I've been waiting for a good day
I've been holding back long enough
I've been hurting to tell you some things

It's not the falling of the temperature
That's making all our bones run cool
It's the breeze you make
The presence felt when you're around me

And it feels like I'm at an all-time low
Slightly bruised and broken
From our head on collision
I've never seen this side of you
Another tragic case of feeling
bruised and broken
From our head on collision
I've never seen this side of you
Another tragic case
And I'm still

waiting for a good day
I think I've held this long enough
I think it's safe to tell you some things

It's not just what you say to people
And it's not the way you look at me
It's the way you present yourself
For all your worst critics to see

And it feels like I'm at an all-time low
Slightly bruised and broken
From our head on collision
I've never seen this side of you
Another tragic case of feeling
bruised and broken
From our head on collision
I've never seen this side of you
Another tragic case
Then you were gone

You were gone
All this time - you just didn't know it yet
You were gone
All this time - you just didn't know it yet
You were gone

And it feels like
(feels like)
I'm at an all-time low
Slightly bruised and broken
From our head on collision
I've never seen this side of you
Another tragic case of feeling
bruised and broken
From our head on collision
I've never seen this side of you
Another tragic case!

Another tragic case of feeling
(bruised and broken)
another tragic case and I've been
(still waiting for a good day)
Still waiting for a good day...


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    This song is sooooo great. I got the CD today as soon as the store opened. So now I have them all. Good stuff. This song, I think, is about a girl who just made him feel down all the time and they had a big fight, and now he feels worse. And it's not the way she presnts herself to him, but to all the people who don't really care about her. This is one of my favorites from the new CD

    littlelostemoboyon June 11, 2002   Link

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