Acoustic #3 Lyrics
With the lies they told you
And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
No one's listening anyway
And you hide in here unknown
And your mother loves your father
'Cause she's got nowhere to go
'Cause the world got in her way
What's the point in ever trying
Nothing's changing anyway
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all the screaming
You're not listening anyway
This is the best song ever. The Goo Goo Dolls are my favorite band, but this is one of the best songs I've heard in a long time.
This song could be about so many things - I think this song is about how lies effect a persons life. People lie everyday. People live a lie, like this persons mother. We can't escape from them we've told them and are part of them. People are held back by the web of lies that they weave. People are comforted by lies because they hide them from a truth which they dislike.
This is another Dolls song about a boy trying to help a girl. To me, the girl seems to have a sad home life, not necessarily abusive, but neglectful ("what's the point in all this screaming / no one's listening anyway"). The father is abusive towards the mother either physically or emotionally. She can't support herself, so she stays ("And your mother loves your father / cause she's got no where to go"). It seems like her mother must have been a woman with a lot of dreams and ambitions before she married, and had to put her life on hold ("cause the world got in her way"). In the midst of all this, the girl cannot be heard. She grows silent in her inability to communicate, and cannot see the world. The boy tries to teach the girl about life, but she cannot grasp it and pushes him away ("what's the point in all the screaming / you're not listening anyway"). She continues to love her parents for what they are and embraces the lies they tell her. I love this song, but it's so sad! All the girls in Dolls' songs are sad ("Black Balloon" especially). Beautiful instrumentals, beautiful lyrics.
i think your exactly right. some people keep saying all the goo goo dolls songs are about his mother but i think there all about girls he loves its such a great song
i think your exactly right. some people keep saying all the goo goo dolls songs are about his mother but i think there all about girls he loves its such a great song
As a good friend of mine would say, definitely one of those songs that needs to be longer. This is such a great song. I'm learning to play it right now on my guitar.
I used to know how to play this song on my guitar, but since I haven't played my guitar in ages I forgot. I agree, though, that this song should be longer. It just doesn't seem right how short it is, it makes me sad :(
Definitely the best Goo Goo Dolls song. Makes me wish I could play the guitar.
would you guys mind sending me tabs of this song?
This song is very short and subtle, but one the most amazing songs ever. It just hits you.
By far the best Goo Goo Dolls song I have ever heard. I love the line "And I wonder where these dreams go When the world gets in your way"
i love this song so much...reminds me of myself sometimes. Sad, but its such a good song...