I know she said, it's alright
You can make it up next time
I know she knows, it's not right
There ain't no use in lying
Maybe she thinks I know something
Maybe, maybe she thinks it's fine
Maybe she knows something I don't
I'm so, I'm so tired, I'm so tired of trying

It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means, no
So don't tell me, you might just let it go
And often times we're lazy
It seems to stand in my way
'Cause no one, no not, no one
Likes to be let down

I know she loves the sunrise
No longer sees it with her sleeping eyes
And I know that when she said, she's gonna try
Well, it might not work because of other ties and
I know she usually has some other ties
And I wouldn't wanna break 'em, nah, I wouldn't wanna break 'em
Maybe she'll help me to untie this, but
Until then well, I'm gonna have to lie to her

It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means, no
So don't tell me, you might just let it go
And often times we're lazy
It seems to stand in my way
'Cause no one, no not, no one
Likes to be let down
It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means, no
So don't tell me, you might just let it go

The harder that you try baby, the further you'll fall
Even with all the money in the whole wide world
Please, please, please don't pass me
Please, please, please don't pass me
Please, please, please don't pass me by

Everything you know about me now, baby you gonna have to change
You goin' to call it, by a brand new name
Please, please, please don't drag me
Please, please, please don't drag me
Please, please, please don't drag me down

Just like your tree, down by the water, baby I shall not move
Even after all the silly things you do
Please, please, please don't drag me
Please, please, please don't drag me
Please, please, please don't drag me down


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Flake Lyrics as written by Jack Hody Johnson

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    yeah this song is a hard one.
    We can control when but just make sure you know when is not too late. Make sure its before the other person decides they are done, sick of waiting tired of giving. She wants them to be together in the end, but she can’t do that to herself…keep loving him even though hes shutting her out.

    Knowing he’s not loving her right, not really believing in her, like why shouldn’t she just give up, move on?

    I don’t think its fair to keep giving in that circumstance. And I don’t think I agree that putting yourself out there like that and getting locked out makes you stronger. I just think it makes you colder…but shes gonna anyway because she wants them to be together.

    Hockyjocky- Everything is good now, my cars totaled which sucks but im not that hurt…just shaken up a bit. It wasn’t my fault, a 15 year old driver with out a license or insurance darted out in front of me…T’d him…frustrating cuz now I don’t have a car for a while.

    lorelie11on October 08, 2008   Link

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