Tie It Up (Tribute to Kelly Clarkson) - The 4 Loners

We don't hope for making things better All we want is to keep it together Every day is a rainy day, no changing the weather This kind of life has made our hearts as hard as leather And all these tears are from the dust in our eyes And all these years just keep on passing us by And all this misery makes it hard to deny We all know that we're just born to die That's the way it goes when you're just born to die I hear the voice of a whip-poor-will singing She don't know all the comfort she's bringing We all know the sound of when the truth is ringing Yeah, it hurts your soul just like a bumblebee stinging All these tears are from the dust in our eyes And all these years just keep on passing us by And all this misery makes it hard to deny We all know that we're just born to die That's the way it goes when you're just born to die All these tears are from the dust in our eyes And all these years just keep on passing us by And all this misery makes it hard to deny We all know that we're just born to die 'Cause we all know that we're just born to die That's the way it goes when you're just born to die

I heard you started running your mouth again Biting hands that feed ya A little birdie told me you're nobody's friend And the joke's on me, yeah Well, baby, who are you to underestimate me? Smiling in my face as you take your aim I tried to be your friend I won't make that mistake again I won't make that mistake again I can't dance with the devil on my back Need somebody who can meet me where I'm at These dark days are knocking on my door You ain't welcome 'round here no more On a different level than I was before You can't bring me down to you Can't bring me down Can't bring me down You can't bring me down You can't bring me down to you I can't keep doing this to myself again Crossing hearts that bleed, yeah Saw this coming, but I didn't want it to end My eyes are wide and I see ya Yeah, baby, who are you to go and drag my name? Living in your skin has got to feel so fake I tried to be your friend I won't make that mistake again I won't make that mistake again I can't dance with the devil on my back Need somebody who can meet me where I'm at These dark days are knocking on my door You ain't welcome 'round here no more On a different level than I was before You can't bring me down to you Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) You can't bring me down You can't bring me down to you Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) You can't bring me down (no, no) You can't bring me down to you It must be cold in your veins And now I know you'll never change I don't wanna be your friend Can't do that again I can't dance with the devil on my back Need somebody who can meet me where I'm at These dark days are knocking on my door You ain't welcome 'round here no more On a different level than I was before You can't bring me down to you Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) You can't bring me down You can't bring me down to you Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) Can't bring me down (can't bring me down) Can't bring me down (no, no) You can't bring me down to you It must be cold in your veins And now I know you'll never change Can't bring me down You can't bring me down to you

There are moments that the words don't reach There is suffering too terrible to name You hold your child as tight as you can Then push away the unimaginable The moments when you're in so deep Feels easier to just swim down And so they move uptown And learn to live with the unimaginable I spend hours in the garden I walk alone to the store And it's quiet uptown I never liked the quiet before I take the children to church on Sunday A sign of the cross at the door And I pray That never used to happen before If you see him in the street walking by himself Talking to himself, have pity You would like it uptown, it's quiet uptown He is working through the unimaginable His hair has gone grey, he passes every day They say he walks the length of the city You knock me out, I fall apart Can you imagine? Look at where we are Look at where we started I know I don't deserve you But hear me out, that would be enough If I could spare his life If I could trade his life for mine He'd be standing here right now And you would smile And that would be enough I don't pretend to know The challenges we're facing I know there's no replacing what we've lost And you need time But I'm not afraid I know who I married Just let me stay here by your side And that would be enough If you see him in the street, walking by her side Talking by her side, have pity Do you like it uptown? It's quiet uptown He is trying to do the unimaginable If you see him walking in the park, long after dark Taking in the sights of the city Look around, look around, look around They are trying to do the unimaginable There are moments that the words don't reach There's a grace too powerful to name We push away what we could never understand We push away the unimaginable They're standing in the garden Standing there side by side She takes his hand It's quiet uptown Forgiveness, can you imagine? Forgiveness, can you imagine? If you see him in the street, walking by her side Talking by her side, have pity Look around, look around They are going through the unimaginable

Any chance you get to play the warn out pity card Any opportunity to push my buttons hard It's getting old, your 'poor me' thoughts Believe me boy when I say 'so what' This broken record thing has got to stop I'm losing interest in your pillow talk And oooh it's not looking good And oooh I'm not in the mood And oooh I can't get through To you oooh Don't be a girl about it 'Cause I didn't say yes Don't be a girl about it 'Cause I wouldn't pretend Don't be a girl about it And now you're whining again Don't be a girl about it You're such a girl about it Now you're up in arms because I say we're not working out You wonder if I loved you from the start well I tell you what I knew a guy who changed my world And then he grew to a little girl This metamorphosis is just too much You're crossing lines that I just can't let go of And oooh it's not looking good And oooh I'm not in the mood And oooh I can't get through To you oooh You oooh Don't be a girl about it 'Cause I didn't say yes Don't be a girl about it 'Cause I wouldn't pretend Don't be a girl about it And now you're whining again Don't be a girl about it You're such a girl about it And oooh I'm sleeping with the enemy oh oh! And oooh I'm counting sheep while you're in love I guess it's true that love can grow in different directions I chose the high road and you chose to be a girl I know you're mad at me now And it's all my fault somehow Here comes my favorite part You're so misunderstood And oooh it's not looking good And oooh I'm not in the mood And oooh I can't get through To you oooh Don't be a girl about it 'Cause I didn't say yes Don't be a girl about it 'Cause I wouldn't pretend Don't be a girl about it And now you're whining again Don't be a girl about it You're such a girl about it And oooh I'm sleeping with the enemy ohoh And oooh I'm counting sheep while you're in love Don't be a girl about it

You should come over You should come over The stars are out The stars are out You can ignore me You can ignore me I've done without I've done without I have been slipping I have been slipping out Through the cracks Through the cracks Don't say a word to me Don't say a word Out the door Not coming back Dusty loners over the moon Over shoulders, gone too soon Don't you dare disappear I can't be alone I can't be alone Don't you dare disappear I can't be alone I can't be alone Get a grip, dear Get a grip, dear Just this once Just this once I don't mean to fool you I don't mean to fool you I am only with you once The full moon is singing I know what it's saying "One last time, One last time," Everything is never enough Everything, one last time Oooh Dusty loners over the moon Over shoulders, gone too soon Don't you dare disappear I can't be alone I can't be alone Don't you dare disappear I can't be alone I can't be alone, oh

I can't escape Done dropped the ball And it's too late, I'm sorry As for the rest in my defense I can't relate 'Cause I'm alone in here And after all it's getting cold in here Self-medicating all we know, and that's okay Don't you forget all the shit you started Don't you regret giving up On what we call love Now we all loners We all loners We all loners Don't you forget all the shit you started Don't you regret giving up On what we call love Now we all loners We all loners We all loners Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah Woah, yeah I don't wanna be with you I don't wanna be with you Prolly never be with you I could never be with you I can't even fuck with you I don't even want a boo I ain't fuckin' with you, you, you, you Don't you forget all the shit you started Don't you regret giving up On what we call love Now we all loners We all loners We all loners Don't you forget all the shit you started Don't you regret giving up On what we call love Now we all loners We all loners We all loners

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Yeah, uh, uh, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah I keep my head above this water I've been in this way too deep See these days are getting shorter Nights get long still i can't sleep Even all this potent ganja still can't put my mind at ease I need something lil bit stronger This music's my therapy It go like one more hit one more rhyme One more riff one more line one more just to make it right Rush this shit now take your time Time show, wreckers mow Get rid of whats been holding mine Problem show, tellers show Now everything seem black and white These people right now I had to go get it right now I can't just be sitting around Lettin' em down, pick up the pin i get down Like i've been off for the brown Even that off for the brown I said you be brewin I figured in doubt, we royal We needing the crown for what we are fusing I keep my head above this water I've been in this way too deep See these days are getting shorter Nights get long still i can't sleep Even all this potent ganja still can't put my mind at ease I need something lil bit stronger This music's my therapy (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) Yeah Look Decisions i can't decide got me stuck up at the red light Thinking i'm suicide cause the lows got me on edgite Still remember the time they only saw my complexion Looking up in the mirror for more than just my reflection I've been reflecting on life while i working on the double Second they hear my line they be connecting it with trouble Now i got realise even pain will come with lessons Mamma said pay no mind baby boy now youse a blessing I keep my head held high I ride with soul inside My speakers never low The sound alone is gold I know my mind's insane But who am I to blame When music speaks to me That's when i know i'm free I keep my head above this water I've been in this way too deep See these days are getting shorter Nights get long still i can't sleep Even all this potent ganja still can't put my I need something lil bit stronger This music's my therapy