Cat Like Thief

Box Car Racer

(Go)
I fell down again
But I can't complain
Another false step
Could drive me insane
I only got myself here to blame
So I shake off defeat and I start again
Oh no I said
I wanna go back
But I can't win the shit
And I'm gonna stay on track
Yeah, make a deal like that
I keep my head up
But I never react

I wrote it down a list a month ago
Sixteen chapters of one thing you've blown
The best thing yet
To help you through and through
That she was
I feel her more than you

Don't leave
Don't leave her

I get up just to get knocked back down
I sit up just to get knocked around
I wanna say something
But your out of town
I don't wanna have another show down
I say stand up (hey, yo)
Lets make it clear follow you home (no)
You were not there you saw him comin' (jump)
You disappear
Oh no everything seems so clear
You think you see me here all along
Got my crew comin' now
One by one
Two by two
Three by three
Four by four
Lets do some more

Call me back when word is that she's gone
Cat like thief she stole air from my lungs
Leave me standing on this lonely grave
I dug it out in case she turns away

Don't leave (don't leave her)
Don't leave her (don't leave her)
Don't leave (don't leave her)
Don't leave her (don't leave her)
You think you seen it
All along got my crew comin'
One by one
Two by two
Three by three
Four by four
Lets do some more

Don't leave (don't leave her)
Don't leave her (don't leave her)
Don't leave
Don't leave her
Don't leave
Don't leave her
Don't leave


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Cat Like Thief Lyrics as written by Tom De Longe Tim Armstrong

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    you all have the lyrics for this song already? i thought the cd came out May 21st..tell me where i can get the whole song instead of the 30 sec. demos

    AllStarMeon May 18, 2002   Link

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