I wake up in a waiting room
With the taste of blood and a clouded view
I notice there is a tear in my jeans
The sleeves of my shirt have been ripped from their seams

My memory is a little bit blank
The thought of my name doesn't seem to come back
And I turn and scream, "What am I here for?"
The nurses yell, "You were left at the door"

I'm a stranger, someone left me for dead
And I need to decide what to do next

Oh, just then I found a note in my pocket, it read
I don't ever wanna see you again and I guess
That explains why I can't remember the rest of the night

I should have listened to my friends
I should have listened to them
When they told me you had bad intentions

I remember the string of events
From the dinner receipt when I grabbed your hand
I know that you went in for a kiss
And I told you that's not only what this is

You held me at the end of my seat
And you had that look, the look of defeat
You wish that you could start this over
Instead you left me in a coma

Oh, just then I found a note in my pocket, it read
I don't ever wanna see you again and I guess
That explains why I can't remember the rest of the night

I should have listened to my friends
I should have listened to them
When they told me you had bad intentions

I should have listened to my friends
I should have listened to them
When they told me you had bad intentions

Oh, just then I found a note in my pocket, it read
I don't ever wanna see you again and I guess
That explains why I can't remember the rest of the night, yeah

I should have listened to my friends
I should have listened to them
When they told me you had bad intentions

I should have listened to my friends
I should have listened to them
When they told me you had bad intentions
When they told me you had bad intentions
When they told me you had bad intentions



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Listen to Your Friends Lyrics as written by Cyrus William Bolooki Chad Everett Gilbert

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    good stuff. pretty self explanatory. if the rest of their new cd sounds like this then i am excited for it.

    mgj6303on December 25, 2008   Link

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