Stand Too Close

Motion City Soundtrack

If I stand too close
I might fall in
But if I'm too far gone
I'll never win
And if you believe in me
I might just wanna spend some time with you again

I'm afraid I tend to disappear
Into an anxious state
When you draw near
There is no reasoning
It's quite a silly thing
But it's the way I've been for years

So I will understand if you don't stay
They say I'm great at first
But then the magic fades
Into an awful hue of dismal views
And pessimistic attitudes

All this distance...
Years of sweet resistance
Swirling overhead like angry clouds of discontent

I have apologized a billion times
When I've gone off the wall
Like Busta Rhymes
And pulled a stupid stunt
That left you thinking
There was something wrong with me
You've thrown a few choice phrases at my way
And I've ignored them all
As best I could
Except that tiny bit
How I just can't commit
There was some truth in what you say

All this distance...
Years of sweet resistance
Swirling overhead like angry clouds of disco

If I stand too close
I might fall in
But if I'm too far gone
I'll never win
And if you believe in me
I might just wanna spend some time with you again
I'll spend time with you again

If I stand too close
I might fall in
But if I'm too far gone
I'll never win
If you believe in me
I might just wanna spend some time with you again


Lyrics submitted by xxmodernlove

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    Sorry for all the errors! I really liked this song so I posted it.

    Thanks for the corrections.

    xxmodernloveon January 21, 2010   Link

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