See it's not like I didn't mean what I said when I said
I'll put my money where my mouth is
And I put my money where my mouth was
Until I couldn't breathe through my nose
And now I'm staring at the floor
Where my second life just ended
Where I lost not one but two friends

Yeah I had it all
Sitting on top of the world
But I threw it away
Just to prove that I could
I put my money where my mouth is

See I recall quite perfectly who I was both before and after the drugs
Both before and after the drugs
I put my money where my mouth is
I put my money where my mouth was
I got a strong will just weak hands
And I don't know what to do with either one of them

Yeah I had it all
Sitting on top of the world
But I threw it away (threw it away)
Just to prove that I could
Just to prove that I could
I put my money where my mouth is
I put my money where my mouth is
I put my money where my mouth is

Your knight in shining armor of a mother and a father
You had everything, everything you needed
And it was made crystal clear that would not change

Yeah I had it all
Sitting on top of the world
But I threw it away (Why'd you do it, why oh why'd you do it?)
Just to prove that I could
Yeah I had it all (Why'd you do it, why oh why'd you do it?)
And I had it good, so good
But I threw it away, away (Why'd you do it, why oh why'd you do it?)
Just to prove I could, I could
Just to prove I could (Why'd you do it, why oh why'd you do it?)
I put my money where my mouth is
(Why'd you do it, why oh why'd you do it?)
I put my money where my mouth is, is
(Why'd you do it, why oh why'd you do it?)
I put my money where my mouth is
Yeah I had it all


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Where My Mouth Is Lyrics as written by Edward Reyes Adam Burbank Lazzara

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    "and i put my money where my mouth was until i couldn't breathe through my nose"

    i think that clearly shows that it does have to do with drugs. my interpretation was that the drugs are what changed him and made him lose the friends so of course it's not JUST about drugs but he seems to be saying in plain english that drugs changed him and messed up his life.

    michviciouson June 03, 2009   Link

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