Ain't That Unusual

The Goo Goo Dolls

Can you talk to me
Honestly
Cuz I never heard a word you said now
And I ain't just being mean

Cuz all we are is what we're told
And most of that's been lies
It's like a made for TV movie
And I just blew my lines

Someday you never made it
and maybe you never will
Hey, you never made it
It ain't that unusual

Now I feel unknown
And it's safe that way
Are you too bored to care or too dumb to be scared
What's that supposed to mean

I'm burnt out on some empty reasons
And other wastes of time
Something that I wish I'd said
But I don't think it rhymed

Someday you never made it
and maybe you never will
Hey, you never made it
It ain't that unusual

See I'd love to be you
Least then I'd see you
Sorry I put them words in your mouth
but you wouldn't talk to me

Everything I want I haven't got
Sick of everything I'm not
Put my heavy coat on for a while
It's freezing in the corner of my mind

Someday you never made it
and maybe you never will
Hey, you never made it
Now ain't that unusual



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    along with Acoustic #3 probably the most underrated goo goo dolls song one of my favorites haha and i do the same thing tugit :-)

    lineandsinker62on July 21, 2007   Link

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