in my skin

the fleeting
never fail to make me feel so insecure
the ones who stay
always fail to make me sure

where is your love now
if it ever was
something other than fantastical creation
something outside of our imagination
then where is it now
have you locked it up tightly
did you throw out the key
love is not an escape artist, you see
have you sealed it in a bottle
did you send it out to sea
love is not love unless you believe
where is your love now
where is your love

lesson learned

It's been a tough year for all it's worth
Still keep my phone number at the bottom of your purse
Between your sticks of gum and all the
Reasons why you don't call me anymore

Just in case you change your mind
Hang a right at the lights, I get off work at five
I'm a song away on your stereo
So just get in your car and drive

I think it's high time you find
Diamonds in this coalmine called me
And there's reasons to prove I can change
If that's what you want me to do
That's what you want me to do

i thought you appreciated the nice things i always did for you.
but apparently, all it did was make me into someone who is unimportant to you unless you are in need of something.
by showing i care, i somehow made myself worthless in your eyes.

hey, this one's for you

pity, take pity on me
cause i'm not half the man that i should be
always turning to run
from the people i should not be afraid of

and darling, you should know
that i have fantasies about being alone
its like love is a lesson that i can't learn
cause i make the same mistakes at each familiar turn

i know you can't hold out forever
waiting on a diamond and a tether
from a boy who won't swing
but who will dip his toe in
just to keep you here with him

i've got this habit i abhor
when we go out, i'm always watching the door
as if there's someone i'm gonna see
who could out-do the things that you do to me

i know you can't hold out forever
waiting on a diamond and a tether
from a boy who won't fly but who will take to the skies
if he thinks that you're about to say goodbye

pity, take pity on me
cause i'm not half the man that i should be
i don't blame you, you've had enough
of all these empty promises and countless bluffs

cause i know you can't hold out forever
waiting on a diamond and a tether
from a boy who won't jump when he falls in love
well, he just stands with his toes on the edge
and he waits for it to disappear again