He was a simple boy, he just liked to have fun
He never wanted to be just like his dad was
He was a dreamer but he had never had none
Who made the most of his life but never had one

He was a single boy he could never slow down
He always wanted to leave but didn't know how
He was a dreamer who seemed to never break ground
Who spent most of his life in a small town

Shake up my life
Lets go...
Back to the days when we were young and all restless
We still believed in having built up offenses
I'll tell you one things for sure
Till we make the decision
We'll never take this world
Unless we make a head on collision
A head on collision

And daddy told her she could never have
Late night out with her man
So she sits crying by the window
Every time she gets another A
She makes it another day
And it's just that simple

Shake up my life
Let's go...
Back to the days when we were young and all restless
We still believed in having built up offenses
I'll tell you one things for sure
Till we make the decision
We'll never take this world
Unless we make a head on collision
A head on collision

Here they come now
Will you come down?
Make â??em run now
On to the next town
Here they come now
Let's make â??em run now
No time to fake now
Everything breaks down

(Here they come now
Will you come down?
Make â??em run now
On to the next town
Here they come now
Let's make â??em run now
No time to fake now
Everything breaks down)

(He was a simple boy he just liked to have fun
He never wanted to be just like his dad was
He was a dreamer but he had never had none
Who made the most of his life but never had one)

Here they come now
Will you come down?
Make â??em run now
On to the next town

Let's go...
Back to the days when we were young and all restless
We still believed in having built up offenses
I'll tell you one things for sure
Till we make the decision
We'll never take this world
Unless we make a head on collision

Let's go...
Back to the days when we were young and all restless
We still believed in having built up offenses
I'll tell you one things for sure
Till we make the decision
We'll never take this world
Unless we make a head on collision


Don't you know
?
Well we thought â??cause we were never listening
Knew it all ?
Well all we needed was a head on collision

Don't you know
?
Well we thought â??cause we were never listening
Knew it all ?
Well all we needed was a head on collision


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    I think thats pretty much right. Any lyrics that might be wrong, or needs to be added, just let me know.

    Anyways, I think this song is about having an impact on our own lives, as well as the world. Tackling those problems we face each and every day.

    simply__meon March 30, 2006   Link
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    He was a simple boy, he just liked to have fun He never wanted to be just like his dad was He was a dreamer but he had never had none Who made the most of his life but never had one

    He was a single boy he could never slow down He always wanted to leave but didn't know how He was a dreamer who seemed to never break ground Who spent most of his life in a small town

    Shake up my life Lets go... Back to the days when we were young and all restless We still believed in having built up offenses I'll tell you one things for sure Till we make the decision We'll never take this world Unless we make a head on collision A head on collision

    And daddy told her she could never have Late night out with her man So she sits crying by the window Every time she gets another A She makes it another day And it’s just that simple

    Shake up my life Let’s go... Back to the days when we were young and all restless We still believed in having built up offenses I'll tell you one things for sure Till we make the decision We'll never take this world Unless we make a head on collision A head on collision

    Here they come now Will you come down? Make ‘em run now On to the next town Here they come now Let’s make ‘em run now No time to fake now Everything breaks down

    (Here they come now Will you come down? Make ‘em run now On to the next town Here they come now Let’s make ‘em run now No time to fake now Everything breaks down)

    (He was a simple boy he just liked to have fun He never wanted to be just like his dad was He was a dreamer but he had never had none Who made the most of his life but never had one)

    Here they come now Will you come down? Make ‘em run now On to the next town

    Let’s go... Back to the days when we were young and all restless We still believed in having built up offenses I'll tell you one things for sure Till we make the decision We'll never take this world Unless we make a head on collision

    Let’s go... Back to the days when we were young and all restless We still believed in having built up offenses I'll tell you one things for sure Till we make the decision We'll never take this world Unless we make a head on collision

    Don't you know ????? Well we thought ‘cause we were never listening Knew it all ????? Well all we needed was a head on collision

    Don't you know ????? Well we thought ‘cause we were never listening Knew it all ????? Well all we needed was a head on collision

    BrandNew1208on March 31, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    Cheers.

    simply__meon March 31, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Carpe Diem. With common sense.

    Mutenesson May 23, 2006   Link
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    He was a simple boy, he just liked to have fun. He never wanted to be just like his dad was. He was a dreamer but he had never had none. Who made the most of his life but never had one. He was a single boy, he could never slow down, He always wanted to leave but didn't know how. He was a dreamer who seemed to never break ground, Who spent most of his live in a small town.

    Shake up my life, Let’s go back to the days when we were young & not restless, When we still believe & hadn’t built up defenses I’ll tell you one thing for sure till we make the decision, we’ll never take this world unless we make a head on collision

    And daddy told her she could never have Late night help with her math So she sits crying by the window Everyime she gets another ‘a’ She makes it another day, And it’s just hat simple

    Shake up my life, Let’s go back to the days when we were young & not restless, When we still believe & hadn’t built up defenses I’ll tell you one thing for sure till we make the decision, we’ll never take this world unless we make a head on collision a head on collision

    here they come now will you come down make em run now onto the next town here they come now lets make em run now no time to fake now everything breaks down

    here they come now will you come down make em run now onto the next town here they come now lets make em run now no time to fake now everything breaks down

    here they come now will you come down make em run now onto the next town

    Let’s go back to the days when we were young & not restless, When we still believe & hadn’t built up defenses I’ll tell you one thing for sure till we make the decision, we’ll never take this world unless we make a head on collision Let’s go back to the days when we were young & not restless, When we still believe & hadn’t built up defenses I’ll tell you one thing for sure till we make the decision, we’ll never take this world unless we make a head on collision

    don’t you know that theres more to this than what we thought cause we were never listening we’ve heard it all before but we missed it when all we needed was a head on collision

    don’t you know that theres more to this than what we thought cause we were never listening we’ve heard it all before but we missed it when all we needed was a head on collision

    xx take meon May 26, 2006   Link
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    is it math or man, because math doesn't really make sense since she wouldn't get A's if she couldn't get help

    SwimAndy013on June 28, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    it's math, and yeah she could get an A every now and then just not that often

    candianchickon July 21, 2006   Link
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    the lines "everytime she gets another A she makes it another day and its just that simple" makes me think of myself in school... thats all there is for me... as weird as that is... this is totally my favourite song by HN

    13_brittt_13on August 09, 2006   Link
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    an amazing song

    .prettyasacarcrash.on September 04, 2006   Link
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    i love this song! to me i just think about how everyone's trying to grow up to fast. when all you really need to do is calm down, enjoy life, and take it 1 step at a time.

    XxMidnightHighwayxXon October 05, 2006   Link

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