I came home early just to surprise you
You sleep on my side cause it keeps you calm
I want to wake you but you sleep like I want to
I only have a day or so till I'm gone again
Then my body is frozen up again
Please don't forget me beacuase I'm chosing
To do this my way
I'll make up everything
So don't forget me when I'm losing and using myself
I may be late coming home,
sleep on my side
When a mile seems like ten
I can't sit still
Everyone is sick,
I hope you feel like I want to
I'm only half a day away from our bed agin
My body's warming up again
Please don't forget me I'm not choosing to loose you this way
You're my everything
So don't forget me when I'm loosing and using myself
When I'm away I'm really in need of some help
Cause when I'm not around you
I can smell you on my skin
Don't change for me though
I could be somebody else
When I'm not around you
The bedside changes turn me on
I can't tell when something's wrong
When I leave here again please be strong


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    I asked the merch guy at the Seville show I went to, why they didn't play this song live (I was disappointed; this is my favorite).... He said... the drummer wrote this song for his girlfriend.. and its hard for them to play it live since the drummer sings it... and if you've seen them... the drummer is like.. back up vocals.. so yea... it'd be tough (apparently) to play this and sing... but yea... good song.

    ForgetMeNoton April 28, 2002   Link

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