Silly String

The Friendship Lounge

Your such a better actress
and any of these other girls on my list
You're made up and ready to go but
Noone really knows
What lies beneath your skin
Is it just bones or you're full of shit
You held me down for way too long
But now i'm free and it's just okay

And I walk around til night turns day
And makes up things in my mind that make me seem crazy
Like she's all I need tonight
But I got some buckets and brushes
So here it goes
I'm gonna paint this town red so everyone will know that
I'm so over you

Hey you, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Ah yes, ain't that fresh
Everybody wants to get down like that
Hey you, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Ah yes, ain't that fresh
Everybody wants to get down like that
Hey, it's okay

And I walk around til night turns day
and make up things in my mind that make me seem crazy
Like she's all I need tonight
But I got some buckets and brushes so here it goes
I'm gonna paint this town red so everyone will know that
I'm so over you

And it seems to me
That you're just fine
I hope he did you right
Did, you right
And it seems to me
That you're just fine
I hope he did
You right, did, You right

And I walk around til night turns day
and make up things in my mind that make me seem crazy
like she's all i need tonight
But i've got some buckets and brushes so here it goes
I'm gonna paint this town red but everyone will know that
You're still on my mind
Yeah, you're still on my mind


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    no commentss? ah I adore this song. I think everyone can relate to it. You've just gotten out of a relationship & you know that the other person wasn't good for you... & you try to convince yourself that you're completely over them, but you soon realize that you're not.

    sx edgeon August 12, 2007   Link

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