This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Every now and then I get a little lost
My strings all get tangled, my wires all get crossed
Every now and then I'm right up on the edge
Dangling my toes out over the ledge
I just thank God you're here
'Cause when I'm a bullet shot out of a gun
'Cause when I'm a firecracker comin' undone
Or when I'm a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby, you save me
It's hard lovin' a man, that's got a Gypsy soul
I don't know how you do it, I'm not sure how you know
The perfect thing to say, to save me from myself
You're the angel that believes in me, like nobody else
And I thank God you do
'Cause when I'm a bullet shot out of a gun
When I'm a firecracker comin' undone
when I'm a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby, you save me
I know I don't tell you nearly enough
That I couldn't live one day without your love
When I'm a ship tossed around on the waves
Up on a high wire that's ready to break
When I've had just about all I can take
Baby, you
Baby, you save me
When I'm a bullet shot out of a gun
When I'm a firecracker comin' undone
when I'm a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby, you save me
My strings all get tangled, my wires all get crossed
Every now and then I'm right up on the edge
Dangling my toes out over the ledge
I just thank God you're here
'Cause when I'm a bullet shot out of a gun
'Cause when I'm a firecracker comin' undone
Or when I'm a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby, you save me
It's hard lovin' a man, that's got a Gypsy soul
I don't know how you do it, I'm not sure how you know
The perfect thing to say, to save me from myself
You're the angel that believes in me, like nobody else
And I thank God you do
'Cause when I'm a bullet shot out of a gun
When I'm a firecracker comin' undone
when I'm a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby, you save me
I know I don't tell you nearly enough
That I couldn't live one day without your love
When I'm a ship tossed around on the waves
Up on a high wire that's ready to break
When I've had just about all I can take
Baby, you
Baby, you save me
When I'm a bullet shot out of a gun
When I'm a firecracker comin' undone
when I'm a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby, you save me
Lyrics submitted by ahedrick201
You Save Me Lyrics as written by Troy Verges Brett James
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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Love this song, one of my favorite off the new album. It's obviously about a special person in his life who is always there for him when he cannot keep himself together. It really means a lot to me, because I tend to loose grip of reality from time to time, and my girlfriend is always there to set me straight and hold on tight. Great song.