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She had said, don’t cry
Said it only hurts forever, and all we have is time
Yeah, she said, she will never know
So close your eyes, turn down the lights,
And I can start this show
Yeah well I can’t sleep, so I believe
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don’t look at pride, well there is no other way now
Don’t try to make no sense of this scene, it’s just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing
Yeah we can grow like a board on the shore
She says I’m restless just a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
Yeah we knew just who we were
Yeah well who we thought we’d try to be
And who it’s gonna hurt
Oh but if I'd said, if I was strong at all
Well then I wouldn’t be with someone else
I know where I belong
Yeah well I can’t sleep, so I believe
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don’t look at pride, well there is no other way, yeah
Don’t try to make no sense of this scene, it’s just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing
Yeah we can grow like a board on the floor
She says I’m restless just a little more time, a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
Yeah well I can’t sleep, so I believe
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don’t look at pride, well there is no other way, yeah
Don’t try to make no sense of this scene, it’s just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing
Yeah we can grow like a board on the floor
She says I’m restless just a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
She wants to feel this high...high high...high-high
Said it only hurts forever, and all we have is time
Yeah, she said, she will never know
So close your eyes, turn down the lights,
And I can start this show
Yeah well I can’t sleep, so I believe
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don’t look at pride, well there is no other way now
Don’t try to make no sense of this scene, it’s just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing
Yeah we can grow like a board on the shore
She says I’m restless just a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
Yeah well who we thought we’d try to be
And who it’s gonna hurt
Oh but if I'd said, if I was strong at all
Well then I wouldn’t be with someone else
I know where I belong
Yeah well I can’t sleep, so I believe
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don’t look at pride, well there is no other way, yeah
Don’t try to make no sense of this scene, it’s just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing
Yeah we can grow like a board on the floor
She says I’m restless just a little more time, a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
If the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean
So don’t look at pride, well there is no other way, yeah
Don’t try to make no sense of this scene, it’s just between Caroline and me
And we keep changing
Yeah we can grow like a board on the floor
She says I’m restless just a little more time
Well you know damn well she wants to feel this high
She wants to feel this high...high high...high-high
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The first para is clearly about cheating and revenge. The protaganist has been cheated on and has put himself in the position whereby he can cheat as well in order to spite his beloved. The girl he has the chance to cheat with tells him it'll hurt forever, she'll never know etc. She convinces him to cheat to spite his girlfriend. Thereafter the protaganist says "if the shades are drawn, then the slate is clean" insinuating that the cheating is going on behind the shades. Great song. Better than 90% of Matchbox songs. Much darker. I imagine its because Rob Thomas' life no longer has cheating and being young and stupid going on in it!
to me its about someone who cant make up their mind what they want and who they want to be with. it speaks to me about the things I cant decide in my life.. and yes i do like being high.... lol