We Are Really Rocking Now, Haven't We?

When I was just a boy Was searching to destroy A must to avoid It broke my heart to do And poured out pink and blue The rumors were true But I wanna go back, don’t you? This state ain’t where I’m meant to be Don’t take it out on me And someday I suppose You shed your summer clothes Right under their nose Like stepping on a crack To break your mama’s back You paint it all black But I want a fresh stab, don’t you? This state ain’t where I’m meant to be Don’t take it out on me

I wanna go down to the deep end And get back what’s gone round And you’ve been keeping Down the aisles and between the rows I wanna go down I needed someone in that shade of blue And you had your cap gun taken away from you Why must you keep the lights so low I wanna slow down

You never know The thought could bring you back below You never see The seed that this could be But we’ll get through My heart’s got a hole, my heart’s got a hole And it’s true what you knew My heart’s gotta grow, heart’s gotta know what it knew We rode along We put our favorite faces on We ride away But we’ll get back someday

When the season starts to swell We’ll seal the locks and ring the bell for you To come through Oh, get up I can’t guess what will break in two Oh this won’t do No, this won’t do I’ve had seconds I can’t shake Where I can swear I’m still awake And time stands by Your only son’s accordion won’t stay in tune It leaves so soon It leaves so soon Cause this only goes one way This only goes one way You’re having a bad day A bad day We can now say it’s been years The time has come to reappear

Placed in past tense Is there a difference Do you know Cause there’s a vacuum Goes out your bedroom Window The heat might trail you Your feet might fail you In the snow Placed in past tense It makes no difference Don’t you know I can’t just ask you The words just pass through Like a ghost But now, it’s swelling And I’m afraid I’m telling On you

Little children know they can’t complain ‘Cause the medicine we took’s the same We just never knew the doctor’s name No we never knew the doctor’s name And all the bigger kids are taking leave Little children cutting off their sleeves We just never knew which way to go Had to stay and sell these tangelos Is there any way we’re connected? So we could be reelected? Some new perspective Be reelected Don’t the let babies take you from your home Crying in the lobby on the phone We just never knew which way to go So won’t you come and meet me, Angelo?

Circling the party when we meet If I should be so shy Just pivoting and looking at my feet I never get that high I keep hands out of pockets on the street I’m bracing for a fall I promised I would call if I am on my way Listen while I entertain the guests If I should call your name I wanna put the silverware to rest But I won’t be ashamed Before I call the captain to confess It’s getting to the wire Am I properly attired? If I can get back upstairs and find you fast asleep After I stack up the chairs and stumble down the street And if it’s too late for you, it’ll be all right After I split back in two, it’ll be the sight of morning Forcing me to open up my eyes So take a name if anyone should call Cause I’m going back to sleep Where minutemen don’t have to be so tall And promises will keep But let me know before I hit the wall Send it through the wire Am I properly inspired?

I never liked a party I threw myself You have to think of the tardy, think of your health But you never say you’re sorry You never say you’re sorry Could it be I’m still hungry? But I know my range The light of the sun just stung me And it feels so strange But it’s not about the money It’s not about the money So take a statement from the scene Cause the world just sent a shiver through me Never to return again I think I need some medicine That only makes me angry, but I blame myself

In the city, in the summer, on a Sunday When the streets are good and empty, looking both ways I think of what I’ll say to you When you’re across from me I’ve been thinking about the reason I’ve been skimming Through a season, through a sentence, through my winnings I don’t know how to keep A stream of hopes and dreams afloat But I’m trying to remember all the feelings From the first scrape to the last scab I’ve been peeling And if I fall, I hope I come down slow I’ve waited all these years, I hope you know I can’t promise I’ll be paying good attention But I’ll be honest, I’ll be honored, you’ll be mentioned I think I’m who you don’t know you’ve been waiting for And if it’s true, I won’t forget, I can’t ignore I won’t I’ve been trying to remember I’ve been trying to remember I’ll be honest

You’ve got a shot You’re taking the lot You just don’t want it end But we’ve got time to spend We’ve got the facts So why can’t you relax You don’t like it, you keep it at bay Think I’d rather stay Rather stay inside And I don’t why Who will hold their hands tonight? The brightest bulbs are turning white Between their palms and steady thumbs Below the calm of stadiums The people with their heads above The only thing you’re thinking of It’s not enough You’ve got shots You hit the same spots He swears that you’ve wrapped it to tight But he’s been up all night Wringing his hands while you strike up the band He don’t like it, don’t want it that way Think I’d rather play Rather play inside And it makes me cry Tap your feet and shake your heads Will someone put us back to bed We’re going through our past careers Our quiet phases, favorite fears And bringing forth someone so fair I’d like to push them down the stars

The tables are gone at long last The line through the door moves too fast And I wanna be where you’ll go Your buddies can’t see what you know You know He’s begging you for a day off But the lines in the floor seem too soft And I wanna go where you’ll be But nobody knows what I see The little sparks in the air That trickle down and singe your hair And they move so fast They whistle past your ear and to the ground We’re winding down

When we were young, we made an awful trade We lost our bearings by the barricades But we’re on our way We’re on our way I rolled back over so someone might see A year’s reflection bouncing back off me But I’m on my knees I’m on my knees Cause I still shake when there’s a hand placed on my shoulder And I don’t feel that much older anymore The souvenirs, the company you keep Taking the orders they just read and weep Right back to sleep Right back to sleep But should I wake, and morning’s breaking more than ever I would feel so much better than before

Get up (x10) Your mother’s awake, father’s starting to shake If you don’t Shut up (x10) The show’s about to start, pull your fingers apart Stop the press, hold the phone Really, we should have known All the cracks in the street All the bones in my feet are in my way Get up (x10) Your mother’s awake, father’s starting to shake If you don’t Shut up (x10) The show’s about to start, keep your hands on your cart Stop the press, hold the phone I could sink like a stone When it all takes control In my heart, in my soul You’re in my way

I was staring down the season With every intention to go back home With the wind at your back It can feel just like old times Don’t know why, but I kept walking It might be better to be alone As the weeks turn to months Turn to years, turn to old times Old times Legends in our own minds That don’t go away on their own Was I right, or was I rushing? Called into question, my cover’s blown Creeping fears, racing thoughts Souvenirs lost to old times OId times Legends in our own minds But I’m still afraid Of the old times, old times Think I’m falling behind But i’ll be okay On my own