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3x5 Lyrics

I'm writing you to catch you up on places I've been
You held this letter probably got excited,
But there's nothing else inside it

Didn't have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world with both my eyes
Maybe I will tell you all about it
When I'm in the mood
To lose my way
With words

Today skies are painted colors of a cowboy's cliche'
And strange how clouds that look like mountains
In the sky are next to mountains anyway

Didn't have a camera by my side this time
Hoping I would see the world with both my eyes
Maybe I will tell you all about it
When I'm in the mood
To lose my way but let me say

You should have seen that sunrise
With your own eyes
It brought me back to life
You'll be with me next time I go outside
No more 3x5's

Guess you had to be there
Guess you had to be with me
Today I finally overcame
Tryin' to fit the world inside a picture frame
Maybe I will tell you all about it
When I'm in the mood
To lose my way but let me say

You should have seen that sunrise
With your own eyes
It brought me back to life
You'll be with me next time I go outside
No more 3x5's
Just no more 3x5's
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Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

"Today I finally overcame tryin' to fit the world inside a picture frame"

Wow I've always got my camera by my side, trying to capture every moment and not miss a single thing..and sometimes it pisses me off that I can't just be in the moment and experience it rather than trying to preserve it in a piture.

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

Ok, I can't believe that no one has commented on this song. Has anyone ever heard it? You can listen to it while driving around Lake Tahoe - it makes perfect sense. Or Highway 1- it makes perfect sense. Or just have one single moment where you wished someone you loved was with you. John IS a nice guy. I met him after one of his shows (back in the good old days before his shows are thousands of people big and he played in coffee shops) SEE HIM LIVE - IT IS THE BEST.

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

i am in love with this song! it is so TRUE. there have been so many moments in my life where theres no way i could describe it to someone in words or with a picture. nothing can capture the feelings and richness of that moment. my life is based on this song! john mayer is amazing

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

John Mayer is so freakin awesome.....def. see him live. but this song is my new fav. cause my bf gave me a picture of a sunrise with the chorus written on the back...such a sweetie. i think john is basically saying that he doesnt want to be w/out that special someone at any minute....:) sharing something as beautiful as the sunrise .....or anything else for that matter!!

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

This song reminded me of my best friend right away. I talked him into buying this CD and he decided this was his favorite song (I was right!) It really fits our friendship too. Some things are too big for words or pictures and you just wish that special person was by your side to experience it with you.

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

By far my favorite John Mayer song. Things just aren't the same when you don't have that special person there. sometimes words just can't express what you want to, but that's ok, because the next time, that person will be there with you, and it will all be better

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

i agree with what everybody else says, i really really like this song, i wish i had somebody special to enjoy all the things words cant describe with. but this song reminds me of the blue ridge parkways through SC,Nc and virgina UNBELIEVABLE!

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

wow im so mad john sold out :( he's so great

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

Go outside, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and exhale; that's how I felt the song. It's [beau'ti·ful] like his heart <3

Cover art for 3x5 lyrics by John Mayer

"Today I finally overcame tryin' to fit the world inside a picture frame"

John just says things in a way that no one else can.