Just remember to forget me I hate this honestly Please take this the wrong way Don't need you to need me I need you to disappear 'Cause I carry ghosts of the things you've said But you won't come home even if you're dead Night after night, sleepless in Phoenix Tell me a lie, make me believe it You've got me right where you haunt me You've got me right where you haunt me Your pieces are right here But nothing really fits I want you to want me (I want you to want me) Then watch me disappear 'Cause I carry ghosts of the things you've said I lay my bones to rest Night after night, sleepless in Phoenix Tell me a lie, make me believe it You've got me right where you haunt me You've got me right where you haunt me (haunt me) Night after night, need you to know this Tears me apart I hope that you're hopeless too I know we can kiss the past goodbye And I know we can kiss the past goodbye And I know we can kiss the past goodbye (kiss the past goodbye) Night after night, sleepless in Phoenix Tell me a lie, make me believe it You've got me right where you haunt me You've got me right where you haunt me (haunt me) Night after night, need you to know this Tears me apart I hope that you're hopeless too You've got me right where you haunt me You've got me right where you haunt me And I know we can kiss the past goodbye (kiss the past goodbye) And I know we can kiss the past goodbye (kiss the past goodbye) And I know we can kiss the past goodbye

I can't reach your hand I can't liberate you I know you're alive, but in my heart I've said goodbye So tonight, I'm sleepless Afraid of what I might become Of course I've tried to ignore But still it leaves me feeling numb I wished I could've done more It's taken over every cell Why are you drowning yourself When you are so unwell? I can't reach your hand I can't liberate you I know you're alive, but in my heart I've said goodbye So tonight, I'm sleepless Sleepless, sleepless I keep this out of sight, out of mind But I never left it all behind I never left it all behind Behind I can't reach your hand I can't liberate you I know you're alive, but in my heart I've said goodbye So tonight, I'm sleepless I'm sleepless, sleepless I'm sleepless, sleepless I'm sleepless, sleepless I'm sleepless, sleepless

I know you're gone, I watched you leave I always thought that it was me You made it clear with that last kiss You couldn't live a life with maybe's and what if's When every boat has sailed away And every path is marked and paved When every road has had its say Then I'll be bringing you back home to stay I have the cards you sent to me You wrote of trains and Paris galleries This spring you'll draw Canals, and frescoed walls Look how far your dreaming's gone When every town looks just the same When every choice gets hard to make When every map is put away Then I'll be bringing you back home to stay And now I know why you had to go alone Isn't there a place between When every boat has sailed away And every path is marked and paved When every road has had its say Then I'll be bringing you back home to stay Reach out to me, call out my name And I would bring you back again today

I don't work harder when it's easy I put in work when it's hard Girl I never believed in love until I had yours This is more than a season And I'm not just sprung I'm not afraid to tell you that you're the one The one I wake up thinking about The one I can run to when I'm feeling down Life is all good when you're around Girl nobody from the past is beating you right now 'Cause I'll take you home to mama Let you meet my friends 'Cause you don't come with drama So I want you 'til the world ends You're way more than worth it But I don't feel like I deserve it You got the pieces, you're my kind of perfect I don't work hard when it's easy I put in work when it's hard And girl I never believed in love until I had yours This is more than a season and I'm not just sprung I'm not afraid to tell you, that you're the one I'm the one I wake up thinking about The one I can run to when I'm feeling down Life is all good when you're around Girl nobody from the past is beating you right now 'Cause I'll take you home to mama I'll let you meet my friends 'Cause you don't come with drama So I want you 'til the world ends You're way more than worth it And I don't feel like I deserve it You got the pieces, you're my kind of perfect You're my kind of perfect Whoa-oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh Whoa-oh I'll take you home, home, home to mama Oh-oh-oh

Yeah! When I pulled out of Basra, they all wished me luck Just like they always did before With a bulletproof screen on the hood of my truck And a Bradley on my back door And I wound her up and I shifted her down And I offered this prayer to my Lord I said, "God get me back home to Houston alive" And I won't drive a truck anymore Yes, early in mornin', I'm rollin' fast Haulin' nine thousand gallons of high test gas Sergeant on the radio hollerin' at me Said, "Look out up ahead here come a R P G" If I ever get home to Houston alive Then I won't drive a truck anymore Well, I've driven the big rigs for all of my life And my radio handle's train Down steep mountain roads on the darkest of nights I had ice water in my veins And I come over here 'cause I just didn't care Now I'm older and wiser by far Yeah, if I ever get home to Houston alive Then I won't drive a truck anymore Yeah, great God Almighty, what was wrong with me? I know the money's good, buddy can't you see You can't take it with you and ain't no lie I don't wanna let 'em get me, I'm too young to die If I ever get home to Houston alive Then I won't drive a truck anymore

(Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) (Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la) They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la (Yeah, we like it here but it's better there) (Yeah, we like it here but it's better there) Most the ends behind the steel gates Some man experiencing some real pain See some old friends and wonder if we're still mates Couple brothers movin' shaky since the deal came Long as the - bills paid Tried not to but I still changed Most the girls I met are solid with some good hearts But the ones who done me wrong, I hope it still aches, yeah You could bang me up for life, I'd be handlin' it right Boy, I got Manny in my core (Core), yeah All the cameras and the lights, main attraction for the night If I get anti, they get bored (Bored), yeah What's the damage on the price? By now there ain't much we can't actually afford (Afford), yeah But what's cash without a life? Three months I ain't even seen my family, I'm on tour (Tour) Went from trappin' on a bike to a lavish livin' life Bro standin' up in court (Court), yeah Pack your bag, we got a flight Tell mum and dad I love 'em, I'll be back again for sure (For sure) Pack your bag, we got a ride Ain't my brother You can't come if you won't - for me and more (More) You get a fraction of my life but the rest, you don't know nothin' So don't act like you're on course (Course) They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Say a prayer before I hit the stage Tell God to please forgive me if I misbehave I ain't perfect but I'm learning, all this shit's a game I know people 'round me lurking, tryna build a name - 'em all, I hope they're living straight Still wonder how they're copin' since I been away In the bits, they put a hole in you for little change At this point stayin' local's just a big mistake But how the - I'm supposed to leave When my brothers are in need? I still got cousins in the streets, yeah Went from Nuthurst to the Quays Came runnin' straight back, - weren't as comfy as it seems, yeah All this money I don't need But ain't made enough to quit, looks like I'm doubling the fees, yeah Take me home, I just want peace Losing focus, this ain't me, I ain't been sober for a week Only happy when I'm close to home Need no one but my family if they went, I couldn't hold my own Mom and dad had twins, one of them with extra chromosomes So I'ma stay by 'em till somebody turns me Holy Ghost They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la They love me when I'm home but I'm never there We like it here but it's better there We like it here but it's better there Yeah, we like it here but it's better there Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-ooh-woah-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la-la-la-la Oh-oh

Ooh yeah ooh yeah With reverence I enter into this holy place A home that's like no other full of mercy, love and grace I know it's been a long time, I've never felt that far 'Cause You were always on my mind, and You were always in my heart It's so good to be home, where I know that I belong Inside this house of love, with a family so strong And I'm here to worship and pour out my offering In the presence of His love, I'm never alone It's so good to be (home, home) home (home, sweet home) So good to be (home, home) home (home, sweet home) I know I'm always welcome into these open arms When all of us are gathered, He shot a light into the dark This home is where my heart is and it's always been that way 'Cause you're forever by my side and I know I'm here to stay So good to be home, where I know that I belong Inside this house of love, with a family so strong And I'm here to worship and pour out my offering In the presence of His love, I'm never alone It's so good to be (home, home) home (home, sweet home) And by faith we believe and provoke our deepest love To give our everything, everything to above and beyond us And when it's cold outside, it's always warm right here Yeah It's so good to be (home, home) home (home, sweet home) Oh it's so good to be (home, home) home (home, sweet home) It's so good to be home, where I know that I belong Inside this house of love, with a family so strong And I'm here to worship and pour out my offering In the presence of His love, I'm never alone It's so good to be (home, home) home (home, sweet home) So good to be (home, home) home (home, sweet home)