see me
I got a double in the city that’s burying me tonight

So how is it that the memory’s still so clear?
(They don’t let up, whatever they know)
And you can’t sell it back so pretty while it’s here
(They don’t get out, wherever they go)

They get sad and it tempts and they start…

(Everybody) Everybody’s making faces in the dark
(Don’t stop struggling) Don’t stop struggling, that’s what sets you apart
(Ghost of inhibition starts) It’s the ghost of inhibition, that’s what’s breaking your heart
Everybody, everybody’s making faces in the dark

Everybody…
Don’t stop struggling…
Ghost of inhibition starts…

Everybody…
Don’t stop struggling…
Ghost of inhibition starts…

I heard you laughing
I knew you thought you could hide
It was a sound, ringing out from the back of the line

Your heart’s not broken
But your feelings, they show
There’s a mark left behind when you walk in the snow

Your little Tina
Is she still alive?
Now that you’ve seen her
Are you still surprised?

Now, if we made it
They caught me cheating again
It’s the one in the red that you keep on the shelf

It’s overrated
We’ll pretend we’re just friends
If you won’t sing it with me, then I’ll sing by myself

Your little Tina
Is she still alive?
Now that you’ve seen her
Are you still surprised?

Good luck with teacher
Now you know what they’re like
In love with Tina, you know
Well, now that you know her

Long time, no see her
In a parallel life

Long time, no see…

When you wear your black sunglasses
Nobody could change your mind
You are up for the snitch of the century
Nobody could change your mind

I never bought the connection
The connection is made, couldn’t you say?
But we could all see it coming along
Nobody could change your mind

I have to wonder what you say to yourself
I have to wonder what you’re saying to me
I sat up in my bed when they called me up and said
They saw you walking on the Boulevard Saint-Denis (And you were)

Making a face, you were stabbing at the sidewalk
You got somebody to give you the time
But we could all see it coming along
Nobody could change your mind

There was a message from your sister and Christina to me
Nobody could change your mind
They said you really don’t need those glasses to see
Nobody could change your mind

And that you never will admit when your decisions are wrong
Nobody could change your mind
But we could all see it coming along
Nobody could change your mind

You should see if you can remember any numbers at all
Nobody could change your mind
Before the haze sets in and there’s no one to call
Nobody could change your mind

And you’ve been keeping up appearances for ever so long
Nobody could change your mind
But we could all see it coming along
Nobody could change your mind

Nobody could change your mind
Nobody could change your mind
Nobody could change your mind
But we could all see it coming along

Nobody could change your mind…