There's a lit cigarette
In the hand of my new angel
She's blowing smoke like halos
And now everybody wants her
But I shouldn't even bother
Because you made me so complete dear
But you left me so alone here
Hang a noose for my new sinner somewhere everyone can see it

Won't you beg me and then tell me how to love you
Like anybody else would
I know you're risking failure (risking failure)
Go run for cover (for how long)
You better start to love her
So much you're moving on and on

Now there's a whole wide world that wants to know
Have cheap hotels lost their turn-on?
She's bathing in the neon
And she's polluting all the airways
While I'm passed out in the hallway
And you left me so in love here
You left with so much hate dear
Was I creating only chaos?
This world lives just fine without us

Won't you beg me and then tell me how to love you
Like anybody else would
I know you're risking failure (risking failure)
Go run for cover (for how long)
You better start to love her
So much you're moving on and on

Will it change your life if I change my mind?
When she's lit the whole wide world
I want to know if you will

Beg me and then tell me how to love you
Like anybody else would
I know you're risking failure (risking failure)
But I'd hope you set your levels (for how long)
So you can run for cover
You better start to love her
Now are we this pathetic?
You made me finally see it
(Will it change your life when I change my mind?)

Go run for cover (Will it change your mind)
You better fucking love her
So much you're moving on (When I change my life?)
I'm so pathetic,
You made me finally see it
Got what you want? I'm gone

For how long?
For how long?
For how long
Will it change your life?


Lyrics submitted by evans_blue, edited by michel765

Beg Lyrics as written by Kevin James Clarkson Joseph Daniel Lauzon

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    I see this song as he is talking to the girl that left him & to himself. He talks about a new girl, but when his ex left him it fucked up his head & he can't get over her. He is telling his ex to beg him (that she wants him back) but on the other hand he is telling himself that he better start to love this new girl, because he doesn't think his ex wants him back. So since he is stuck with this new girl, he should just move on & learn to love her.

    megiepooon May 04, 2011   Link

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