When I'm feeling so afraid In a panic I can't escape You meet me When I wanna try and hide In a place no one else can find You're already there I see you in my mind You quiet all the lies Don't have to fear the night You are the name that my lips keep phrasing Every day that I'm feeling anxious I close my eyes and picture You are the face that I keep replaying Pushing away all the world's temptations I close my eyes and picture You You, You, You You, You, You I close my eyes and picture You When I wanna run away Cause I'm covered in so much shame You love me No matter what I've done I see you in my mind You quiet all the lies Don't have to fear the night You are the name that my lips keep phrasing Every day that I'm feeling anxious I close my eyes and picture You are the face that I keep replaying Pushing away all the world's temptations I close my eyes and picture you You, You, You You, You, You I close my eyes and picture You You, You, You You, You, You I close my eyes and picture You You, You, You You, You, You I close my eyes and picture You

You can't stop an avalanche As it races down the hill You can try to stop the seasons, girl But you know you never will And you can try to stop my dancin' feet But I just cannot stand still 'Cause the world keeps spinnin' 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost 'til I heard the drums Then I found my way 'Cause you can't stop the beat Ever since this whole world began A woman found out if she shook it She could shake up a man And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that I can today 'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But I never ask why And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say That you can't stop the beat You can't stop a river As it rushes to the sea You can try and stop the hands of time But you know it just can't be And if they try to stop us, Seaweed I'll call the N double A C P 'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost 'til I heard the drums Then I found my way 'Cause you can't stop the beat Ever since we first saw the light A man and woman liked to shake it On a Saturday night And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above You can try to stop the paradise We're dreamin' of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay 'Cause you can't stop the beat You can't stop my happiness 'Cause I like the way I am And you just can't stop my knife and fork When I see a Christmas ham So if you don't like the way I look Well, I just don't give a damn 'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost 'til I heard the drums Then I found my way 'Cause you can't stop the beat Ever since this old world began A woman found out if she shook it She could shake up a man And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it The best that I can today 'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the sun in the sky You can wonder if you wanna But I never ask why And if you try to hold me down I'm gonna spit in your eye and say That you can't stop the beat Oh, oh, oh You can't stop today (no) As it comes speeding down the track (ooh, child, yeah) Child, yesterday is history (be gone) And it's never coming back 'Cause tomorrow is a brand new day And it don't know white from black (yeah) 'Cause the world keeps spinning 'Round and 'round And my heart's keeping time To the speed of sound I was lost 'til I heard the drums Then I found my way 'Cause you can't stop the beat Ever since we first saw the light A man and woman liked to shake it On a Saturday night And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it With all my might today 'Cause you can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above They can try to stop this paradise We're dreaming of But you can't stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay 'Cause you can't stop the beat Aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah Ever since we first saw the sun A man and woman like to shake it When the day is done So we're gonna shake and shimmy it And have some fun today You can't stop The motion of the ocean Or the rain from above You can try to stop the paradise We're dreaming of But you cannot stop the rhythm Of two hearts in love to stay 'Cause you can't stop the beat You can't stop the beat You can't stop the beat You can't stop the beat You can't stop the beat

I grew up on the edge of a cornfield At the end of a long dirt road Carolina plow boy Ain't had a free summer since I was ten years old Mama made us pick our own switches So we could feel the sting of doin' wrong That set me straight on the road I'm still on I am who I am The product of a good woman loved by a real good man I've learned what I've learned By findin' the right way in all of my wrong turns I love what I love I ain't afraid to say it 'cause I'm damn sure man enough That's what you need to see to get a picture of me I grew up on gospel 'cause that's all my daddy'd listen to I found my soul in rock and roll When me and my first guitar were introduced Truth is I've only loved one woman And she'd have stayed, but I made her leave She's still hauntin' me in every song I sing I am who I am The product of a woman still loved by a stubborn man I've learned what I've learned By findin' the right way in all of my wrong turns I love what I love I ain't afraid to say it 'cause I'm damn sure man enough That's what you need to see to get a picture of me Like me or leave me Either way you know it the second you shake my hand I'm a long way from Jesus But I know He knows I'm doin' the best I can I am who I am The product of the good Lord lovin' a sinful man I've learned what I've learned By findin' the right way in all of my wrong turns I love what I love I ain't afraid to say it 'cause I'm damn sure man enough That's what you need to see That's what you need to see to get a picture of me

Waking up at 6:00 a.m. The weatherman said snow again You called me and said one day you'd go Where you don't have to worry 'bout A winter cold or icy routes Or walking on the sunny side of the road You always said When it gets cold, you wanna die And that's why you left To be under the southern sky Oh, winter looks so good on you You're thriving While every day for me has been surviving And I see your pictures on the beach I'm happy you're at 70 degrees But I wish you would've chose to freeze (But I wish you would've chose to freeze) It's hard for me to understand How warmer air is better than All the time and love we could've had Maybe if I'd spoken up And told you all my plans for us Then you'd be under blankets on my bed You always said When it gets cold, you wanna die And now I feel dead And I hope you're feeling more alive Oh, winter looks so good on you You're thriving While every day for me has been surviving And I see your pictures on the beach I'm happy you're at 70 degrees But I wish you would've chose to freeze But I wish you would've chose to freeze I feel cemented to the couch Just wondering who you're sat next to now Oh, winter looks so good on you You're thriving While every day for me has been surviving And I see your pictures on the beach I'm happy you're at 70 degrees, hmm But I wish you would've chose to freeze But I wish you would've chose to freeze (chose to freeze) Yeah, I wish you would've chosen me

Purple lips, sad face, going on a stupid date "Give him a chance", her father would say But she wouldn't want him, no matter the day Play nice, dress up, don't forget your makeup You really should impress him, once you take your medicine Ooh, daddy always had his ideas of being happy Marry a rich boy, be a rich girl Buy a big house on top of the world, oh You'll be a princess, you'll be a queen But her and her daddy, they never agree, oh 17, it's getting late, so listen to me and do as I say Baby, you're not gonna make it on your own Stand tall, suck in, laugh to show you're into him I heard he's got a million, so be a lady, not a friend Ooh, daddy always had his ideas of being happy Marry a rich boy, be a rich girl Buy a big house on top of the world, oh You'll be a princess, you'll be a queen But her and her daddy, they never agree, oh Marry a rich boy, you'll need the money So maybe one day, you'll be worth something, honey, oh Marry a rich boy Can't you see? He's what you need to live in his society It's only the reality, baby Marry a rich boy, be a rich girl Buy a big house on top of the world, oh You'll be a princess, you'll be a queen But her and her daddy, they never agree, oh Marry a rich boy, you'll need the money So maybe one day, you'll be worth something, honey, oh Marry a rich boy

All of my teachers were right I use math every day in my life I add, subtract, divide And most of the time it makes wanna die 'Cause the number below my feet And the number below my spine And the numbers on the menu are always too high So, I don't know how low I have to go 'Cause I wake up in my body and it never feels like home I feel like I'm in another persons house, I can't get out So, I don't know how low I have to go I want to rewire my mind So, I don't care if there's a space between my thighs It keeps me up at night To think I'll calculate until the day I die (until the day I die) 'Cause the number below my feet And the number below my spine And the numbers on the menu are always too high So, I don't know how low I have to go 'Cause I wake up in my body and it never feels like home I feel like I'm in another persons house, I can't get out So, I don't know how low I have to go I don't know how low All the numbers in my mind are set out to ruin my life I don't wanna let them win, but they just might And I know this is a problem That I'm improperly solving When I say, "I'll just go lower one more time" So, I don't know how low I have to go 'Cause I wake up in my body and it never feels like home I feel like I'm in another persons house, I can't get out So, I don't know how low I have to go I don't know how low No, I don't know how low I have to go I don't know how low

Eleven o'clock was way later than I should be up But I was, so I heard them Every night, talking quickly would turn to Arguing, yelling and screaming So when mom called me down to the kitchen one night I wasn't so surprised When three seats were set at the table And one seat was open for me She told me to sit down And said they got something to tell me They thought that I was oblivious to it all But I knew since they started Sleeping in two different rooms and avoiding Each other evеry morning So when mom called me down to thе kitchen one night I wasn't so surprised When three seats were set at the table And one seat was open for me She told me to sit down And said they got something to tell me You'll get used to two Two backyards, two birthdays, two playrooms Two parents who are gonna love you like they do now Just not in the same house Not in the same house

Inside jokes that I never know but I Still laugh until I cry Group photos but I'm standing off to the side I'm just camera shy Always at the birthday parties But never close to anybody I've been chosen last since the kindergarten Walk in the grass and it's disregarded Fast walk to the lunch table And pack up before I'm ready to go I don't speak my mind, I just sit and listen I'm there on time 'cause they won't know I'm missing Sometimes I would rather stay home Than show up to be ignored and alone Carpool everywhere but there's never room For me to go to Ride my bike like all of us used to do Oh, I don't have a clue Why I'm at the birthday parties When I'm not close to anybody I've been chosen last since the kindergarten Walk in the grass and it's disregarded Fast walk to the lunch table And pack up before I'm ready to go I don't speak my mind, I just sit and listen I'm there on time 'cause they won't know I'm missing Sometimes I would rather stay home Than show up to be ignored and alone I've been chosen last since the kindergarten Walk in the grass and it's disregarded Fast walk to the lunch table And pack up before I'm ready to go I don't speak my mind, I just sit and listen I'm there on time 'cause they won't know I'm missing Sometimes I would rather stay home Than show up to be ignored and alone

We started getting close Freshman year, when all our friends were smoking cigarettes And we couldn't stand that secondhand smoke So we'd leave and drive around until you had to drop me off at home Swear that was yesterday But in two weeks I'd be moving South And you'd be moving to a town that I had never heard of I wish we had more time, why did I ever wanna grow up? You said you'll see me when we are Home for the summer We won't have to work so we're gonna Do whatever the hell we wanna 'Cause we know that one day we'll be Gone from each other We'd wait till after dark 2:00 a.m., we're laying on the ground, in my backyard I told you I'd be waiting there the night that I get back I hope you don't forget about that When we ae Home for the summer We won't have to work so we're gonna Do whatever the hell we wanna 'Cause we know that one day we'll be Gone from each other We'll have lives in two different suburbs We'll have families with different lovers But for now, I know I'll see you when we are Home for the summer I know You've been busy That's okay I still can't wait to be Home for the summer We won't have to work so we're gonna Do whatever the hell we wanna 'Cause we know that one day we'll be Gone from each other We'll have lives in two different suburbs We'll have families with different lovers But for now, I know I'll see you when we are Home for the summer