I don't know how to be good to you
You're too close and you know it too
Nobody has a good enough excuse
I'm just fucked up and so are you

I love you so much you could hurt me
So I do it first so you won't see me
Laugh it off and I don't feel it
Hard as rocks and nails underneath
Hardly anyone is sincere

All I know is anger that is real
I barely know how true goodness feels
I don't even know how to feel
I know I built walls all around
I'm begging you to knock them down
But yours are just as big and mean as mine
Tight defenses and we draw the line

If you want to go, just go
I'll watch you walk away
I don't care if you go
I'll watch you walk away
I'll die if you go
I'll watch you walk away

Stop everything
Stop all these fucked up games
Promise me we'll be good to each other
Promise me, I need it signed, sealed, delivered

Stop everything
Or my heart will break
My pride isn't worth it
Help me this is hurting
If you want to go just go
I'll watch you walk away

Super girl
She isn't real
I can't fly all alone
I can't even get off the ground
I don't know what else to say
I don't want to push you away
I need your help today
I can't get off the ground today


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    saddest. song. ever. really.

    okokayokon April 25, 2003   Link
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    yeah, it really is. i can relate to this song a lot.

    rrriloKILEYon April 27, 2003   Link
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    The only grrly song I ever feel the need to cry to.

    cas-savetteson May 24, 2004   Link
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    The only grrly song I ever feel the need to cry to.

    cas-savetteson May 24, 2004   Link
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    Seriously, probably the saddest song ever written. It's too bad this band only released one album and a couple of 7". Corin needs to start making music again.

    me40on May 17, 2008   Link
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    I don't know how to be good to you You're too close and you know it to Nobody has a good enough excuse I'm just fucked up, but so are you

    I love you so much you could hurt me So I'll do it first so you won't see me Laugh it off and I don't feel it Hard as rocks and nails underneath

    Hardly anyone is sincere All I know is anger that is real I barely know how true goodness feels I don't even know how to feel

    I know I built walls all around I'm begging you to knock them down But yours are just as big and mean as mine Tight defenses and we draw the line

    If you want to go just go, just go, just go, just go and I'll watch you walk away If you want to go just go, just go, just go, just go and I'll watch you walk away I'll die if you go..just go, just go, just go and I'll watch you walk away

    Stop everything Stop all of these fucked up games Promise me we'll be good to each other Promise me, I need it signed sealed and delivered

    Stop everything Or my heart will break My pride isn't worth it Help me this is hurting

    If you want to go just go, just go, just go, just go and I'll watch you walk away I'll die if you go..just go, just go, just go and I'll watch you walk away

    Super girl, she isn't real I can't fly all alone I can't even get off the ground

    I don't know what else to say I don't want to push you away I need your help today I can't get off the ground today

    mikamuffin22on May 19, 2010   Link
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    Y'all have the wrong copyright holder and authors.

    It should be Heavens to Betsy - per their bandcamp set up by KRS heavenstobetsykrs.bandcamp.com/album/calculated

    corgskion July 24, 2017   Link

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