Everybody Wants You

Josh Kelley

You've been bad
You know you've been good
Did you loose your mind
Like I knew you would

Did you sing you song
Did you sing it so loud
Did you sing it so everyone
Coud hear you in the crowd

Did you loose yourself
Did you loose your health
Did you put my memories
On the shelf

Did you loose your place
Did you loose your grace
Just so everyone could see
Your singing face

It's like everybody loves you
And everybody wants you...lately
It's like everybody needs you
And everybody sees you...today

You've been sad
You're misunderstood
Did you find your kind
Like I knew you would

Did you feel your song
Did you feel it so real
Did you feel it so everyone
Could see your grand appeal

Fate will only show
For the time we loathe
Time will say...keep the fire alive
That leads the way...to our today


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    well when i saw him in concert he said that this song was a reminder to himself to keep grounded

    amyruleson December 24, 2004   Link

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