This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
History repeats
It keeps you on your feet
The faster it goes
It keeps you on your toes
It's told, she lings
In keeping all these thing
Will just wear you down
Until you're underground
Nothing left to take it off on
Nothing left to take it off on
Ha!
It's for show, I know
The farther that you go
It's feeling like work
Heart beating on your shirt
Nothing left to take it out on
Nothing left to take it out on
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me (Oh lordy)
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me
Oh lordy, you will see
Come clean off on me
And maybe, someday
I will come take your breath away
The doctor will call
It won't matter at all
How good you've been
Cause I can make you clean
Nothing left to take it out on
Nothing left to take it out on
Huh!
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me (Oh lordy)
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me
Oh lordy, you will see
Come clean off on me
And maybe, someday
I will come take your breath away
HA!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell my why
No!
Doing to me, doing to me
Doing to me, doing to me
Oh lordy, doing to me
I, I
Oh
It's alright, oh it's alright
Tell me why
It's alright, oh it's alright
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Oh
Oh lordy, you will see
Come clean off on me
(Tell me why, tell me why, tell my why oh)
And maybe, someday
I will come take your breath away
I will come take your breath away
Oh lala la la la la la la
Oh lala la la la la la la
Oh lala la la la la la la
It keeps you on your feet
The faster it goes
It keeps you on your toes
It's told, she lings
In keeping all these thing
Will just wear you down
Until you're underground
Nothing left to take it off on
Nothing left to take it off on
Ha!
It's for show, I know
The farther that you go
It's feeling like work
Heart beating on your shirt
Nothing left to take it out on
Nothing left to take it out on
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me (Oh lordy)
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me
Oh lordy, you will see
Come clean off on me
And maybe, someday
I will come take your breath away
The doctor will call
It won't matter at all
How good you've been
Cause I can make you clean
Nothing left to take it out on
Nothing left to take it out on
Huh!
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me (Oh lordy)
Come and come put your weight on me
Come and come put your weight on me
Oh lordy, you will see
Come clean off on me
And maybe, someday
I will come take your breath away
HA!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell my why
No!
Doing to me, doing to me
Doing to me, doing to me
Oh lordy, doing to me
I, I
Oh
It's alright, oh it's alright
Tell me why
It's alright, oh it's alright
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Oh
Oh lordy, you will see
Come clean off on me
(Tell me why, tell me why, tell my why oh)
And maybe, someday
I will come take your breath away
I will come take your breath away
Oh lala la la la la la la
Oh lala la la la la la la
Oh lala la la la la la la
Lyrics submitted by Breakingbenjaminfan
Weight Lyrics as written by Brendan James Johnson Alexz Spencer Johnson
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