This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
I think I'm losing my innocence
I'm out to get what I can get
I'd put it down to experience
But I haven't had any yet
What does it take to get to you? [Repeat x2]
Maybe it's better him than me
A pretty picture but I don't want to see
With different faces and different names
They all seem different but they're all the same
What does it take to get to you? [Repeat x2]
Look through me like I'm not there
You always act like you just don't care
You always see what you wanted to see
Why don't you take a better look at me?
What does it take to get to you? [Repeat x6]
I'm out to get what I can get
I'd put it down to experience
But I haven't had any yet
What does it take to get to you? [Repeat x2]
Maybe it's better him than me
A pretty picture but I don't want to see
With different faces and different names
They all seem different but they're all the same
What does it take to get to you? [Repeat x2]
Look through me like I'm not there
You always act like you just don't care
You always see what you wanted to see
Why don't you take a better look at me?
What does it take to get to you? [Repeat x6]
Lyrics submitted by OmegaThesis
What Does It Take Lyrics as written by Greg Lindstrom
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