Afraid Of Ghosts lyrics - Butch Walker
well there’s a man
who dips his feet in holy water
and so he throws the rest of his body in
says it’ll take more than wading
to keep the memories fading
I’m at least up to my neck in sin
he said I’m coming to terms with a ghost
learning to deal
I’m gonna take what scares me the most
and turn it into something real
I try to go to the hospice every Friday
Sit in traffic, thicker than blood
Try to know a man that I never really knew
And swim away from a forty year flood
and I’m coming to terms with a ghost
learning to deal
I’m gonna take just what scares me the most
and turn it into something real
Sometimes she takes a little longer getting ready
to pretend there's someone to show
did she ever find love
or did this town have enough
I kinda bet, she’ll never let you know
but i can tell from the caked on powdered makeup
covering wrinkles from smoking away tears
she wants it either way
and I want so bad to say
love yourself for once my dear
she said...
I bet she’s coming to terms with a ghost
learning to deal
gonna take just what scares her the most
turn it into something real
I Love You lyrics - Butch Walker
It was a different time
I had others to make up my mind
That and nothing ever seems as kind
As you saying hi
And I still can see your home
I know we walked that line
Of when we stopped being friends
And you became mine
We said until our lives would ever end
I can still see your grin
A ray through the dirt in the hole
No one ever warned me
How hard it is to do
Lie myself through lovers
Cheat my way through school
Nothing ever will be quite as true
Like the way that I love you
I love you
Ohh I know I take things hard
But ohhh this was all that I was living for
Nothing ever will be quite as true
As the way that I love you
I'm staring at my feet
Inside the concrete they poured
On our street
My name just under yours
And I feel fine
Although I'm not fine
When are you coming home
If I could do it over
Before your time was through
I’d take back every lie I spoke
And the hell I put you through
Nothing ever will be quite as true
Like the way that I love you
I love you
Chrissie Hynde lyrics - Butch Walker
Look at you standing there
high as hell, on the roof
wind blowing hair into your mouth
and no shoes on your toes
Look at me sitting here
grin all on my face
That time will soon erase
When they tell me time to go
All I got right now
Is all I want
Chrissie Hynde singing through
a blown dash speaker
About Ohio
all she wants right now
is to be the way it was
the same as when you and me were one
Maybe 10 years or so
I’ll make a better road
find who you really know
behind these bloody eyes
and you’ll be the queen of this town
maybe meet another fool
send kids off to school
too late for me to try but…
All I got right now
Is all I want
Chrissie Hynde singing through
a blown dash speaker
About Ohio
all she wants right now
is to be the way it was
the same as when you and me were one
Still Drunk lyrics - Butch Walker
“It's my way or the subway..”, the taxi driver said
But I had a king's hangover the size of an elephant’s head
“...so you can either spend your 30 bucks
Or be here left for dead..”
The light turned red
I hadn't seen her face since the Internet became a thing
I used to write her dirty letters
Sometimes she'd write back to me
We had sex on a brick wall of the public library
For all to see
...in 93
And I'm not still drunk
I can say it with a straight face
That I still find love
On a TV in a dark place
And I know it'll come
That feeling back to me
But until it does forgetting you is only a memory
Well she's drinking less and smoking more
Looks good for her age
But I can tell there’s been some sad times
From the hard lines on her face
And just the way she said “I’ll get the check”
I could tell she wasn’t used to that…..
And I'm not still drunk
I can say it with a straight face
That I still find love
In a black room with a briefcase
And I know it'll come
That feeling back to me
But until it does forgetting you is only a memory
And I fall victim to these serpentines
Their writhing bodies break my knees
I let them do just what they please
With me, it’s hard to fight
I swear upon my daddy’s grave
I can get it right
I still drive up and down the coast and people watch
Every now and again
See the backs of couple’s heads as they face the water
For the love they just fell in
Or the love one just fell out of
Brother I know where you’ve been
Where have I been?
Cuz I’m still drunk
But I can say it with a straight face
That I still find love
Even with these lines on my face
And I know it'll come
That feeling back to me
But until it does forgetting you is only a memory
Is only a memory
Only a memory
How Are Things, Love? lyrics - Butch Walker
1,2,3,4
When you walked into living room
And your eyes were living proof
You've done all you could
And you were finally sick of me
And there was nothing I could be
To make you feel good
As you take off from your nest
I thought I could love you best
Before you go
How are things, love?
Since something stole our love
Did you ever feel the sting love
Is it any of the above, love
I hope you're well
There's a picture of us with our kid
In my wallet that I keep hid
So I don't have to explain
There's a little pill next to that
That I take in case I have
To do so... Oh oh....
I will pick him up by 2
I know there's a lot you gotta do
Before he goes....
How are things, love?
Is the new guy everything love
Does it feel like you're in chains love
Is it all of the above, love
I hope you're well
And of all the weight on my chest
One thing I never did best
Was love you
How are things, love?
Did you get rid of the ring love?
Do you ever think of me love
I do all the above, love
I hope you're well...
Bed On Fire lyrics - Butch Walker
And oh, you've got a lot of nerve
Making me want you so bad
You never make this easier
So hard to have
And you know you never will know this
But you are already my kill
So baby, fire at will
Gonna take you down, over my knees
Make that sound, make you seize
Untie your hair, let it fall
Like morning rain
Bed on fire, love in flames
A hundred times
Make you say my name
Lay in shock with me til the darkness ends
Then do it again
You walk right by me every day
And you leave me for dead
A puddle of my sweat you're standing in
Water of my sin
And you know you never will know this
But you are already my kill
So baby, fire at will
Gonna take you down, over my knees
Make that sound, make you seize
Untie your hair, let it fall
Like morning rain
Bed on fire, love in flames
A hundred times, make you say my name
Lay in shock with me til the darkness ends
And I'll do it again
Gonna take you down, over my knees
Make that sound, make you seize
Untie your hair, let it fall
Like morning rain
Bed on fire, a love in flames
A hundred times, make you say my name
Lay in shock with me til the darkness ends
And I'll do it again
21+ lyrics - Butch Walker
Well, I married the short girl at a spring break ball
Been looking at the ceiling on the floor of my car
She got me a job taking memories to the trash
21 and over, yeah, it happens real fast
Well, we had our first baby, and I spent my last dime
Trying to grow a lot of clothes and keep them growing at a time
Sitting after my shift
The drinks are free, but I'm not
I'll tell you what I will be, if I ever grow up
I'm gonna get out of town that drowns everything I love
Come hell or high water, gunna leave here when I'm sober
I don't want to be 21 and over
I spent the harder half of a life, trying to see where I went wrong
Get lost in the word of my own song
But life is too short, who would long to be
I'll tell you what I will be, if I ever grow up
I'm gonna get out of town that drowns everything I love
Come hell or high water, gunna leave here when I'm sober
I don't want to be 21 and over
Autumn Leaves lyrics - Butch Walker
Well I was never good at picking what to wear, for somebody else
This dress will go good with her hair
At least I think in this light
From the lamp beside this couch
With half the bulbs burnt out
I'm starting to know how that feels
Autumn leaves
Come back to you
Autumn leaves
You feelin blue
But when autumn leaves
Her love for me won't
Well the cancer got her good this time around
18 hours left before they put her in the ground
Was this the hand of god
That they talk about in church
If it is then it won't hurt
Only believers will know
Autumn leaves
Come back to you
Autumn leaves
You feelin blue
But when autumn leaves
Her love for me won't
There's a cold front that's headed for the town
This one will be rough
Some killers never make a sound....
They just walk up, take a knife to you and yours
Leave a message on my door
When I return to normal you’ll know
Autumn leaves
Come back to you
Autumn leaves
You feelin blue
Autumn leaves
What can I do
When autumn leaves
Her love for me won't
Father's Day lyrics - Butch Walker
The 15th of June
Came tumbling through the door
Your bedroom smelled like your cologne
I was laying on the floor
A thief in the middle of the night
If the night came to stay
I feel the walls go rumbling
Like the sound of your name
So here I am
All bittersweet and dirty feet
Runnin as fast as they can
Where do I go
Without you
Heaven only knows
Girls out on the corner
Smoking cigarettes
Ashes in the breeze blowing in their hair
Like something else to forget
Follow them down with your eyes
Til the covers slide off your face
I got this lack of motivation
Moving me all over the place
Here I am
All bittersweet and dirty feet
Runnin as fast as they can
Where do I go
Without you
Heaven only knows
Sunday morning, Father's Day
The first without my dad
As I look into my little boy's eyes
It takes all I have
Not to break down right in front of him when he smiles at me
You don't become a man
Until you lose your dad, you see
The Dark lyrics - Butch Walker
My favorite bike
Doesn't have a name
I'm just riding
I'm not running away
Heat from the engine
Diggin in my thighs
Into the dark
With my father at my side
My mirror is broken
I don't wanna look back
Just fell off
Didn't even crack
Pacific coast highway
Light on high
Into the dark
With my father at my side
Left hand on the clutch
Foot kicks it up
Give it all to my right hand
Gears grind and pop
Ain't running from nothing
Nothing on my mind
Into the black
With my father at my side
Battle Vs. The War lyrics - Butch Walker
Enemy lines
Drawn the same time
Who will lie?
Give it all back
Fade it to black
And watch it die
And you never see it coming
You just wave it good-bye
And it’s gone
So I’ll sing us down the river
We’ll pick up and carry on
Even though we never really knew what for
Took a good long look at failure
‘Til I couldn’t anymore
I won the battle
But we lost the war
Pictures of life
Taken at night
With you blurred out
Funny some how,
I see it clear now
And hear the sounds
Of the trains at the station
Where I first picked you up
I let you down.
So I’ll sing us down the river
We’ll pick up and carry on
Even though we never really knew what for
Took a good long look at failure
‘Til I couldn’t anymore
I won the battle
But we lost the war
So I’ll sing us down the river
We’ll pick up and carry on
Even though we never really knew what for
Took a good long look at failure
‘Til we couldn’t anymore
We won the battle
But we lost the war
Better Now lyrics - Butch Walker
(originally by Post Malone)
You prolly think that you are better now, better now
You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
You know I say that I am better now, better now
I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
Oh-oh
I did not believe that it would end, no
Everything came second to the Benzo
You're not even speakin' to my friends, no
You knew all my uncles and my aunts though
Twenty candles, blow 'em out and open your eyes
We were lookin' forward to the rest of our lives
Used to keep my picture posted by your bedside
Now it's in your dresser with the socks you don't like
And I'm rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
With my brothers like it's [?]
Drinkin' whisky and I'm tryna forget
But I can't get this shit outta my head
You prolly think that you are better now, better now
You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
You know I say that I am better now, better now
I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
Oh-oh
I seen you with your other dude
He seemed like he was pretty cool
I was so broken over you
Life it goes on, what can you do?
I just wonder what it's gonna take
Another house, another diamond ring
Because no matter how my life has changed
I keep on looking back on better days
You prolly think that you are better now, better now
You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
You know I say that I am better now, better now
I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
Oh-oh
I promise
I swear to you, I'll be okay
You're only the love of my life
You prolly think that you are better now, better now
You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
You know I say that I am better now, better now
I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
Oh-oh
End Of The World (One More Time) lyrics - Butch Walker
One more time…
Something weird happened on the way to the store
Trying to buy a rifle and a record and more
Shocked like a cattle-prod
Hit me on the head
Like a premonition from a prophet in red
Sky rockets in sight
Get ready for a fight
Hey Hey!
It’s gonna get ugly like a hacked-off hand
For reaching for a little more than the common man
All in good time
The cut’s gonna heal
Even in the worst sun
Burn’s gotta peel
We get to the bottom
I can see the sign
It’s the end of the world
Yeah, one more time
It’s the end of the world
Yeah, one more time
Synchronized dancer’s like zombies in the street
Singing for a supper that you never wanna eat
Taking what they’re giving
But the giving is pissed
Looking at guitars
Like, “What the hell’s this?”
Sky rockets in flight
Get ready for a fight
Hey Hey!
I can see the headlines
Ain’t no joke
The party finally stopped
When the laptop broke
All in good time
The cut’s gonna heal
Even in the worst sun
Burn’s gotta peel
We get to the bottom
I can see the sign
It’s the end of the world
Yeah, one more time
It’s the end of the world
Yeah, one more time
Hey Hey!
Don’t worry ‘bout me
I’m doing just fine
Standing on the street corner
Flipping this sign
Working while the DJ drinks his wine
While an auto-pilot iPod
Shuffles in time
Sky rockets in sight
Get ready for the fight
We gotta go to battle
If we wanna win the war
Time to stop the party
When your hair gets sore
But all in good time
The cut’s gonna heal
Even in the worst sun
Burn’s gotta peel
We get to the bottom
I can see the sign
It’s the end of the world
Yeah, one more time
It’s the end of the world
Yeah, one more time
It’s the end of the world
Yeah, one more time
Hey Hey!
Eye Of The Tiger lyrics - Butch Walker
(originally by Survivor)
Rising up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times it happens too fast
You trade your passion for your glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive
It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger
Face to face, out in the heat
Hanging tough, staying hungry
They stack the odds still we take to the street
For the kill with the skill to survive
It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger
It's the eye of the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he's watching us all with the eye...
Open Happiness lyrics - Butch Walker (with Cee-Lo Green, Patrick Stump (from Fall Out Boy), Brendon Urie (from Panic! at the Disco), Travie McCoy (from Gym Class Heroes), Janelle Monáe, Polow Da Don)
Well hello, is this thing on?
Is anybody listening?
A brand new day has begun
The first thing that I want do
Make sure that you feel it too
So I'm not the only one
C'mon and lift me up, it's a brand new day
Open up a little happiness today
So I can be someone new (so I can be someone new)
C'mon and lift me up to a better way
Open up a smile on another face
So I can feel something new
Open up, open up some happiness [4x]
Ahem ahem
Let me clear my throat
So you can hear clearly every word spoke
Today I woke feeling lovely
Happiness overflowin' knowin' somebody loves me
Just think yesterday I was down and out
Now there's not a single thing for me to frown about
And the same thing can happen to you
Smiling so hard my mouth look like a capital "U"
Yeah, I want the sun to shine
All the time
Is that too much to ask
Oh, I want to have some fun
I want all my friends to come
'Cause it's now or never
Learn the words and sing together
C'mon and lift me up, it's a brand new day
Open up a little happiness today
So I can be someone new (so I can be someone new)
C'mon and lift me up to a better way
Open up a smile on another face
So I can feel something new
Your heart deserves your trust
A choice made by all of us
The sun will come back tomorrow
There's a message in the bottle
So come on I'll meet you there
There's enough sunshine to share
As long as you know
The bridge between us is a rainbow
C'mon and lift me up, it's a brand new day
Open up a little happiness today
So I can be someone new (so I can feel something new)
C'mon and lift me up to a better way
Open up a smile on another face
So I can feel something new
Open up, open up, open happiness
Open up, open up some happiness [3x]
Open up, open up, open happiness [6x]
Walkin' Back To Georgia lyrics - Butch Walker, Elizabeth Cook & Katie Pruitt
(originally by Jim Croce)
Well I'm walkin' back to Georgia
And I hope she will take me back
Nothin' in my pockets
All I own is on my back
But she's the girl who said she loved me
On that hot dusty Macon road
And if she's still around, I'm gonna settle down
With that hard lovin' Georgia girl
Mmm...
I'm walkin' back to Georgia
She's the only one who knows
How it feels when you lose a dream
And how it feels when you dream alone
She's the girl who said she loved me
On that hot dusty Macon road
And if she's still around, I'm gonna settle down
With that hard lovin' Georgia girl
Mmm...
Georgia, can you hear me callin'?
I'll be home in just a while
And if I had to I'd be crawlin'
Just to share another mornin' smile
You're the girl who said you loved me
On that hot dusty long ago
And if you're still around, I'm gonna settle down
With that hard lovin' Georgia girl
Mmm...
'Cause I'm walkin' back to Georgia
And I hope she will take me back
Nothin' in my pockets
All I own is on my back
But she's the girl who said she loved me
On that hot dusty Macon road
And if she's still around, I'm gonna settle down
With that hard lovin' Georgia girl
Mmm...
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