Go on and do what you gotta do
'cuz I refuse to make the first move
This waiting is such abuse
Oh, you're loving it?
Well, I am not amused
Don't threaten me with a good time
I think you should leave tonight
Maybe I should take my own advice
But it's hard to when you...

Lick your lips, you shake your hips
Oh my God, those eyes looking into mine
Baby!
We're breathing in rhythm and you're making me sweat
I can barely stand the thought of it
Baby!

What if in the beginning, before we would even start
We'd break the laws of attraction to avoid a broken heart

You say I take your breath away
Make your heart skip a beat
Make your body shake
'til you're weak in the knees and can't hardly speak
You shouldn't have to disguise your truths with alibis
Maybe I should take my own advice
But it's hard to when you...

Lick your lips, you shake your hips
Oh my God, those eyes looking into mine
Baby!
We're breathing in rhythm and you're making me sweat
I can barely stand the thought of it
Baby!

What if in the beginning, before we would even start
We'd break the laws of attraction to avoid a broken heart
(x2)

Slow, you roll
You'll slowly find your way home
To show a different side of you
A point of view, obscure and it's skewed
So go on and do what you gotta do
So go on and make your move

So put on those boots just to take it off baby
And dance until you ain't got no heart
So, so put on those boots just to take it off baby
And dance until you ain't got no heart

What if in the beginning, before we would even start
We'd break the laws of attraction to avoid a broken heart
(x2)

(So put on those boots just to take it off baby
And dance until you ain't got no heart)
(x2)


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    i fucking fell in love with this song as soon as i heard it!! also talked to Ryan, one of the bandmembers and he's super awesome!!

    astrochik41on June 06, 2007   Link
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    i met ryan. twice. he's cool.

    dramatic[ally]on June 11, 2007   Link
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    i've talked to them all a few times. they're really nice. and so are jess and june.

    heroxxownson August 29, 2007   Link
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    seems like a lot of people have met the band. my girlfriend just did and i kind of feel weird starting to get into hero a lot after she did.

    anyway this song is amazing and i think its about the last time you get to touch that person before its over. like you just cant give them up and you need that last time.

    im probably wrong and really dumb. but the song is amazing either way

    bottlerocket88on October 11, 2007   Link

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