She puts on the light
She looks in the mirror
And cries to herself
It's becoming much clearer that
He's not where he says
He's not hanging with her
She flicks off the light
And she turns with a shiver
And when he comes home
He blood races cold
It's like being caught
In a rough strangle hold
They've done it so long
But for now she'll just keep hanging on

Cause the little things remind her
Of the good times they have had
Whenever she recalls those things
It's hard to think that he's so bad

It seems no matter where she goes
She hears this song on the radio, radio
And when she does she smiles to it
And no matter how hard she tries
She can turn it up
Or let it die, let it die
Even though she knows
He's driving her to ruin

She's falling in love
With a new boy and his smile
But she can't admit
To herself her hearts run wild
Her story time dreams
Of a fairy tale life
Are holding her back
To keep fighting this lost life
So she still holds on
To the hope he might change
But one hundred percent
Of the time he's the same
And now her heart has been smashed
The wheel has been broke
But she clings to the end of that rope

Cause the little things remind her
Of the good times they have had
Whenever she recalls those things
It's hard to think that he's so bad

It seems no matter where she goes
She hears this song on the radio, radio
And when she does she smiles to it
But no matter how hard she tries
She can turn it off
Or let it die, let it die
Even though she knows
He's driving her to ruin
It seems no matter where she goes
She hears this song on the radio, radio
And when she does she smiles to it
But no matter how hard she tries
She can turn it off
Or let it die, let it die
Even though she knows
He's driving her to ruin



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    really like the song, too bad there aren't many quotes for this band :-/

    krispy treatson July 12, 2002   Link

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