Still Feel Like A Kid lyrics - Dawes
I just asked my folks not to pay my rent
But I still feel like a kid
Finally learned what NASDAQ meant
But I still feel like a kid
My whole week's booked with dinner plans
But I still feel like a kid
I'm about to be a married man
But I still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
I can't stay up past midnight anymore
But I still feel like a kid
There's always part of me that's a little sore
But I still feel like a kid
I got dreams of coaching little league
But I still feel like a kid
And I bet the day that I turn eighty three
I will still feel like a kid
In fact, I spent my whole life battling
'Til I learned to let it go
That was back when I knew everything
Just a few short years ago
I love dancing through a grocery store
Makes me still feel like a kid
I go three times 'round revolving doors
Makes me still feel like a kid
I love the music from the ice cream man
Makes me still feel like a kid
I am a singer in a rock 'n' roll band
'Cause I still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
Still feel like a kid
Good Luck With Whatever lyrics - Dawes
There's a man with a chainsaw
Standing out in my yard
He says he's just trimming trees
But he's clearly trying too hard
And a Chevy Suburban
With the government plates
And an idling engine
While I'm planning out my escape
Good luck with whatever
Whatever awaits
Whatever endeavors
I'm sure you'll do great
I'm cutting the tether
I'm clearing the air
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
My crystal ball television
The sacred voice of the grid
Asking rhetorical questions
About where the bodies are hid
The guillotine in the camera
We all pretend to ignore
All of the souls it's collecting
And what the collector is using them for
Good luck with whatever
Whatever awaits
Whatever endeavors
I'm sure you'll do great
I'm cutting the tether
I'm clearing the air
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
The silhouette of my neighbors
Staring deep in their phones
They said they'd be in Honduras
But there's clearly somebody home
And I'm still not learning my lesson
Despite having every excuse
How all of my biggest fears
Are the same ones that never come true
Good luck with whatever
Whatever awaits
Whatever endeavors
I'm sure you'll do great
I'm cutting the tether
I'm clearing the air
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
Good luck with whatever
I really don't care
Between The Zero And The One lyrics - Dawes
When they sat down at the Ouija board
He could feel her fingers move
Trying to find their future with her hands
Turning to the spirit world
Looking for some cosmic clue
In a language that they both might understand
But she wasn't looking for a remedy
She knew she'd break his heart
She just wanted to go quietly
Like it was written in the stars
But it all comes out eventually
No matter how hard you resist
That might be a harsh reality
But that's the only kind there is
It's not the whisper in your ear
It's not the banging of the drum
It's not the person that you were
It's not the person you become
It's not where you're headed to
And it's not where you're coming from
The only life you're gonna live
Is out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
When she shuffled all the tarot cards
He could see her stack the deck
But still turned up the Tower and the Moon
Which she then tried to disregard
And clutched the crystal 'round her neck
While they both felt a presence leave the room
And he finally saw the difference
Between her history and her past
How she's been looking for deliverance
From something she will never grasp
She even had the nerve to tell him
That she tried hard as she could
It's like she never even loved him
As much as the reasons why she should
It's not the whisper in your ear
It's not the banging of the drum
It's not the person that you were
It's not the person you become
It's not where you're headed to
And it's not where you're coming from
The only life you're gonna live
Is out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
So she can mistake these superstitions
For the excuses that she needs
To keep explaining her condition
To the few friends she can keep
But don't give them another thought
There's no need for us to dwell
They are fine and they are not
Just like everybody else
Yeah like everybody else
It's not the whisper in your ear
It's not the banging of the drum
It's not the person that you were
It's not the person you become
It's not where you're headed to
And it's not where you're coming from
The only life you're gonna live
Is out between the zero and the one
Is out between the zero and the one
Out between the zero and the one
None Of My Business lyrics - Dawes
He grabbed me by the shirt while I was paying for my beer
And screamed "There you are, Balthazar! I knew I'd find you here!"
He hit me in the teeth and then he spit into my face
Took the keys to my Mercedes as he quickly left the place
Well, if I were in his shoes maybe I woulda done the same
But I don't know who he was and Balthazar is not my name
And it's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
And once the show was over I met a fan at my hotel
He asked if I've met Father John and if I knew him well
He said, "Is it true he doesn't eat but lives off staring at the sun
Or that he keeps a monkey for a pet and taught him how to tune his drums?
I also heard the only drugs he'll takes are what he'll synthesize himself
Sir, I wanna be a writer and I think that this'll help"
And I said it's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
And on the fateful day when I get buried in the ground
I bet that I could tell you which friends make it into town
They'll tell you all my dirty secrets and my brothers gonna sing
Just make sure my suit is pressed and that they let me keep my ring
I'm not getting into heaven and I don't believe in hell
I just wanna know my friends and family are remembering me well
But it won't be none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
It's really none of my business
I should be minding my own
I should be minding my own
I should be minding my own
St. Augustine At Night lyrics - Dawes
The cherry gum would cover up the cigarettes we smoked
The 7-Up would balance out the beer
Mom would make us dinner, and we'd all try not to choke
Dad was working later every year
We'd count the trucks on Highway 1 on their way to Jacksonville
Wonderin' where they headed on from there
My brothers and my sister all stood spiritually still
As if those roads became the answer to their prayers
But I didn't want it any other way
This town was the one thing that felt right
All these tourists could be kings during the day
But not in St. Augustine at night
I was working at the bait shack, supplying all the fishing tours
Pretty soon I was chartering a boat
My dad said I needed dumb luck and a secret stash of Coors
If I stood a chance at keeping things afloat
That's when my girlfriend told me, "There's a baby on the way
And I need to know you're gonna go to bat."
Well, I never put off 'til tomorrow the things I should've done today
No, I've always waited way longer than that
I have never had much say in how I felt
I've been guided by my barroom appetites
So if this world belongs to everybody else
Just leave me St. Augustine at night
The Lord must really love us common folk
'Cause he made so goddamn much
Now, if he'd just point the way to go
If he could just start speaking up
Our oldest brother left this world for leading one too many lives
I guess he settled for none at all
The rest of us just grew apart and blamed our husbands and our wives
When anyone was asked why they don't call
Life became a series of birthdays, cars, and pets
Just anything to look forward to
I don't talk about mistakes. I don't talk about regrets
At this point, I'm not sure what good it would do
And I'm not asking for anybody's help
As I gaze out where the stars dance with the lights
If I'm not sure how I feel about myself
I still got St. Augustine at night
Oh, I still got St. Augustine at night
Who Do You Think You're Talking To? lyrics - Dawes
Who, who do you think you're talkin' to?
Is it the man that was here before me?
The one that wrecked you hard and walked?
'Cause if it then I'll let you talk
It's clear, that's somethin' you're still workin' through
But who, who do you think you're talkin' to?
Where, where do you think you are right now?
Is there a reason you're still diggin' up the past?
Because you haven't touched your drink
And you haven't stopped to think
If that holds you back from anyone that cares for you
But who, who do you think you're talkin' to?
What do you want me to say to this?
Frankly I think we would be remiss
If we don't remind ourselves
To share the painful memories too
So baby tell me, who?
Do you need to be alone?
Can you find your own ride home?
And is that still the house that you can't bear to leave
Does his coat hang in the hall
Or his pictures on the wall
And is there one of us you're trying to deceive?
Oh, babe, the trains will all stop runnin' soon
And I don't know how long it's been since you walked away
And after all I said so far
The tender of this bar
Says, "The only people left here man are me and you
So buddy, who, who do you think you're talkin' to?"
What do you want me to say to this?
Frankly I think we would be remiss
If we don't remind ourselves
To share the painful memories too
So baby tell me, who?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Who do you think you're talkin' to?
Didn't Fix Me lyrics - Dawes
I went to see a healer
With that mic strapped to his face
Talked about which habits to surrender
And which habits to embrace
And for the next few days or so I was
Feeling pretty good
But it didn't fix me
I even started volunteering
With the local Sacred Heart
We feed the homeless on some weekends
We pick up trash in all the parks
And even though we're cleaning up
The whole damn neighborhood
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
I got that book you recommended
About the spy in East Berlin
I really like the way it ended
How he forgives his friend who turns him in
And I think I see what you were saying 'bout how
Technically it should, but
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me
I finally got a nomination
For an award that I don't need
But I said that out of obligation
I really spent hours on my speech
I thanked my biggest inspirations
And the good folks back in Hollywood
But it didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
Didn't fix me
Didn't fix me
I finally found someone that loves me
And to her I will be true
She sees the ways in which I'm ugly
And loves me for those reasons too
And even though I'm feeling stronger than I
Ever thought I could
It still didn't fix me
It didn't fix me
It didn't fix me like I thought it would
Didn't fix me
Didn't fix me
Didn't fix me
Free As We Wanna Be lyrics - Dawes
If I cant see the ways they're selling to me
I might miss something that I need
If I don't look up from the mirror in my hands
I'm gonna miss what's on tv
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
There's proof that they've been following me
But I don't throw 'em off the scent
There's proof now that my life is not my own
Which I've done nothing to prevent
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
And when the dream becomes a nightmare
When the hardware meets the software
We'll see how ugly this can get
Cause if the basis of our grievance
Doesn't outweigh the convenience
Then they already won the bet
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
We're as free
As we wanna be
Me Especially lyrics - Dawes
As far as I could tell
I was the center of the universe
The favorite step-child of our Mother Earth
And every camera's dream
'Til something broke the spell
And the cold hard facts I was hiding from
Were at the mercy of the pendulum
And I was smashed to smithereens
Let's try and have some fun tonight
Let's act like we got nowhere else to be
Like we're just as young as we used to be
That goes for everyone but me especially
Documents and names
An eye twitch away from what they really mean
In the shadow world of the in-betweens
That's surrounds us on all sides
You can look the other way
In fact, that's all I did until recently
'Til the expiration of my amnesty
Left me nowhere else to hide
Let's try and have some fun tonight
Let's act it could always be this good
Like we're just as young as we used to be
That goes for everyone but me especially
A flat lining learning curve
On the last leg with low reserves
A desperado that lost his nerve
Trying now to serve
Teach me how to serve
'Cause we're not as young as we used to be
And it goes for everyone but me especially
Why am I still the youngest guy my age?
Why am I still reading the same page?
I know it's hard for everyone but me especially
And you especially
What It Takes lyrics - Lee Pardini & Dawes
If you look out at the skyline
From far enough away
The city's just a row of broken teeth
Its rumbling and it's growling
It festers and decays
But I still hear it calling out for me
I thought my debts were settled
That some rules had been enforced
As a bead of sweat starts rolling down my cheek
I was good at treating symptoms
But I never found the source
So these voices might not ever let me be
But I know I'm never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
I coulda been a contender
But I burned a bit too bright
Until I couldn't take another swing
I kept up w the training
But I've given up the fight
And now I'm being forced back in the ring
I know I'm never gonna break
If I can find you at the end of every day
They'll say I don't have what it takes
I just won't let go of what it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
What it takes away
All My Failures lyrics - Dawes
Addressing a prayer
Into the air
And the shadows of satellites
So nobody heard
Love's not four words
In a world at the end of its night
Oh everyone that left me
They're so easy to forget
'Cause I haven't let my failures hit me yet
Your voice on the phone
The blood from the stone
And tears that I can't understand
As if I could heal
With guilt I don't feel
Or by silently giving my hand
Well I'm sure "I never loved you"
Can be too fierce and too correct
'Cause I haven't let my failures hit me yet
May my demon reveal himself tenderly
May he not leave me broken
May he leave my to be
So wherever I'm bound
My ear to the ground
And my thoughts on their way back to you
As eternity's slave
You can write that on my grave
When I've finished resisting its truth
And while I'm shaking hands with darkness
It's with the warm wind that I admit
That I haven't let my failures hit me yet
Don't Send Me Away (Remix) lyrics - Dawes
You can send me a letter if you'd rather not talk
Or to make sure I don't interrupt
It might help you let it go, it's hard for you, I know
To act like you're not giving up
You can send me your brother to buy me a drink
And explain the ways I let you down
The girl you were before, a heart that I've ignored
You can send him to turn things around
But don't send me away
This is where I'm supposed to be
Don't send me away
You don't know what you do to me
You can send me to church if you think that would help
Shape me into something that's true
I'll go there everyday, I'll bow my head and pray
To send me from life without you
But don't send me away
And break my poor heart in two
Don't send me away
'Cause I won't take losing you
People all want something they belong to
I've decided I belong to you, oh
Don't send me away
Oh, and break my poor heart in two
Don't send me away
'Cause I won't take losing you, no
Don't send me away
This is where I'm supposed to be
Don't send me away
You don't know what it do to me, oh no
Easy/Lucky/Free lyrics - Dawes
(originally by Bright Eyes)
Did it all get real, I guess it's real enough
They got refrigerators full of blood
Another century spent pointing guns
At anything that moves
Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot
My twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts
I never really dreamed of heaven much
Until we put him in the ground
But it's all I'm doing now
Listening for patterns in the sound
Of an endless static sea
But once the satellite's deceased
It blows like garbage through the streets
Of the night sky to infinity
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free
Don't be a criminal in this police state
You better shop and eat and procreate
You got vacation days then you might escape
To a condo on the coast
I set my watch to the atomic clock
I hear the crowd count down 'til the bomb gets dropped
I always figured that there'd be time enough
I never let it get me down
But I can't help it now
Looking for faces in the clouds
I got some friends I barely see
But we're all planning to meet
We'll lay in bags as dead as leaves
All together for eternity
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky
But don't you weep (don't you weep for them)
Don't you weep (don't you weep)
There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free...
Fisherman's Blues lyrics - Dawes
(originally by The Waterboys)
I wish I was a fisherman
Tumbling on the seas
Far away from dry land
And it's bitter memories
Casting out my sweet line
With abandonment and love
No ceiling bearing down on me
'Cept the starry sky above
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
I wish I was the brakeman
On a hurtling fevered train
Crashing a-headlong into the heartland
Like a cannon in the rain
With the beating of the sleepers
And the burning of the coal
Counting the towns passing by
In a night that's full of soul
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
Well I know I will be loosened
From bonds that hold me fast
That the chains all around me
Will fall away at last
And on that fine and fateful day
I will take me in my hands
I will ride on the train
I will be the fisherman
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
With light in my head
You in my arms
I Love lyrics - Dawes
I love little baby ducks, old pick-up trucks
Slow movin' trains and rain
I love little country streams, sleep without dreams
Sunday school in May and hay
And I love you too
I love leaves in the wind, pictures of my friends
Birds of the world and squirrels
I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups
Bourbon in a glass and grass
And I love you too
I love honest open smiles, kisses from a child
Tomatoes on the vine and onions
I love winners when they cry, losers when they try
Music when it's good and life
And I love you too
And I love you too
I Will Run lyrics - Dawes
I can listen to your plans
I can look you in the eye
If I don't always understand
I can promise you I'll try
The way you leave me here alone
And give a kiss before you go
I will beg and I will moan
But there is one thing you should know:
I will run
If you open up the door
If you let me go outside
I will run away
I can curl up at your feet
Let you hold me in your arms
I can protect you while you sleep
Keep you company in the car
Find that spot behind my ear
I will kick and I will dance
I will love you while I'm here
But if just given the chance
I will run
If you open up the door
If you let me go outside
I will run away
I will run
If you open up the door
If you let me go outside
I will run away
The Interest Of Time lyrics - Dawes
On the back end of a growth spurt
His red pants looked a little short
Telling me where and how his legs hurt
As we were walking out the door
I used to hate getting up early
Now I try not to make a fuss
My wife leaves for work at 7:30
And our kid never liked the bus
Keeping the sequence in line
Trying to gather my thoughts
In the interest of time
As if we know what it wants
I found the structure of an echo
Beneath the surface of a pool
All of the X's and all the zeros
The way a memory comes unspooled
Maybe time moves in more directions
In any moment of the day
All the contractions and extensions
In all the messes that we make
Keeping the sequence in line
Trying to gather my thoughts
In the interest of time
As if we know what it wants
He threw his backpack around his shoulders
Before he ran off to join his friends
He said "Love you Dad, see you later"
Walls lyrics - Dawes (feat. Mike Viola)
(originally by Tom Petty)
Some days are diamonds
Some days are rocks
Some doors are open
Some roads are blocked
Sundowns are golden
Then fade away
But if I never do nothing
I'll get you back some day
'Cause you got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down
All around your island
There's a barricade
That keeps out the danger
That holds in the pain
Sometimes you're happy
Sometimes you cry
Half of me is ocean
Half of me is sky
But you got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down
Some things are over
Some things go on
Part of me you carry
Part of me is gone
But you got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down
You got a heart so big
It could crush this town
And I can't hold out forever
Even walls fall down...
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