I told you once, I told you twice
I told you a hundred thousand times
I'm not tired of counting!
and my voice is sore from shouting!
but I guess I'll keep on shouting 'cause
I've got breath left in my lungs
and I damn well deserve some fun
and I have never met nobody with a body like you
oh, don't I know we are so much better than this
tripped up, pushed down, falling over our heads and shoulders
and oh, don't I know it's looking like a heartache situation
and I can't take it any more
if I hold you baby real close to me
do you get scared or feel guilty?
and if I touch your lips, on the count of 3
will you tell me sweetly that I'm
not another boy who holds your hand
not another boy who takes your picture
not another boy without a plan
not another boy, not another no no no no
'cause I know we are so much better than this
tripped up, pushed down, falling over our heads and shoulders
and oh, don't I know it's looking like a heartache situation
and I...
I get released
credits
from I get released! ep,
released August 31, 2012
lyrics by R. Mitchell, song by Absent Me!
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