Forgive and forget I forged this in red ink Always assured myself that blood's more thick But without water, how will I drink And quench my thirst for your sweet curse? I've been a sucker since birth But that doesn't mean I can't forgive her I know it'll be a long winter without her But I'll be fine with or without her Until I have my outburst Sudden knees gets weak, that's underneath A week goes by, she's in my dreams each night I just can't seem to set aside the time to try and get it right That's right, I'm getting by Just trying not to be left again Pessimistic, tell me it's right, oh, no, it isn't Tryna fight myself with optimism Tryna find myself in all this liquor Tryna fill my mind, but it always is her Can I occupy my heart? Can't miss her tonight Tell me I have my own mission to find But how can I, how can I? How can I devote this emotion? Motionless in bed, always hoping That the songs I wrote can do this feeling justice I'm not good enough, it's never sufficient I can't mind my own business I don't know my own limits I'm sorry you have to witness this My hands are shaking My bones are aching I know I'm making a scene, but I'll settle down I'll make a mess to make amends You want forgiveness? Just take it then I'll say it's fixed, but can't begin To accept reality if that's what this is Pessimistic, tell me it's right, oh, no, it isn't Tryna fight myself with optimism Tryna find myself in all this liquor Tryna fill my mind, but it always is her Could I have my space? No, you need yours I take it back, I'm wrong, of course I'm always right, but I'll say you are If it gets us far and we stay our course And it's only fair Keep it in the fairway, it's better there Tell me your dreams, I'll get us there They're always watching, let 'em stare They're always watching, look this way I take it back, please look away I anticipate my next mistake Is coming soon and it could be great Expectations never met You probably wish we never met But that's okay, I'll make my way back to you I'm not ready yet Ready, set, go Said you'd never, ever let go Of my hand, but you exchanged mine for another one Used my last chance, I need another one But I lost you with empty promises that I regret every day Wish I could mend all that had happened, but the pieces are broken Look at the time that I wasted On you and your selfish ways Deception written on your face I hate that I'm so addicted to you When you told me you loved me, knew it wasn't true But I'm trying to figure it out Trying to keep it together I'm coming apart at the seams Promise it's not as it seems Need your attention for a minute, darling Feel like a dog digging through the garbage Trying to savor what's left of this connection that we once had I guess it's all in the past But I'm trying to figure it out Trying to keep it together I'm coming apart at the seams Promise it's not as it seems Need your attention for a minute, darling Feel like a dog digging through the garbage Trying to savor what's left of this connection that we once had I guess it's all in the past

Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Complicated, it's alright Complicated, yeah it's alright Well, sorrow is an angel that Comes to you in blue light Then shows you what is wrong with you To see if you'll set it right And I've screwed up so many times in my life Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Complicated, it's alright Complicated, yeah it's alright Until something or someone helps me get it right Or hits me over the head, locks me up and says good night I can't stand to see myself go through the motions That brings me back into these same old set of motions Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time I have to get free with it I have to get free with it I have to get free with it I have to get free with it Sometimes I just get so afraid of life I'm not afraid of death I'm scared of going through this thing twice Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time (Wooh hoo) Wanna get right this time (Hoo hoo) Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time (Wooh hoo) Wanna get right this time (Hoo hoo) Wanna get right this time Wanna get right this time (I have to get free with it) Tell me (I have to get free with it) Tell me (I have to get free with it) Tell me (I have to get free with it) Tell me Complicated, it's alright

----------- ------ I know you're bitter, but why? Don't you know that two wrongs don't make a right? It's not that simple But everybody's trying to figure it out I feel so detached today, I don't konw It's not that simple, It's not that simple It's all that we can do to try and work it on out.

Say that you'll be The one Drowning in my heart, to be Drowning in your arms, (take me) *3 summers heat, tangled up In sheets (take me) (* Susan Gave me that line) I'm as steady as a sea saw, And as longing as the wind, Visions of you come so filling I swoon -- so far And distant and under the same Moon, all I ask is you to Take Me Under the strength of your Words my heart is carried By a hundred birds (Take me) Into death I do seep, into The arms of your hearts Sleep (take me) Breathing as you where, Lying on The floor Take Me Take Me.

---- -- ---- A lifetime of accomplishments of which the dirt knows none, Only in death can one truly return Return the carrots, the apples and potatoes, The chickens, the cows, the fish and tomatoes. In one glorious swoop, let the deed be done And bury me deep so that I can be one... And all around my muscle and all around my bone, Don't incinerate me or seal me from The dirt which bore me, the bed that which from The rain falls upon and the fruit comes from For the dirt is a blanket, no fiery tomb, No punishment, reward, or pearly white room And you who say that in death we will pay, The dead they can't hear a word that you say Your words are not kind, sober or giving, They only put fear in the hearts of the living So put away your tongues and roll up your sleeves, And pick up your shovel and bury me deep.