Are you up in the middle of the night
Trying to figure out where things went wrong?
And they did, just another semi-bummer weekend,
It seems hard to find a home for the words,
Though I'm sure they make complete sense, in your head,
It's a light hearted movie with a splash of calamity.

And when I dig too deep, when I get too high,
I never ask of you, I'll ask of...
And when I talk too much, don't talk enough,
I never ask of you, I'll ask of...
And when I fall apart over the weekend,
And the pills begin to stop working,
And when I'm not in line, just too aligned,
I never ask of you, I'll ask of...
I never ask of you, I'll ask of...

And just like that,
We'll snap our hands and all will turn to white, on white,
Does everything have to be such a tragedy?
Let's sum the world into one clever line,
And sell it back at double their asking price, or triple,
It's a crazy world, someone should sell some tickets.

I saw you again last night,
Sidewalking junkie filled with hazy thoughts, oh yeah,
Beginning of my snow storm daydream,
You're a drug hit to my sanity an acid trip to my well being, Yeah, yeah, yeah,
As the docters prescribed, a well-mannered lad,
In the ever growing well-mannered fad.


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    best AA song.

    i rockon January 29, 2005   Link
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    "and when i fall apart over the weekend and the pills begin to stop working" great lyrics unbelievably catchy beat to a sad song. why does this song understand so well?

    deathmarkdon March 08, 2005   Link
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    The title of the song comes from the movie American Splendor. In the movie, Harvey Pekar is particularly lonely in one segment, and the words "The Short Weekend Begins With Longing....." appear on the screen.

    muffinson January 15, 2007   Link
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    The line "it's a crazy world, someone should sell some tickets"

    Is from a movie called Raising Arizona

    "It's a crazy world" "Someone should sell tickets" "Hell I'd buy one"

    Peace Frogon June 16, 2007   Link
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    drugs......

    greyillusionon October 29, 2007   Link
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    This song accurately describes my first heartbreak. And I listened to this song and kept asking myself does everything have to be such a tragedy?? and at that time I was taking antidepressants and they did stop working. hahah

    X.XJohnnysdeadon November 10, 2007   Link
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    Drugs drugs drugs. Most AA songs deal with drug refrences. Haha kinda like alice in wonderland

    ashleyisarsenicon January 03, 2008   Link

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