Brendan Benson Album

Take a seat 'cause there's something I wanna say
Take it easy, don't take it the wrong way

I feel a whole lot better when you're not around
I feel a whole lot better
I feel a whole lot better when you're not around

In and out of love, in and out of love
In and out of love, in and out of love

I change my mind every time that the wind blows
Don't know what happens, don't know where the time goes

I feel a whole lot better when you come around
I feel a whole lot better now, I feel a whole lot better
I feel a whole lot better when you come around

I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day
I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day

I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day
I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day

I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day
I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day

I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day
I fell in love with you and out of love with you
And back in love with you all in the same day

I feel a whole lot better when you come around
I feel a whole lot better, I feel a whole lot better, yeah
I feel a whole lot better when you come around

Well I'm convinced that underneath that black hair
There's a listening device planted there
And there's a man who follows me everywhere
And I shouldn't care

I sit and watch as the world takes shape
In streaks of color and fields of rage
Until the lions are burned at the stake
It's a choice that we all must make
It's a choice that I'll have to make

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Eyes on the horizon
The sun is so blinding
And it's not so surprising
That it's nowhere
It's nowhere
But you're so happy to be there

Whatever happened to the boy next door?
We never see him around anymore
I heard he drowned and washed up on the shore
Or maybe somebody evened the score
Or maybe somebody scored

I found a tracking device in my shoe
Isn't there something that someone can do
I trust no one and especially you
You told them everything that you knew
You told them all that you knew

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Here I am and it's nowhere again
And your eye's on me and your hand is a pen
And you're writing it down but you don't have an end
It's so good to be here with my old and familiar friend
Nowhere

Well I'm convinced that underneath that blond hair
There's a listening device planted there
And there's a man who follows us everywhere
And we shouldn't care
We shouldn't care

Eyes on the horizon
And it's only thunder and lightning
And it's so very frightening
And again you're surmising
That it's nowhere
Ooh, but you're still happy to be there
Oh, nowhere
Nowhere
Nowhere
Nowhere
Nowhere
You told them all that you knew
I found a tracking device in my shoe
Isn't there something that someone can do
I trust no one and especially you
You told them all that you knew
Nowhere

I've tried but I don't believe her
She lies, she's a deceiver
I might, I might just leave her be

Alone in my apartment
Lights out I'm in the dark again
I'll wait for someone to rescue me, to save me

But if she throws her heart away
I'll be there on garbage day
To sift through what's left, I guess
To sort through the loneliness

And I don't mind, no, I don't mind
If all the neighbors can see me
I'll take whatever I can get when I can get it
It's that easy, oh, believe me

I've known so long, it's been on my mind
Full blown by now and I'm wasting time
I'll leave it all up to her to decide

And she sighs and says she can't feel love
She tries but just can't conceive of
A life without so much pain inside

And if she throws her heart away
I'll be there on garbage day
To sift through what's left, I guess
To sort through the loneliness

And I don't mind, no, I don't mind
If all the neighbors can see me, yeah
I'll take whatever I can get when I can get it
It's that easy, oh, believe me, it's that easy

So believe me, it's so easy
So believe me, it's so easy
And I know I won't see her here again

Don't waste your time
On people going nowhere
Make up your own mind
And you're already halfway there

Hesitate
Or give a second thought
And you'll be late
Forget what you've been taught

You could have it nice or complicated
You could pay full price or you could take it
You could improvise and be creative
You've got a lot to give and you've got a life to live

Don't put it off
Another minute longer
Don't go all soft
You've got to be stronger

Don't speculate
'Cause no one ever knows
It's up to fate
And you can't predict the way it goes

You could have it nice or complicated
You could pay full price or you could take it
You could improvise and be creative
You've got a lot to give, you've got a life to live

You don't do anything
You won't do anything
You won't say anything that isn't kind
Anything that isn't nice

Don't waste your time
On people going nowhere
Don't wait in line
If you expect to get somewhere

Save your breath
Don't wanna hear your stance
It's just a guess
And you only have this chance

You could have it nice or complicated
You could pay full price or you could take it
You could improvise and be creative
You could roll the dice or you could play dead
You could give advice or you could take it

You could have it all, you could have it all
You could have everything you love
Everything you love, everything you love

You could have it all, you could have it all
You could have everything you love
Everything you love, everything you love

You could have it all, you could have it all
You could have everything you love
Everything you love, everything you love

Reach out and take it
You've got so much to give
And you've got a life to live

Something's not right
I'm overcome by fear
Should've stayed home tonight
I got to get out of here

Feel like taking you home now
Feel like being alone now
Don't wanna pick up the phone now
Just wanna be left alone now

Well I tried not to make waves
I tried to go with the flow
I've been hiding in caves
The only life I know

Feel like taking you home now
Feel like being alone now
Don't wanna pick up the phone now
Just wanna be left alone now

And my heart's beating fast
But reaction is slow
And how long it will last
I don't really know

So tell me something that matters
Show me someone who cares
'Cause when it finally shatters
I'll be climbing the stairs

Feel like taking you home now
Feel like being alone now
Don't wanna pick up the phone now
Just wanna be left alone now
I just wanna go home now

I keep a constant motion
Pick shells there where I'm living
I get shot in the ocean
I just got to keep swimming

Well here comes trouble
Here comes the curse
My love is lamentable
It only gets worse

Feel like taking you home now
Feel like taking you home now
Feel like taking you home now
Feel like being alone now

I left my happy home
I took off down the road
I tried to hold my tongue
I've never felt so dumb

There's only so much I can take
When you point out my every mistake
And you show me up now so everyone can see
You make a fool out of me

I had the strangest dream
I tried but could not scream
Nobody seemed to care
And I'm sure that you were there

What I believe to be true
Whatever my point of view
You prove me wrong and you'll disagree
And you'll make a fool out of me

I took the long way home
I needed time alone
And I breathed the evening air
And I wished that you were there

And how should I take what you say
When you'll just explain it all away
You'll pull the rug out from under my feet
And you'll make a fool out of me

You make a fool out of me
You make a fool out of me
You make a fool out of me
You make a fool out of me
You make a fool out of me
You make a fool out of me

You're poised and ready, unable to make a sound
Your hands are sweaty as you look down
You're running already when you've hit the ground

You're willing and able, so nice to have around
The head of the table is tightly wound
The noise is loud, so turn it down

When you think about it, try to wrap your head around it
You find none of it makes any sense at all
And people you once trusted are now looking so disgusted
And they're waiting anxiously for you to fall

You take for granted and take what you can grab
Forsake what's landing into your lap
You shake the hand and take a stab

There's no need to doubt it
There's never been two ways about it
It takes a thick skin
There's ways around it but no way in

And when you think about it, try to wrap your head around it
You find none of it makes any sense at all
And people you once trusted are now looking so disgusted
And they're waiting anxiously for you to fall

And there you go, turning everybody you know
Turning a one man show, so take a look around you now
And suck it up and take a bow

You're living and crawling and trying to catch a breath
You're stalling and dying a sudden death
And all the while you second guess

And now the time has come to for it to stop
The crowd was done, so call the cops
You're like a boy who turned and shot

You're poised and ready, unable to make a sound
Your hands are sweaty if you look down
You're running already when you hit the ground

La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it
La, la, you go on and on and on about it

You can't let it go, you won't stay away
You don't wanna know that we're caught in the sway
So this is goodbye and that is the door
I don't wanna try with you anymore, yeah

Don't wanna talk now, don't wanna know why
You say you're lonely, well baby so am I
Don't wanna hear about it, don't want you coming 'round
You wanna make me weak, you wanna beat me down

La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it
La, la, you go on and on and on about it

You don't seem to see, it just doesn't stick
You're proving to be a hard habit to kick
Addicted to you and I can't get enough
So what can we do when you make it so tough?

Don't wanna talk now, don't wanna know why
You say you're lonely, well baby so am I
Don't wanna hear about it, just wanna tune you out
You wanna make me scream, you wanna make me shout
You wanna make me shout, make me shout

I hear you loud and clear but now I fear this ear I'm lending
Is falling off and all is lost and it seems never ending

You're tightening your grip while my mind goes slack
A crack of the whip makes me only bite back
I love you so much and I don't wanna leave
You're soft to the touch and hard to believe

La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it
La, la, you go on and on and on about it
La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it
La, la, you go on and on and on about it

I hear you loud and clear but now I fear this ear I'm lending
Is falling off and all is lost and it seems never ending

You don't seem to see, it just doesn't stick
You're proving to be a hard habit to kick
I hear you loud and clear but now I fear this ear I'm lending
Is falling off and all is lost and it seems never ending

La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it
La, la, you go on and on and on about it
La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it
La, la, you go on and on and on about it

La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it
La, la, you go on and on and on about it
On and on and on about it

On and on and on
On and on and on
On and on and on
On and on and on
On and on and on

I know it's wrong but what can I do?
Can't help myself whenever I see you
I have these thoughts and I want to confess
I want to get it off my chest
But nobody's listening, nobody's listening

What more can we say when we've said it all?
I lost my nerve and the way with all
You see right through me when you look in my eyes
And I try to apologize
But nobody's listening, nobody's listening

It's been so long since I've seen you
I've found another to cling to
Put me out of my misery
'Cause I can't help myself anymore
I've become my own worst enemy

You say it's weakness and I can't resist
A kiss on the cheek and a slap on my wrist
In a blink of an eye it all disappears
And again I've brought you to tears
But nobody's listening, nobody's listening

When every time I open my mouth
Another page of the book torn out
Put me out of my misery
'Cause I can't help myself anymore
I've become my own worst enemy
(Put me out of my misery)
Don't wanna change it

The days are long and the nights go slow
And the clouds roll in and the cold winds blow
And I wanna go home, I wanna be there with you
And I know that you're lonely and you need me too

And I wish I could touch you
I wanna reach out and touch you
If I could reach out and touch you
Put me out of my misery
'Cause I can't help myself anymore
I've become my own worst enemy

You're so familiar like I've seen you before
My eyes pop out and my jaw hits the floor
I'm on my knees, I can't take anymore
I've got to get you out of my memory
Put me out of my misery

Forget what you see
And what you thought was true
It's not really me
Speaking to you

Forget how you feel
Forget all your dreams
'Cause nothing is real
It's not how it seems

Forget what you've heard
And all that was said
The lines get blurred
It's all in your head

Forget what is right
Forget who you are
When you see the light
It's no longer a star

And we'll chalk it up to a lesson learned
And hopefully by now your senses have returned
And I guess it's back to the drawing board
To reevaluate the situation and put strength to complication
And to wait for sanity to be restored

Forget what you see
And what you think is true
It's not really me
Speaking to you

And we'll chalk it up to a lesson learned
And hopefully by now your senses have returned
And I guess it's back to the drawing board
To recreate the conversation with no lack of communication
It can't wait anymore for sanity to be restored

You won't have to borrow
And you won't have to beg
Not likely to follow
Not so easily lead

And it could be the worst time
And it happens so fast
But it's not the first time
And it won't be the last

And there's nothing really I can do
And there's nothing really I could say
You do what you want to
You don't see it any other way, any other way
You don't care what other people say

And it's there for the taking
So helpless and frail
A man in the making
Who is destined to fail

You don't have the patients
You don't have the time
You severed relations
When you made up your mind

And there's nothing really I can do
And there's nothing really I could say
You do what you want to
You don't see it any other way, oh, any other way
You don't care what other people say

I'm not gonna get down on my knees
And kiss your feet
Say pretty please if you say so
I'm not gonna play down but I know

You won't have to borrow
And you won't have to beg
Not likely to follow
Not so easily lead

And there's nothing really I can do
And there's nothing really I could say
You do what you want to
You don't see it any other way, any other way
You don't care what other people say

You don't see it any other way, any other way
You don't care what other people say

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