Handguns

I learned a lot this year. Confrontation is something I no longer fear. I’m sick of spilling my guts out on this page. So I’ll say it right now to your face. I won’t hold back from saying things I want to. I can’t, I can’t let it build up inside. I won’t hold...

Fifty-two bricks stared me dead in the face While this anvil hung, hung over my head patiently waiting There's nothing left for us in Denver tonight Let's finish up the drive and scrape up the rest of our lives Feeling nauseous at the thought of trying...

Somewhere between St. Paul and Sioux City, Jake fell asleep at the wheel, I woke up to the rumble strips and then it all became so real: that there's no one at home waiting for me and there's nothing that I miss at all, it may be because of the life that I cho...

Give me the whole truth. Give me you’re best excuse. Because I just wasted my last wish on “Give me enough rope to hang myself with.” And lately I’ve been looking down, it could be because that it’s getting colder or that I’m getting older. And I watch the tre...

When I left you were still breathing But I knew your time would come Now all I feel is deep regret I can't stop it, what they've done It's like watching my best friend die Like a ship washed away with the tide Capsize, capsize 

Hey Smokie, you going to the show tonight? Nah man, I don't think so. I didn't get a ticket and I think it's sold out Why'd you sleep on the ticket? They just put out the best 7 inch I don't know man, I think I like the last record better. Way more feeling....

I saw a ghost of myself down by the river We always used to throw rocks in I couldn't help but sit there, stare up and wonder Just where the hell that person's been Remember those nights never seem to end Well they did and we'll never get 'em back again...

Woah, sorry Woah, hahaha Woah... Woah-woah Woah-woah Woah-woaaah Woah-woah Woah-woah Woah-woaaah Just like a wrecking ball swinging through a second story window Everything's in pieces, my eyes just can't believe that I feel the undertow pulling h...

Where'd you find the make up to conceal all those scars Because from a distance I couldn't tell who you are Did you get what you've been searching for from the start When you look in the mirror are you proud of who you are, who you are As soon as you start ta...

The alarm is going off again And I can't find the strength within To get myself to get up out of bed And I can't find my keys And I'm sick of feeling like this Every single morning Five more minutes in bed With the covers over my head Trying to get fired so...

If you have a minute, Just sit down, and listen, I’m not trying to put you in your place. It’s just lately I’ve been thinking about, Things I might do different, If I could calculate time, and space. When I start to reminisce, All my signals just get mixed. A...

Is it sad that I look forward to when you hug me goodbye, because it's the only time That I get to hold your body close to mine. So I'll hold my breath, cross my fingers and try to get through to you. Hold my breath, cross my fingers and drive the whole night...

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, and I’m much better off. I’ve got more than a few good reasons I’ve been ignoring all your calls. You said you listened, but you never heard a word. And I’ve been throwing up all the lies that I’ve been fed, like how...

Sometimes I wish that I was still that kid from just 10 years ago. But recently I've learned, for what it's worth, I'm better off letting go of the past so I can give myself some ample space to grow. If you keep looking back, you'll never know, never know just...

I thought I was content with her the day that I left town. But the snow falling down in Philadelphia is proving me wrong. Shes got my heartbeat racing and I can't stop singing. Shes got my heart in the palm of her hand and I can't find any of my friends. Shes...

This troubled head of mine is swelling up again my bloodshot eyes are wide open. I can't seem to shake this feeling; I'm always staring at the ceiling. So I'll just take deep breaths and get some rest. I need time to clear my head. There's a battle be...

Four years spent on the open road - I used to think that there was nothing left for me at home. With everywhere I've been and everything I've seen, this place finally feels like home to me. I'm living like an outlaw, nowhere to go. You can't take what I stole;...

Twenty-three, just trying to make ends meet. I never believed in what society told me and I don't think that we'll ever change. Don't want to be put in my place. I don't belong there, no I don't belong there, no I don't, no I don't, no I- Don't tell me what's...

I won't say “I hope you're happy with him”. I promised myself this year I would tell the truth. I’ll pretend my heart’s not breaking. It’s taking everything I have not to call you back. I hope he breaks you down. The next time you call, I won’t be around. No o...

I won't miss you I won't miss this place at all I won't miss you I won't miss this place at all 

Looking back on those last two years, I ask my self: "Was it even worth it?" I know I tried way to hard to just to make this perfect. And I should of let it go when I had the chance, and it's sad to see you making friends with everyone you hated. I know, I kn...

Counting Crows on the radio Ten o'clock late drive home It's cold and I'm freezing And it's gonna be a long October And I don't have reasons to believe In much of anything Bouncing Souls on my speakerphone Hard for walking all alone Back and forth from 6 to 4...

Winter's over but I feel colder I caught a glimpse of my reflection today Couldn't help but notice how much I've changed And then I thought back to those calm carefree days When there was nothing in my way But hey, I know you hate me for going crazy I...

I packed my bags, you cried your eyes It doesn't get much easier to say goodbye I never called to get this right Always the same thing every time So here's a song for all of the times I never called much, you were on my mind I hope you know (I hope you...

Wide awake on a cold hard floor How much longer can I take this for God only knows it I'll make it through the year But I'm not sure if he exists, so The answer to this remains unclear Hard to believe when my demons reappear Woah, yeah Another night o...

There's nothing left for me in this sleeping town, I'm leaving tonight and I wont see you around. I'll run run until my tires go bald, clock me out and ignore my calls. I know that you think I'm sinking, the trench I'm digging is growing deep. But I would rath...

I left it all behind me tonight. No, I don't hold regrets - I just think its for the best to let the past just be the past and I'm never going back there, keep myself in tact, yeah. To all my friends and enemies - this one's for you and the road that lies in f...

You say that you're lost But you're just a lost cause Where will you go When you're all alone In a smoke filled bathroom That's not your own Within the blink of an eye You turned and walked away You left us all behind You say you say that you're lost But yo...

Jake and I have been sleeping in the van a mile from his house this week, because we know who we want to be. Friends and families always try to shut us down, but that's okay, we're paving our own way. The only homesick that I get, is sick of being home and th...

Waiting for my wake up call but I feel it's not coming I'm dizzy from all of the circles That my mind's been running And I hope that you know that I'm still holding on And don't you dare forgive me because I've done nothing I've done nothing wrong Lis...

Born in the city -- we used to play in the streets. I was taught to steal for myself and let some crooks run free. People tell me I look like my dad but I haven't fought enough men to match the guts that he had. A bastard of Queens, these streets have always c...

Finally the sun is shining So bright it's almost blinding Hope you know that I'm doing fine I'm no longer losing my mind This past year just got so crazy My focus got a little hazy Feeling alright for the First time in the longest time Oh it's not th...

You only say “I love you” when you’ve had to much to drink. To be completely honest, I could care less if I sink. I won’t fall asleep without wishing you’d disintegrate. This bed is like an early grave and I am sinking deep into the dirt. Scream goodbye, at th...

Life is one fucking beauty contest after another. School, then college, then work... Fuck that. And fuck the Air Force Academy. If I want to fly, I'll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and fuck the rest Ever since I was a kid I knew that I was diffe...

Is it better to get caught up in a [?] of a situation Take time, make sure that you want to hear this To hear this Everytime I look her in the eyes I see you, I see you ...and pretend A trip to anywhere to clear my mind Windows down and believing my e...

I won't forget the day that the fire in your eyes died. I choked down the memories - I said goodbye to you and me. I just can't do this anymore - The best of luck I hope you find what you've been searching for. And I'm here to say I'm done losing...

Don’t tell me to write a song about you Don’t tell me what to do This is getting old And I don’t know what to say anymore I just don’t feel like I did before And I’m sorry, but my friends say that I shouldn’t be I just traded in this season for better compan...

What a way for the year to end You finally drove me home I made up some poor excuse So you would take the back roads You dropped me off at my house And then I watched you crawl away As I whispered softly Tap the brakes Call me back and say That you need me '...

It was winter 2004 I swing my bike underneath the garage door 10 miles in the falling snow Just to throw rocks at your bedroom window And I paddled slow Pull the paddles down and just ride The night air makes me feel alive Hold me back before the break of tim...

Broken down stages and no hourly wages. A sunburn for weeks and all our loved ones still hate us. A winter night in Portland, I walked out the door to wander The city and I asked myself if anyone still cared. The road's so disappointed. I think I sho...

And I'll never forget all the nights that I've spent Screaming that I want to die And I'll never forget all the nights that I've spent Leaving holes in walls big enough to eat me alive We're always at war with our vocal chords And I broke more things that I c...

It brings out the worst in me Plagues me just like a disease A dark cloud that won't seem to let me be Ruining everything Miserable at my very best A walking cliche like the rest Wish they could find a way to fix my head And feel like myself again It...

Pull me down now Lock your [?] and don't tell I have been here for you all of this time Wasted time adapted So tempting to say Wasted lines I spent on you Empty promises we hate As much your mind is made up Just as easily changed She knows about us...

Two weeks in, I got this feeling that I could not stand you. Two weeks in, I got this feeling that I kind of hate you. Your Mother's front porch when you threw your bags down (the whole town could see us) What did you think was going to happen? (no one could s...

You planned to get here Is it everything that you had before? Every possible way But you have never fooled me I know where you've been Calculations, adding it up Where have you been, subtracting friend You saw your equations and highest priorities T...

Two and a half months on the road, I can’t stop thinking about what you’re doing at home. Don’t get me wrong, this is still what I love most, but I just want to hold you close. One night with you just wasn’t enough, so I’m hoping like hell that you’ll wait up...

I remember it like it was yesterday; the long and anxious ride out to the hospital. We didn't make it in time to say goodbye. I just wish that I got to say I love you one last time, but I'll smile up at the sky with your memories in the back of my mind. It rep...

I can't believe you have let this go so far But you know yourself better than I do And I won't have a limit to affair any longer After all those marks have gone You sit in a smoke filled basement With a cigarette that... years ago What good do they have...

What the hell was I thinking? That I'd be alright by upping and leaving What the hell was I thinking? I bailed out on all of the songs I believed in Searching for the answer To where I went wrong Finally found it was me all along And he liked the clarity insi...