Graham Colton

Waking Up

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I am waking up for the first time
my mind is made up
I open my eyes
I can't shake it off
what you said last night
I have slept enough
Now I'm going outside
I can run every step counts these days
Everyone asking for my parking space
Please someone tell me how to get the day back

I'm waking up
I have barely opened my eyes
I'm waking up
I have barely opened my eyes (repeat)

Standing on my own by the street light
She has come and gone with stains in her eyes
I can't shake it off
what you said last night
I have slept enough now
I'm going outside
I can run every step counts these days
Everyone asking for my parking space
Please someone tell me how to get the day back

I'm waking up
I have barely opened my eyes
I'm waking up
I have barely opened my eyes (repeat)

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rayro211 On Apr 17, 2002

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2002-04-17 22:35:54

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by maybaby

24y ago

Amazing lyrics

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by azure2148

21y ago

Ok, lame, but I first heard this concert when Graham and the boys gave a concert at my school last spring. It was a musky rainy day/night, we were all in Centen courtyard and my really good guy friend who i had started moving away from came up behind me and put his arms around my waste and we just kind of stood there and enjoyed this song as one person. I think of this as my waking up to what i was about to lose in a friend, though I was still too stupid at the time to realize it. In retrospect, I wish I had turned around that night and just kissed him instead of wondering what he would do. It all seems so simple now.

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by CFhardball

21y ago

Saw this awesome band open up for Counting Crows at RPI in NY a few years ago. This song is pretty self explanetory, SOmetimes the stress of relationships and work/school and whatnot just get to ya sometimes. This was my favorite song to play driving to school on a cold autumn morning sipping coffee

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