its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
We had the worst times
The best times
But that's alright with me
We had our hopes up
Our heads high
And just enough to see
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
You took away my only friend
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
I'm thinkin this is the best thing
That I've got going for me
You had the chance
You had the gun
To set the record straight
You'd rather take us for granted
And then just walk away
We're taking this town with our hearts
But it's worth a shot
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
You took away my only friend
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Why was this just so hard
To let you go?
From afar
You're running blind
Through the fields
As the sunsets
We can hear your cries
You know who you are
And what you said
You know who you are
And what you said
And if this life was perfect, I'd rather be dead
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
You took away my only friend
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
We had the worst times
The best times
But that's alright with me
We had our hopes up
Our heads high
And just enough to see
The best times
But that's alright with me
We had our hopes up
Our heads high
And just enough to see
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
You took away my only friend
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
I'm thinkin this is the best thing
That I've got going for me
You had the chance
You had the gun
To set the record straight
You'd rather take us for granted
And then just walk away
We're taking this town with our hearts
But it's worth a shot
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
You took away my only friend
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Why was this just so hard
To let you go?
From afar
You're running blind
Through the fields
As the sunsets
We can hear your cries
You know who you are
And what you said
You know who you are
And what you said
And if this life was perfect, I'd rather be dead
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
You took away my only friend
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
Just stop, stop, don't start thinkin' again
We had the worst times
The best times
But that's alright with me
We had our hopes up
Our heads high
And just enough to see
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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