It's just another day and it feels like you're still running late
'Cause the times are gonna change and you're stuck in your old mentality
You can try to lead us on but there's no one else to blame
Won't be left to clean the mess when you're gone

We're running out of time
We're running out of time and you just don't get it
Now you're watching people die and you still don't care
We're running out of time and you just don't get that this is how I feel
There's a million things I hate about you

It's just another battle when you exercise your authority
When the dust is finally settled will you catch up with reality?
We've been waiting way too long, now it's time for us to play
And we won't be looking back when you're gone

We're running out of time
We're running out of time and you just don't get it
Now you're watching people die and you still don't care
We're running out of time and you just don't get that this is how I feel
There's a million things I hate about you, about you, about you, about you

I don't wanna hear the same excuses
I don't wanna hear the same excuses
I don't wanna hear your story

We're running out of time and you just don't get it
You're watching people die and you still don't care
We're running out of time and you just don't get it
If everybody dies, well you still don't care

We're running out of time and you just don't get it
Now you're watching people die and you still don't care
We're running out of time and you don't get that this is how I feel
I don't wanna think about, this is how I feel
There's a million things I hate about you
There's a million things I hate about you



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    This song is very catchy, but I like to believe it's not an anti-Bush song. Because I'm a Bush supporter. And if it was, I'd probably get sad and lose some respect for Simple Plan, which I don't want to do because I love them so.

    But this song is very very catchy. It reminds me of their first cd.

    foolish.hearton July 02, 2008   Link

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