It's coming on the end of August Another summer's promise almost gone And though I heard some wise man say That every dog will have his day He never mentioned that these dog days get so long I don't know when I realized the dream was over Well, there was no particular hour, no given day You know it didn't go down in flame There was no final scene, no frozen frame I just watched it slowly fade away I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for my time to come around again And hope is floating on the breeze Carrying my soul high up above the ground And I've been keeping to myself Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing Even though you're with somebody else He'll never love you like I do I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage If finding love is just a dance Proximity and chance You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade And I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for the dust to settle down along the Back roads running through the fields Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town And I imagine sunlight in your hair You're at the county fair You're holding hands and laughing And now the Ferris wheel has stopped You're swinging on the top suspended there with him And he's the darling of the chic The flavor of the week is melting Down your pretty summer dress Baby, what a mess you're making I've been stumbling through some dark places Now I'm following the plow I know I've fallen out of your good graces It's alright now I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the Wild birds scattering the seeds Answering the calling of the tide's eternal tune The phases of the moon, the chambers of the heart The ebb and dart of small gray spiders spinning in the dark In spite of all the times the web is torn apart And I've been waiting in the weeds (waiting in the weeds) Waiting for the time to come around again And hope is floating on the breeze (floating on the breeze) Carrying my soul high up above the ground And I've been keeping to myself (keeping to myself) Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing Even though you're with somebody else (with somebody else) He'll never love you like I do

She was standing in the dark Waiting in the wings Just around the next dream She was holding all the keys To set my heart free Behind the shadows of love From the distance I could see Her standing alone Shine like a jewel in the night Hidden from the eyes A thief of the soul Behind the shadows of love Set me on fire With the stories you tell Drown in a ocean of dreams Close to the flame On wings of desire Nothing's what it seems She was waiting outside With arms open wide Ready to break my hearts fall Oh the lightning in her eyes I learned how to fly Behind the shadows of love Set me on fire With the stories you tell Drown in an ocean of dreams Close to the flame On wings of desire Nothing's what it seems

Wait in the dark 'Til your eyes adjust To the light and you See all the stars They're not so far now, love I know sometimes it feels like you're alone, you're alone And you can't take the weight of the world all on your own But don't forget the voice inside your head I'll always find a way back to your heart Just keep waiting in the dark Keep holding on Dreams are coming soon I'll be there with you It won't be long And you'll be in my arms I'll be keeping you warm I know sometimes you feel like giving up, giving up No, it's not easy being far away from love But don't forget the voice inside your head We never really have to be apart Just keep waiting in the dark, in the dark Just close your eyes and you'll find me Just close your eyes and you'll find me Just close your eyes and you'll find me I'll be there I'll be there Close those tired eyes And put that mind to rest You'll be safe in bed I'll hold you tight And you'll be loved tonight

Four little walls and we made a home Out of the window the gray unknown Who would've thought we would wind up here Holed up and holding it all so dear And it's time that we take care of things, my dear If it's all or nothing, cut the cloth I'm fine here Oh, how the days seem to disappear Now all the scars seem like souvenirs I saw the universe in your eyes Telling me it's gonna be alright And it's time that we take care of things, my dear If it's all or nothing, cut the cloth I'm fine here And it's time that we take care of things, my dear...

There in my heart, I feel it go The weight everything I have known Can I decide, leave it behind And fall away into the unknown? I'm afraid it will come back again And for a moment I felt nothing ever dies Even in darkness I will try, and I'll try, and I'll try Why does the moon up in the sky Feel something like my family tonight Is she alone, and does she cry Each time we turn away from her light? Could we ever really understand? And maybe time is like a night that never ends Maybe tomorrow comes again, and again, and again

Party girls don't get hurt Can't feel anything, when will I learn? I push it down, I push it down I'm the one "for a good time call" Phone's blowin' up, ringin' my doorbell I feel the love, feel the love 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, drink Throw 'em back 'til I lose count I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, the chandelier I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist It doesn't exist I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, the chandelier But I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down, won't open my eyes Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cause I'm just holding on for tonight Help me, I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down, I won't open my eyes Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cause I'm just holding on for tonight On for tonight, on for tonight Sun is up, I'm a mess Gotta get out now, gotta run from this Here comes the shame, here comes the shame 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, drink Throw 'em back 'til I lose count I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, the chandelier I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist It doesn't exist I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, the chandelier