Gavin DeGraw

I don't want to get too close I don't want to get too close You see this isn't where my head is If you knew me I'm not like this But I just found someone special And that's really something special If you knew me Nice to meet you anyway I belive you're very...

I've been so many places In my life and times I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my love on stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now And I'm singing this song to you And I know your image of me Is what I hop...

How can I just let you walk away Just let you leave without a trace When I stand here taking every breath with you, oooh You're the only one who really knew me at all How can you just walk away from me When all I can do is watch you leave Cause we share the la...

Girl, you're looking fine tonight And every guy has got you in his sight What you're doing with a clown like me Is surely one of life's little mysteries So tonight I'll ask the stars above How did I ever win your love? What did I do, what did I say To...

Belief Makes things real Makes things feel Feel alright Belief Makes things true Things like you You and I Tonight, you arrested my mind When you came to my defense With a knife In the shape of your mouth In the form of your body With the wrath of a god Oh, yo...

Hello,my friend Where have you been? i've been looking you for so long now i still have faith Faith in the both of us i still believe in you. You treated me rough That was the worst time of my life I didn't care what other people said I just wanted you near m...

Melt Antarctica, savin’ Africa I failed algebra and I misused some times We’re at war again, save the world again You can all join in, but you can’t smoke inside You said “Take me home, I can’t stand this place ‘Cause there’s too many hipsters and I just...

Remember the day you came to me and said you found the truth? And I turned away and told you should take another look? You said you’d see what’s going on I know you trust but something’s wrong We have our lives to bear Our bags to burden But we just buy...

I was born by the river In a little tent O just like the river i've been runnin ever since its been a loooong long time comin but i know change gonna come o yes it will its been tooooo hard livin but i'm afraid to diiiie cuz i dont know whats up there b...

Staring at a maple leaf Leaning on the mother tree I said to myself we've all lost touch Your favorite fruit is chocolate covered cherries And seedless watermelon Nothing from the ground is good enough Body Rise Look what's over me Oh chariot Your golden waves...

I'm love-sick somewhere tonight I'm love-sick somewhere tonight I don't need writing on the wall I've felt it for so long Am I even on your mind Or are you now in... Someone else's eyes Someone else's arms Someone else's obvious moves I'm a jealous guy I hea...

Here at the party everone's happy Everyone's high Get struck by lightning Who here would feel it? Who here could heal it? Who here would try? Chemical-party-lover down It's not the walls It's not this town You're just too high to see the point You think your n...

VERSE 1: This might sound a bit crazy. But I can't help but say it. I'll tell you what I saw and you tell what you think. This a.m. after breakfast, I was crusin' past the sidewalk exit, Up, the store where you work every mornin'. And this blonde-haired boy w...

So we begin to fall apart And I guess that's all right When there's not much left to lose But I took it straight to heart When I asked her for the truth And she couldn't say the words I should've known It's better just to end it Than to let it go At least it...

When your feathers are soaked And your eyes are too bloody to see And you've pulled every punch that you had But there's one that you need Then you've waited too long There's a hole in your heart And all you've become is emotionally over-run [Chorus] Wishing...

When my pass came in, you dropped the ball It didn't change the way I feel And I was wishing I'd break down your walls The kiss will know if the lips stay still There is a line I crossed And when you missed I lost I'm not a loser Girl, you know that I'll be ba...

Verse 1: It's so nice to see you. Can we sit and talk for a while? I have searched forever, I can't imagine anything better. Kids upon the stairway, Couples on the sidewalk squares. If I get to your heart soon, I'll call a perfect afternoon. CHORUS: Won't yo...

Oh you just don't know, what you do to me Oooh, I come in close 'til you can barely breathe You're out with your friends, but it's only you That I'm looking at, thinking baby "yes, I do" Is it even fair? And are we to blame? If we're in too deep and I don't ev...

Spending all my money on phone cards Waiting for my ship to come in, in from that ocean Come home to this sea, harboring in me I don't believe in four-leaf clovers All the luck they're supposed to bring I've used all my wild cards But there's something I can d...

Me and my woman, we both got the blues But with so much to gain and such little to lose Are we both getting played or do we like to pay for abuse Down to a dollar and last bit of ale But with too many sips, you forget the details And you pale in the city...

Take those boots off the shelf Wipe that dust of yourself Even if you’ve been through hell; you’re back It’s time to separate the men from the boys And the women from the girls And the tools from the toys Even if you’re freaking out: just relax Hey, be...

You don't understand my jokes You're burning my eyes with your smoke If I wasn't alone, I'd ask you to move away So I order up another round Sipping my last one down You're the best deal in town And I've only got dreams to dream of Sometimes you need a...

Got a text from you Is it really true? All the stuff we did last night We shut down the bars Danced on top of cars Asked some girl if she’d be my wife Oh, and I got pictures that I don’t remember taking that are so bad And, oh, I had to break into my own damn...

Oh if there's one thing to be taught It's dreams are made to be caught And friends can never be bought Doesn't matter how long it's been I know you'll always jump in Cause we don't know how to quit Let's start a riot tonight A pack of lions tonight In...

Oh, this is the start of something good Don't you agree? I haven't felt like this in so many moons You know what I mean? And we can build through this destruction As we are standing on our feet So since you want to be with me You'll have to follow through With...

I'm a poor, I'm a rich I'm a mountain, I'm a ditch I'm a dagger in the shield I'm impatient, I'm a yield And I wanna be free Wind in my hair Salt on my skin Sun in the air I have to feel loved Holding on me I'll give you everything that you would ever need I...

I’ve had days Of wine and women and wine Spending all my precious time I wish I could press rewind But it’s just play Feels like fast-forward some days Maybe it’s just a phase Maybe I’m losing my mind Oh, pretty hair Listen what I’m thinking I wanna get los...

Fool you made the girl fall in love you said those beautiful things she thought you spoke things you mean Caress her skin like it's glass she hears your voice making plans and sees your face in her hands You don't wanna see somebody beg as you feel he...

Easy come, easy go That's just how you live, oh Take, take, take it all But you never give Should've known you was trouble From the first kiss Had your eyes wide open Why were they open? [Pre-Chorus:] Gave you all I had And you tossed it in the trash You toss...

Well I heard there was a sacred cord That David played and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music do you? Well it goes like this The fourth the fifth The minor fall and the major lift The baffled king composing hallelujah Hallelujah, halleluj...

Night It’s at night, whoa That’s the time I get the call And I Would smile for Just because I turn you on You wasted ticking, ticking time We didn't make it but we tried And baby that’s okay Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh And now we’re talking about your only Calling m...

I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son I don't need to be anything other than a specialist's son I don't have to be anyone other than the birth of two souls in one Part of where I'm going is knowing where I'm coming from (Ref.) I don...

Whenever I see you I need more And I want you to stay 'til the end One look at that smile and I'm all yours Will you just smile at me again [Chorus] I have you to thank for making me so So hard to please because you treated me so Good that no one else could h...

You need a friend I'll be around Don't let this end before I see you again What can I say to convince you to change your mind of me? I'm gonna love you more than anyone I'm gonna hold you closer than before and when I kiss your soul, your body will be free I'...

I’m gonna try Try like a mother, I’ll make this one come around Sing all through the night Shaking the shutters, I know she’ll be coming down Hear the neighbors calling out names, Well I can't put up with that So I’m gonna try Try til I get it back You don’t...

So many people gonna say that they want you, To try to get you thinking they really care, But there's nothing like the warmth of the one who has put in the time and you know he's gonna be there, Back your border when she knows someone crossed it, Don't let nob...

Summer is lost now The frost is closing in To the cold gospel dollar The poor man walks in sin I can't get no entrance The doors all in rows I pray into the distance Let me outta these heavy clothes I beg Indian summer I need some return So hard to get warm n...

I was dreaming of the past, And my heart was beating fast. I began to loose control, I began to loose control. I didn't mean to hurt you, Im sorry that I made you cry. I didn't want to hurt you, I'm just a jealous guy. I was feeling insecure, you mig...

I saw you there last night Standing in the dark You were acting so in love With your hand upon his heart But you were just friends At least that's what you said Now I know better from his fingers in your hair I forgive you for what you've done If you say that...

Lay Me on the Water by Gavin DeGraw, from the indie album "Gavin Live" Thinking 'bout the water for a sign Waiting for the moment to arise I know that no man could ever fly Just lay me on the water Colors paint great pictures in my dreams Shining off...

Walk in like a fistful of bottle rockets It's only the flints on my back pocket You never seen what you gonna see And you won't believe when you see it But it's only me I'm your leading man, uh-huh Up front like the leader of the band, yeah The one thing ya m...

I can't live without you Set my goals around you Takes a little extra time But it all works out You're a shining ember I'll be shining armor Just look up into my eyes I won't let you down And I'll always be here Yes, I'll always be here [Chorus] Let it go S...

No matter what happens, I see you on the other side There's too many distractions, waiting for the perfect time I know you're alright, by the friends you keep It'll all be fine, depend on me Chorus: Oh, oh, oh lover be strong while I'm gone And if you feel li...

Hey, from the first time that I asked your name It's like a drug that went straight to the vein I feel a high coming on, and it's all because of you We, could get it going like one, two Freeze, put your hands up and surrender to me I know I'm easy to read, an...

Hail to the light that my baby watches me In the darkness of the window I can hardly get to sleep Wish for the hour that The nighttime soon shall pass And the morning dew will bring us To a day our souls can last Love has a reason There's a meaning to the wor...

Tell 'em, "Say no to drugs" "Substances make you dumb" Then you say, "give 'em some" Are you the victim Of this experience Child experiment Teacher's predicament? You're in THE SYSTEM And if you don't walk the line You can walk the plank Your older brother (g...

You need a friend I'll be around Don't let this end Before I see you again What can I say to convince you To change your mind of me? I'm going to love you more than anyone I'm going to hold you closer than before And when I kiss your soul, your body'll be fre...

Sunlight goes down, as you pack up your things Feelings amount, we can work out the kinks Your eyes on fire, as you drag him towards the door Your bags so heavy, leavin marks across the floor I guess, I win, Goodbye Again Go spread the news, Oh and don't forg...

He tells lies, you slam doors You think twice, oh oh oh oh He makes plans, you change yours Two damn nights, oh oh oh oh But you got this secret you keep Like the looks that you steal from me Say you just don’t know, what you need What you need But ba...

I wake up, in the middle of the night, from a dream, that is troubling me The affair has been a mission of two, and if it doesn't hurt me, it'll have to hurt you. So I sweat, and I toss and turn, I can't relax, is this a heart-attack? What is true, that...

Listen up destiny I know you want to get pressed to me So don't be such a stone When I call you on the phone Or I won't be using that number again Maybe what you had was broke You want to get high and they don't So I had a drink 'Cause it helped me think Now...

Not Over You Dreams, that's where I have to go to see your beautiful face anymore I stare at a picture of you and listen to the radio Hope, hope there's a conversation where we both admit we had it good but until then it's alienation, I know, that much is un...

Take my home Take everything I own Take it, take control You will feel better You will feel whole You're so good You stopped me where I stood And let me look at love and I feel better Oh, I feel good I just want to give it all to you I want to share this with...

Na na na nana na na nah Na na na nana na na nah I’ll lay it down one time through, gather round Though this is a chore So rich with lies, I prefer poor advice And showed her the door This is your goodbye kiss opportunity Thought you were burning me do...

A flashlight Isn't quite sunlight But any light at all seems bright When you're looking in the dark A wet-dream Isn't the real thing It isn't really anything But at least it makes a spark And all is relative Eveything is relative Yes, it is [Chorus] It's al...

I got troubles that I can’t hide So many and it’s turning on the inside out I know a woman’s nature There’s nothing you can save here Me, I run every time We got two tickets but the one way And I went with it so I can’t say no I lit a fuse I can’t stop...

This ain't the kind of affair to make you dance about But there's something to say for the things You wouldn't regularly let out At least this chase makes you feel new She holds a key Tight in her hand Clutching his neck She is breaking the man Listen you sin...

[Gavin] Everybody knows she's a perfect ten (And I'm hanging on tight til the whole thing ends) Cause New York sky don't get much brighter She sets, she sets the city on fire...! Somebody told me if I'm not careful Well, this one's gonna roll me I got my hand...

Where did all the people go? They got scared when the lights went low. I get you through itnice and slow, When the world's spinning out of control? Afraid of what they might lose. Might get scraped or they might get bruised. You could beg and what's the...

With my eyes wide open And with words unspoken I still understand And I'm reading your mind Using every outline You're drawing in my hand Ooo, feel your fingers Ooo, I'm in way too deep To wake up Step out Cause I'm really getting used to being in...

You don’t have to be part of the problem I just need a second chance I just need a second chance Instead of leaving me standing in sorrow I know that you’ll understand I hope then you’ll understand I know that I was wrong But just don’t walk away Chorus: Oh w...

You might really be The very best woman to ever suit me But I can’t expect you to see how I see Cause sometimes I don’t see a thing But personal pressure is making me guess My time’s running out as we’re both getting dressed I don’t know who’s body I’d r...

You You don't know how lucky you are Hanging with that girl on your arm But soon enough I'm taking my shot Bang! Once I get 'em locked in my sight Doesn't mean I wasn't alright I'm just seeing something I like Woo hoo I just wanna take Someone else...

Eyes turned away I know & music soft & slow With someone you love so That's where it's at, yeah Your world turned upside down You're making not a sound No one else around That's where it's at, yeah Let me tell you Your heart beatin' fast Yo...

Spendin all my money on phone cards Waiting for my ship to come in In from that ocean, come home to the sea harboring in me I don't believe in four leaf clovers all the luck they're supposed to bring I've used all my wild cards, but there's something I can do...

People say I'm the life of the party cause I tell a joke or two Although I might be laughin' loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue So take a good look at my face You see my smile looks out of place As you get closer it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears S...

The letters you wrote me had hollow-point headers If you think you've got it like that Find somebody better You said I need fixing You numbered the stages But I won't be living in one of your cages Open your mind and understand... [Chorus] When you're hard on...

Put on my blue suede shoes And I boarded the plane Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues In the middle of the pouring rain W.C. Handy - won?t you look down over me Yeah I got a first class ticket But I'm as blue as a girl can be Then I'm wa...

Say it by mine, Carry waves of light. Caught in time, Waitin' on the light. Then the winds, they go by Faster than fireflies. Hold my hand, Take my life. Chorus: Waterfall, Waterfall, Waterfall, Waterfall, you're beautiful. Live by me, Stand next to me....

We belong together Like the open seas and shores Wedded by the planet force We've all been spoken for The hammer may strike, me dead on the ground A net to my hand, a cross on his crown We're done if we're undone Finished if we are incomplete As one we are ev...

Gavin DeGraw: They all say it, all the ones that made it Once you find the one you claim it But you’re gonna have to fight Colbie Caillat: When I think back The things that threw us off track We handled like a heart attack Cause we didn’t see the light...

Well everybody hurts, That’s where we’re all the same We drive on through the worst And push on through the pain I’m standing at your door It’s been a million miles I’ll be the first to say I can’t take anymore And that I wanna be where you are I fe...

I know you got a wild side that I don't wanna hold back And everyone I ever had, was just a means to an end Now we're standing at the edge, we've never been here before So are gonna give in? What happens if we fall Who's Gonna Save, Who's Gonna Save Us to...

Why do the men stray Why do the women pray Why do the men fight Why do the women sympathize Whoa it was easier before I looked Before this heart was turned to stone Before this blood was stirred and blood was spilled No one was ever meant to be alone Why do...

When the fear takes you down When the doubt takes you under When you sink like a stone And you can't breathe When the tears take control When the demons take over Won't be in this alone You got me Ooh Oo yeah OOh You got me When the walls all c...

Well, before you go away I'm gonna give you all that I can say The truth is harder to amuse But when you know it's wrong You got to cut it loose Oh, it's better up ahead The worst is over now Remember what I said Live, you don't have to look back But...

There's no need to beg babe That's my open pocket You take the money from me I can scrounge Gave me a fever that will not come down Oh babe! You're a young woman cast aside Ostracized Left on the sidewalk of my lonely life [Chorus] For the young lovers Taking...