For Justin

Dashboard Confessional

It's been a year now
Since you were here now
And I've been trying to heal inside

Dedications have all been placed
And I see your resemblance in my face
And on our birthday I said an extra wish for you, for you

And I have learned so much since you've been gone
And I have done so little for so long
So now I'll settle up my grievences
And focus on the savory
And wave all these discrepancies away
And I'll peter out these misconceptions
Give out faith at my discretion
Live a life that you would think was sane, sane

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That they have made
And I wonder if you really wanted it this way
And in your memory they even hung a plaque for you, for you

And I have learned so much since you been gone
And I have done so little for so long
So now I'll settle up these grievences
And focus on the savory
And wave all these discrepancies away
And I'll peter out these misconceptions
Give out faith at my discretion
Live a life that you would think was sane, sane


Lyrics submitted by Roxychix507, edited by jmidd3374

For Justin Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba

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    Making sense of the first comment was one of the hardest ordeals of my life hs = is?

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