Well I think the time has come
To tell you how I feel about everything
That's been inside my mind
Since the day we crossed
The line into this real life fantasy
'Cause I poured my heart into
The last 3 years of wondering
What I should do
Should I cash the check
And trade in what I thought I knew
Your promises don't help to make it easier

'Cause the last thing that I need is somebody like you
To push me around and tell me what to do
I know there's a time and place where you can call the shots
But it't not here

'Cause I poured my heart into
The last 3 years of wondering
What I should do
Should I cash the check
And trade in what I thought I knew
Your promises don't help to make it easier

Because the last thing that I need is somebody like you
To push me around and tell me what to do
I know there's a time and place where you can call the shots
But it't not here

'Cause I think this whole life is just overrated
This whole life is too complicated
This whole life is just overrated now
This whole life is just overrated
This whole life is too complicated
This whole life is just overrated now

I don't remember what you said to me that night
So I just signed the dotted line

'Cause now I find out this whole life is just overrated
This whole life is too complicated
This whole life is just overrated now
This whole life is just overrated
This whole life is too complicated
This whole life is just overrated now


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    This song is awesome. Its the best when they perform it live. ALLISTER ROX! so go buy their new c.d when it comes out on october 8!!

    Allistergrl31on August 31, 2002   Link

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