(1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4!)
Doo doo, do-do
Doo doo, do-do
D-do do, doo doo

I'm sure I've seen this look before
Done a thousand times and a million more
How many lies did you tell this time?
How many times did you cross the line?

It won't help me, but I have to ask
Is there something real that's behind the mask?
Something we don't know about
A little faith in amongst the doubt

And maybe someday you will grow
Maybe someday you will know
And maybe someday you will end these fears and go

A little piece of me grows old,
I keep on walking down this road
I've seen a million people change
But I will stay the same

And I know you
Know you always steal and borrow
And I know you
Know you never catch
You're never gonna catch tomorrow

I'm sure I've played this scene before
I've seen this room, I've walked this floor
I'm sure I used to hold your hand, did I hurt you?
All this attitude with no history
All this anger when you're attacking me
Got a lot to learn, and ya got to know
Your time is up, kid let it go

And maybe someday you will grow
Maybe someday you will know
And maybe someday you will end these tears and go

A little piece of me grows old,
I keep on walking down this road
I've seen a million people change
But I will stay the same

And I know you
Know you always steal and borrow
And I know you
Know you never catch
You're never gonna catch tomorrow

(You're never gonna catch tomorrow)

Whoa

A little piece of me grows old,
I keep on walking down this road
I've seen a million people change
But I will stay the same

And I know you
Know you always steal and borrow
And I know you
Know you never catch
You're never gonna catch tomorrow

Yeah the haircut's hot, but this has gotta stop
Good shoes won't save ya this time
I think you're gonna find, with everything combined that time
Time's run out on this lie

And I know you
Know you always steal and borrow
And I know you
Know you never catch
You're never gonna catch tomorrow

Doo doo, do-do
Doo doo, do-do
D-do do, doo doo


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Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time) Lyrics as written by Lee Gaze Ian Watkins

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    why does it sounds like hes singing "stealing bog-roll" when he really sings "wont steal and borrow" great song though

    m/forresterm/on July 04, 2006   Link

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