Boys Like Me - Paul Baribeau

Four in the morning, the party's over, I think I need you now. I can't remember when you left me, But I'm alone somehow. I can hear your voice ringing in my ear, Telling me to just slow down. Sometimes I'm on a run. What have I become? That's enough, I'm tappin' out. Won't you take me home? (I've been standing too close to the edge) Take me home. (I've been standing too close to the edge) Calming down, I lost the fight. And I can't make it out here on my own, so take me home. (I've been standing to close to the edge) Wrote you a letter, I never sent it, It doesn't matter now. All my intentions went out the window, Don't let me hit the ground. Can you hear my voice, calling out your name? I know that I let you down. Sometimes I'm on a run. What have I become? That's enough, I'm tappin' out. Won't you take me home? (I've been standing too close to the edge) Take me home. (I've been standing too close to the edge) Calming down, I lost the fight. And I can't make it out here on my own, so take me home. (I've been standing to close to the edge) Lost the love on lonely road. Where I'm going – no one knows. So won't you come and pick me up and take me home? I've been standing too close to the edge, now. I've been standing too close to the edge. I've been standing too close to the edge, now. I've been standing too close to the edge. Won't you take me home? (I've been standing too close to the edge) Take me home. (I've been standing too close to the edge) Won't you take me home? Calming down, I lost the fight. And I can't make it out here on my own, So take me home, (I've been standing too close to the edge) Take me home tonight. Four in the morning, the party's over, I think I need you now.

I hang in there with a rowdy crowd I drink too much and I laugh too loud That's just me, That's how I'll always be I roll my own every now and then I love a good buzz with a few close friends That's just me, that's how I'll always be You won't hear me beg, I'm a bit too proud I'll work my ass off for everything I have So let's take a drink, baby raise your glass This is for the few country boys like me, that we still have I believe hard work won't go unseen I'm a big fan of chasing your dreams That's just me, that's how I'll always be The road to the top, It aint no easy climb But if you love what you do, I believe you'll be fine That's just me, that's how I'll always be You won't hear me beg, I'm a bit too proud I'll work my ass off for everything I have So let's take a drink, baby raise your glass This is for the few country boys like me, that we still have I believe that God and mama are your two best friends But most of the time I don't listen to them That's just me, that's how I'll always be And I'll wait at the gates when it's my turn to fly But I'll still raise hell until the day that I day That's just me, that's how I'll always be You won't hear me beg, I'm a bit too proud I'll work my ass off for everything I have So let's take a drink, baby raise your glass This is for the few country boys like me, that we still have

Yeah, we got too many people Tryin' to live life doin' the 'Gram Show the world just what their vision's like Through filters on a cam But, I, I never felt the need to show it off I'd rather tell it back from memory with some alcohol Yeah, we still them boys in the back of the truck With the radio up, and we got the tailgate down Boys in the back of the club And we sippin on pitchers when we go downtown It's changed over the years Ain't no smoke and mirrors Yeah, there's still some boys like us around here You and me and a little Maker's Mark Little A.J. on the radio to take it out of park If this is Austin callin' I'm way past that spark Still way out with boys Going fishin' in the dark Runnin' wide open full throttle Tie one on, knock some dust off the bottle 5 o'clock somewhere Still livin' on a prayer Let me clear the air Yeah, there's still some boys like us around here We don't feel the need to be a thing but what we are Take a rain check from the town, and go way out under the stars I'd rather take it country-raised and make her my whole world Tired of seeing daddy's money from them midtown girls Yeah, we still them boys in the back of the truck With the radio up, and we got the tailgate down Boys in the back of the club And we sippin' on pitchers when we go downtown It's changed over the years Ain't no smoke and mirrors Yeah, there's still some boys like us around here You and me and a little Maker's Mark Little A.J. on the radio to take it out of park If this is Austin callin' I'm way past that spark Still way out with boys Going fishin' in the dark Runnin' wide open full throttle Tie one on, knock some dust off the bottle 5 o'clock somewhere Still livin' on a prayer Let me clear the air Yeah, there's still some boys like us around here Boys in the back of the truck With the radio up You and me and a little Maker's Mark Little A.J. on the radio to take it out of park If this is Austin callin' I'm way past that spark Runnin' wide open full throttle Tie one on, knock some dust off the bottle 5 o'clock somewhere Still livin' on a prayer Let me clear the air Yeah, there's still some boys like us around here Still some boys like us around here Still some boys like us around here Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Yeah, there's still some boys like us around here

I'm wearin' thin I couldn't tell you The city I'm in The streets and the buildings The places I've been Or where the star's goin' It's daylight again Or where the time went. Oh. who can save me now? My life in the rear view I'm running from Jesus Don't know where I'm goin' to. Got nothin' to lose, I'm fightin' my demons Been lookin' for someone like you I've been lookin for someone like you. So, sing me a song I know all the words to And I'll sing along Could you be my savior? Been out here too long And I've just been lookin' for somewhere to belong They'll be holdin on So, can you save me now? My life in the rear view I'm running from Jesus Don't know where I'm goin' to. Got nothin' to lose, I'm fightin' my demons Been lookin' for someone like you I've been lookin for someone like you. When the stars explode And I'm all alone When they start to see the smoke When I'm finally burnin' out I'll need someone to carry me home safe and sound. My life in the rear view I'm running from Jesus Don't know where I'm goin' to. But I got nothin' to lose, I'm fightin' my demons Been lookin' for someone like you My life in the rear view I'm running from Jesus Don't know where I'm goin' to. Got nothin' to lose, I'm fightin' my demons Been lookin' for someone like you I've been lookin for someone like you I've been lookin for someone like you.

Been down the back roads Where the girls are homegrown That southern dame's so Sexy how they talk slow And something happens in the woods of Kentucky Drinking moonshine, bon fire, pour the gasoline Farther south, where the sweet tequila flows Tiny clothes, Yo te amo, México Señoritas, we are sippin' margaritas on the beach They got something you can't teach I've been all around, all round the world Every single part, every part of the world Touching down in Rio, Monaco, LA, Tokyo, But it all just feels like home And it all still feels like home And it all just feels like home And it all still feels like home Rock out in Bangkok, where the party, don't stop Eyes open, blood shot Seeing things I'd never thought Sweatin' in the heat God I love the way they speak Burning up the streets, dancing like a freak I've been all around, all round the world Every single part, every part of the world Touching down in Rio, Monaco, LA, Tokyo, But it all just feels like home And it all still feels like home And it all just feels like home And it all still feels like home So many things to see So many eyes to meet I couldn't count them all if I had eternity So I just want you to know Everywhere that I go You take a piece of me Beijing, Stockholm, Buenos Aires, to tango Moscow, Cape Town, showed us how to get down London, Berlin, this is where it all began San Juan, Sydney, can't forget the NYC I've been all around, all round the world Every single part, every part of the world Touching down in Rio, Monaco, LA, Tokyo, But it all just feels like home And it all still feels like home And it all just feels like home And it all still feels like home

I want to scream until no sound comes out and you've learned your lesson I want to swallow these pills to get to sleep So I don't have to make a bad impression I need to start to be myself 'Cause I'm sick of everybody else I won't let you bring me down It's here And now I'm breaking out I will learn to love again But I will stand a broken man I wanna run, but only far enough to make you miss me I wanna take back all the shit that I have done But I guess you are better off without me I need to start to be myself 'Cause I'm sick of everybody else I won't let you bring me down It's here and now I'm breaking out I will learn to love again But I will stand a broken man I took one big step and I looked away And then I thought of all the things that I wanted to say I'm always too late You never got your story straight I'm always up late I think I'm everything you hate I took one big step and I looked away And then I thought of all the things that I wanted to say I'm always too late You never got your story straight I'm always up late I think I'm everything you hate I took one big step and I looked away And then I thought of all the things that I wanted to say I'm always too late You never got your story straight I'm always up late I think I'm everything you hate I won't let you bring me down It's here and now I'm breaking out I will learn to love again But I will stand a broken man (I took one big step and I looked away) I won't let you bring me down (And then I thought of all the things that I wanted to say) It's here and now I'm breaking out (I'm always too late you never got your story straight I'm always up late I think I'm everything you hate) I will learn to love again (I took one big step then I looked away, and then I thought of all the things that I wanted to say) But I will stand a broken man (I'm always too late you never got your story straight)

Your friends on fake igs Dm's are coming in I'll tell you little something Same bad guys you're cruising with Feelin' your eyes all around me Emotions coming in hearin your steps behind me Cause you're obsessed with me Oh no no just don't be shy Look in my eyes and tell me lies Oh no no what's on your mind Cause every time you're getting closer closer yeah Boys a a Are like the toys a a So let me show ya a And I will play you like before Boys a a Are like the toys a a So let me show ya a And I will play you like before Oh boy Play you like a toy Oh boy I will play you like before Havin' dinner with my new toy I see you walking in If you wanna join me baby We got room 43 Lookin so good You want it I be catching u stare but I gotta keep it honest No one's making it fair Oh no no what's on your mind Cause every time you're getting closer closer yeah Boys a a Are like the toys a a So let me show ya a And I will play you like before Boys a a Are like the toys a a So let me show ya a And I will play you like before Oh boy Play you like a toy Oh boy I will play you like before I'll play you like a toy You'll wish you never met me I'll play you like a toy Oh boy I'll play you like a toy You'll wish you never met me I'll play you like a toy Uh Boys a a Are like the toys a a So let me show ya a And I will play you like before Boys a a Are like the toys a a So let me show ya a And I will play you like before

Cut back, rewind, gotta play the replay in my mind It's a little fuzzy but I think I can make it out Look it's me standing there with my diary Hiding the evidence that I wrote down in period three Could this be the moment that I have been dreaming about? But then she's there too in pink and blue I guess all the starts align for you And I'll take all my heart break and swallow it down They can never find out All my life I've been hiding myself Just waiting for a boy like you Running home from the bus stop crying Over stupid words from boys like you Not answering the questions in Math class 'Cause I answer then before boys like you Promise myself when I'm older and brave I will never love a boy like you "I'll never love again" That's what I said When I ran home and told my Mum in 1997 I still remember the look on her face She said "Boys like that should be in 2nd place I know it hurts right now one day you'll realize There's no need to hide yourself from the world" I've been hiding myself Just waiting for a boy like you (no, no, no) Running home from the bus stop crying Over stupid words from boys like you (no, no, no) There's no need to hide Not answering the questions in Math class 'Cause I answer then before boys like you (no, no, no) There's no need to hide Promise myself when I'm older and brave I will never love a boy like you There's no need to hide All my life I've been hiding myself Just waiting for a boy like you (there's no need to hide) Running home from the bus stop crying Over stupid words from boys like you (there's no need to hide) Not answering the questions in Math class 'Cause I answer then before boys like you (there's no need to hide) Promise myself when I'm older and brave I will never love a boy like you (there's no need to hide) All my life I've been hiding myself Just waiting for a boy like you (boy, boy, boy) Running home from the bus stop crying Over stupid words from boys like you (boy, boy, boy) Not answering the questions in Math class 'Cause I answer then before boys like you (boy, boy, boy) Promise myself when I'm older and brave I will never love a boy like you (boy, boy, boy, boy...)