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My ear can't hold a pencil
And my mind can't keep a thought
And my arms aren't nearly strong enough
To hold the shit I've got
But stop feeling sorry for me
That's great, you've got your sanity
But apologies are not
What I need
I'm going out
I'm going out
To get my mind off you
I'll have a drink or two
I know this might be rough on you
Don't worry - I've been in your shoes
We've only got a friend to lose
This sucks and you know it too
The thrill of the chase caught up with me
They paid me back karmically
Either I can't stand them or they don't want me
What do you think it means?
I'm going out
I'm going out
To get my mind off you
I'll have a drink or two
Cross my heart, cross my eyes
Cross my fingers, hope to die
Bury me with the friends I've lost
They say that pain is the cost of love, of love
I knew it had to happen soon
It just sucks it had to be with you
All the songs I once sang for you
I still sing them though the meaning's new
Roles reversed and then press play
Can't think of anything to say
But how many times
Can one heart break?
I'm going out
I'm going out
To get my mind off you
I'll have a drink or two
I'm going out
I'm going out
I'm going out
I'm going out
And my mind can't keep a thought
And my arms aren't nearly strong enough
To hold the shit I've got
That's great, you've got your sanity
But apologies are not
What I need
I'm going out
To get my mind off you
I'll have a drink or two
Don't worry - I've been in your shoes
We've only got a friend to lose
This sucks and you know it too
They paid me back karmically
Either I can't stand them or they don't want me
What do you think it means?
I'm going out
To get my mind off you
I'll have a drink or two
Cross my fingers, hope to die
Bury me with the friends I've lost
They say that pain is the cost of love, of love
It just sucks it had to be with you
All the songs I once sang for you
I still sing them though the meaning's new
Can't think of anything to say
But how many times
Can one heart break?
I'm going out
To get my mind off you
I'll have a drink or two
I'm going out
I'm going out
I'm going out
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i believe the correct lyrics are:
The thrill of the chase caught up with me They paid me back karmically.
good song. :)
I agree with shanNOUN on that line. I also am hearing:
"We've only got a friend to lose" instead of "We've only got a plan to lose"
"either I can't stand them or they don't want me" instead of "Though I can't say I'm mad, they don't want me"
and "I still sing them though the meaning's new" instead of "I'll still thing them, though the meaning's you"
I love this song so much.
shanNOUN and TruthforOnce13 have their lyric corrections right, but there is also a line at the end that is missing. It's: "I've used these chords once before in an unfinished love song 'cause I adored a boy but not anymore."
These lyrics were based off the original YouTube video, not the album version. :v