Boys in the street are talkin' about leavin', they're leavin' Lookin' for places to go Boys in the street are talkin' about leavin', they're leavin' Lookin' for places to go Andy built his coffin down in Carolina Told me he was runnin' from somethin' But I think he's just out chasin' girls When Mary moved all of her shit to Chicago Her mother made sure that she left with her Bible, but You won't find her face on Sundays Du du du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du Du du du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin' But all my friends are sittin' in their graves All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin' But all my friends are sittin' in their graves Is it any wonder why we all leave home? People say, "I knew you when you were six years old" And you say, "But I've changed, I've changed, I've changed, I've changed" Mom and Dad, if only you could see me now Been here for a year and now I own this town 'Cause I've changed, I've changed, I've changed, I've changed Du du du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du Du du du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du, du-du-du-du All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin' But all my friends are sittin' in their graves All my friends are talkin' about leavin', about leavin' But all my friends are sittin' in their graves One day we'll all be ghosts Trippin' around in someone else's home One day we'll all be ghosts, ghosts, ghosts Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts One day we'll all be found No longer lost, we're just hangin' around One day we'll all be found, found, found Found, found, found Ba-da, ba-da ba ba-da-da Ba-da, ba-da ba ba-da-da Ba-da, ba-da ba ba-da-da Ba-da Ba-da, ba-da ba ba-da-da Ba-da, ba-da ba ba-da-da Ba-da, ba-da ba ba-da-da Ba-da

Ashes and ghosts are all around me, yeah on On the night of the assassins, they came, and I was ready Do you beleive? Oh, yeah Do you beleive? I look around the world and see The winged waifs powdered on petal dust I can't believe the sorcerer's dream has come And never chosen one of us All around, the atoms raging I can see your magic's failing I do believe they're gonna get you I do believe, can't cast a spell on me Ashes and ghosts are all around me I don't believe in what you're saying, no, no, no, no Ashes and ghosts, they fill my heart Can't cast a spell on me Ashes and ghosts are all around me You broke the truth and now you're fading Ashes and ghosts, they fill my heart You're a fake, yeah, you're a fraud The assassin's hand has planned To pull the wings off every one of us, yeah Cracked fairy head's are spinning down The blood shot eyes, nostrils flared at us All around, the atoms raging I can see your magic's failing I do believe they're gonna get you I do believe, can't cast a spell on me Ashes and ghosts are all around me I don't believe in what you're saying, no, no, no, no Ashes and ghosts, they fill my heart Can't cast a spell on me Ashes and ghosts are all around me You broke the truth and now you're fading Ashes and ghosts, they fill my heart You're a dog, you're a fake, you're a fraud Can't cast a spell on me Ashes and ghosts are all around me I don't believe in what you're saying, whoa, oh-oh Ashes and ghosts, they fill my heart Can't cast a spell on me Ashes and ghosts are all around me You broke the truth and now you're fading Ashes and ghosts, they fill my heart You're fading, yeah, you're fading, fading Don't believe in what you're saying Can't cast a spell on me, oh-whoa, no, no, no, no You broke the truth and now you're fading Yeah, you're fading, yeah, you're fading, yeah, you're fading

Let me give you some insight into my insides I haven't been this confused in such a long time Can't believe I've spent years just losing my mind I can't believe that ten years have really gone by It's been a long time Had a plan for every year I've been alive A million more I've built up inside of me There's a million more that I have bottled up Had a plan for every year I've been alive A million more I've built up inside of me There's a million more that I have built up That I've fucked up Do you feel like the hard times Are mountains you've climbed? Lying awake, it still feels Like it's '89 It's been a long time Had a plan for every year I've been alive A million more I've built up inside of me There's a million more that I have bottled up Had a plan for every year I've been alive A million more I've built up inside of me There's a million more that I have bottled up That I've fucked up Those mindless days, the plans that I've made The countless mistakes, all the times I've changed Through the years I faced, all that's kept me sane Every single day Had a plan for every year I've been alive A million more I've built up inside of me There's a million more that I have bottled up Had a plan for every year I've been alive A million more I've built up inside of me There's a million more that I have bottled up Yeah, there's a million more that I have bottled up Yeah, there's a million more that I have built up Yeah, there's a million more that I have bottled up Yeah, there's a million more that I have built up

This is a fair request And I promise I will not judge any person Only as a teenager If you will constantly remind yourself That some of my generation Judges people by their race Their belief or the colour of their skin And that this is no more right than saying "All teenagers are drunken dope addicts or glue sniffers" But do you think it's strange, that there's a way Of how you looked, and how you act, and how you think? Pretend they're not the same as you But do you think it's strange, that there's a way Of how you looked, and how you act, and how you think? And pretend they're not the same as you Do you know about her strength in convictions Or how she puts all her faith in religion? Did we take the time to really discover How little we know about each other? Keep us from saying anything Can't separate from everything And all this really means is You're one in a crowd And you're paranoid of every sound You're not the friend You won't miss anyhow But do you think it's strange, that there's a way Of how you looked, and how you act, and how you think? And pretend they're not the same as you And do you know about her strength in convictions Or how she puts all her faith in religion? Did we take the time to really discover How little we know about each other? Keep us from saying anything Can't separate from everything And all this really means is You're one in a crowd And you're paranoid of every sound Keep us from saying anything Can't separate from everything And all this really means is You're one in a crowd And you're paranoid of every sound You're not the friend You won't miss anyhow Do you know about her strength in convictions Or how she puts all her faith in religion? Did you take the time to really discover How little we know about each other? Keep us from saying anything Can't separate from everything And all this really means is You're one in a crowd And you're paranoid of every sound Keep us from saying anything Can't separate from everything And all this really means is You're one in a crowd And you're paranoid of every sound Paranoid of every sound Paranoid of every sound

Just talked to this girl, used to live here on my street (woah) After all these years you're here and you remember me She said her old boyfriend Packed up and headed back east But she always knew someday he would go She just got a new job, and she doubts it will last (woah) So, let's take a drink and never think, and here's to the past (woah-oh-oh) She says, "It's so funny how life burns out so fast" It's just another wasted day A boring life in a boring town In the same old crowd (woah-oh-oh) And I used to say that I'd never stay But I'm rotting here today (woah-oh-oh) With that same old crowd that's always been around And I always thought I'd be the first to go That same old crowd that drags me down Another day in a boring town That same old crowd that brings me down A boring life in a boring town Just talked to this girl who used to live here on my street After all these years you're here And it's still just you and me Sometimes, I can't believe after all these years I just think I'll never leave here She said, "It's so funny how life burns out so fast" Let's take another drink and here's to the past That same old crowd that drags me down Another day in a boring town That same old crowd that brings me down A boring life in a boring town I remember when they'd look through you And they'd look past me We were the ones they said would always leave So, when you go, just think of me Think of me A boring life in a boring town With the same old crowd (woah-oh-oh) And I used to say that I'd never stay But I'm rotting here today (woah-oh-oh) With that same old crowd that's always been around And I always thought that Yeah, and I always thought that Yeah, and I always thought I'd be With the first to go A boring life A boring town A boring life A boring town A boring life In a boring town