Matthew Brookshire: Lyrics

Getaway

Does he lift you up?
Does he let you down?
Are you better off
When we comes around?
Does he know your mind?
Can you even spit it out?
Are you feeling mighty fine
Or are you filled with doubt?

Hey, you’ve got nothing to lose
Why don’t we put on our walking shoes?
It’s turning in to such a beautiful day
Let’s get away

Are you underwhelmed?
Feeling uninspired?
Could you make a dent
If you weren’t so tired?
What’s the trouble here?
Should we call the law?
Maybe we could we disappear
And just forget it all

Hey, you’ve got nothing to prove
But here’s a chance for us to make a move
We’ve already wasted half the day
Let’s get away, let’s get away

Who knows where we might end up?
We can’t get there quite fast enough
This room’s getting smaller
I think you should follow me out in the sun
And get away

Yeah, you’ve got nothing to lose
But I can promise you will shake your blues
I’ve got fifty other songs to play
We can sing them in the car all day
Can you tell me why we should delay?
Let’s get away…

Ghosts

I’m up talking to the dead
That live inside my head
They come at night to settle ancient debts
But there’s no cause for alarm
I know they don’t mean me harm
They just like picking over my regrets
They haven’t exhausted them yet

Lately, baby, it’s possible you’ll see
There are ghosts inside of me
Till I’ve been forgiven they’ll never let me be
All these ghosts inside of me
Please set them free

I know that it’s my fault
And I ain’t worth my salt
But I was thinking maybe we should talk
See, I still believe I could
Use my powers just for good, and I would
Given the chance, I might be a winner afterall

Lately, baby, it’s possible you’ll see
There are ghosts inside of me
Till I’ve been forgiven they’ll never let me be
All these ghosts inside of me
Please set them free

I’m not worried ‘bout some next life
It’s hard enough getting this one right
But I know what it’s worth, it’s worth a fight
So I’ll be up all night

Lately, baby, it’s possible you’ll see
There are ghosts inside of me
Till I’ve been forgiven they’ll never let me be
All these ghosts inside of me
Please set them free

I Pull it Apart

I, I traveled all alone
I was running all the way
Tripped upon the cobblestone
Till I reached a small café
At the moment you agreed to meet me there
From behind a menu
I looked out through the evening air
Into an empty square

Give me the answer I need
I pull it apart, I pull it apart
What is the answer I read?
I pull it apart, I pull it apart

You, you must’ve missed the train
Did you forget about the time?
Look, it’s starting now to rain
I must have slipped your mind
So much loneliness, I fear
‘Cause you’re not here
I drop the menu and I walk out
Through the evening air
Into an empty square

Give me the answer I need
I pull it apart, I pull it apart
What is the answer I read?
I pull it apart, I pull it apart

Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup,
passionément, à la folie, pas du tout…

Any Hole in the Wall

By the dog racin' track In a tarpaper shack With a potty out back, semi-private Where the one window's cracked And mosquitoes attack Inside it's pitch black but it's quiet There I would lay down with you if you wanted me to

Or on the side of a hill Near the county landfill Where the odor could kill if you're downwind We'll set up a tent It'll save us on rent Our nights'll be spent safe and sound in A little lovenest for two I’d be happy with you

Any hole in the wall, dear Any ol' place at all, dear I'd gladly come meet you, the first face to greet you Whenever you call Anything that you need, dear I'd follow your lead Near or far we may roam With you I am home No matter how big or how small Any hole in the wall

Spring, summer or fall With my mother-in-law Pointing out every flaw she finds in me Through days freezin' cold Till we're bitter and old If it's your hand I hold then that's plenty I'm along for the ride, long as you're by my side

Any hole in the wall, dear Any ol' place at all, dear I'd gladly come meet you, the first face to greet you Whenever you call Anything that you need, dear I'll follow your lead Near or far we may roam With you I am home No matter how big or how small Any hole in the wall

Best Friend

It's not me
But I wanted to be
Everything that you want
I know you'll disagree
That said
In water I tread
It could swallow me up
It could take you instead
So I'll make you go away
I know it's not a nice thing to do
It is no longer safe
To stay here with you

Best friend, you should know
I tried not to love you
Go, though my heart will break like a bone
It's better to love you alone

It's not me
I'm not myself recently
Everything bubbles up
Spills right out of me
Take heart
This is the scariest part
In time we'll forget
Wonder what made that scar
Can you believe me when
I tell you that it wasn't my plan?
You opened and I fell in
I'm fighting it as hard as I can

Best friend, you should know
I tried not to love you
Go, though my heart will ache when you're gone
It's better to love you alone

It's not me
But I wanted to be
Everything that you want
If it were all up to me...

Best friend, you should know
I tried not to love you
Go, though my heart will ache when you're gone
It's better to love
Best friend, you should know
I tried not to love you
Go, though my heart will break like a bone
It's better to love you alone
Best friend...

Rainstorm

I didn’t ask for this
In fact, I scratched it from my list
Such as it is
I kept to myself instead
And laid down where I made my bed
And pulled the sheets up to my head
But thunder broke my slumber
Woke from underneath where I was
I wasn’t waiting for you

But you came on like a rainstorm
On a night that was so warm
I looked up and the sky was torn open and falling
And we were soaked through
When the sun broke through to a beautiful morn
You came on like a storm

Like the way you came to me
I knew you could go so suddenly
I stand under the stars and then
I wait for the sound of the rain again
I wait for the sound of the rain

Each moment plays in me
A scene that loops back endlessly
I’m hoping to see
Some detail, some small trace, just one clue
That proves all that I felt was true
I can’t go back to what I knew
Now that I’m looking for you

But you came on like a rainstorm
On a night that was so warm
I looked up and the sky was torn open and falling
And we were soaked through
When the sun broke through to a beautiful morn
You came on like a storm

I stand under the stars and then
I wait for the sound of the rain again
I wait and watch for clouds to form
They signal the start of a rainstorm

Not My Friend

People lie right to your face
They tell you that you’re great
Do you wonder what they say
When you turn and walk away?
I’m a little bit naïve
But I don’t need to be appeased
If I show you how I bleed
Will you give me what I need?
Or be a stranger tonight?
Lover of mine, help me keep out the light

Baby, let me hide here
Do not let them in
I feel safe inside here
You are not my, you are not my
You are not my friend

I was running with a pack
Thought I knew who had my back
As we stumbled through the black
Kept the family intact
You are something new to me
Closer than a friend can be
But will you give me what I need?
Don’t be a stranger tonight
Lover of mine, help me keep out the light

Baby, let me hide here
Do not let them in
I feel safe inside here
You are not my, you are not my
You won’t be my friend
We both have too many of them

What I need right now is a back-up singer, a homerun swinger,
A good luck bringer when the bad times linger

Baby, let me hide here
Do not let them in
I feel safe inside here
You are not my, you are not my
Baby, let me hide you
I won’t let them in
They won’t ever find you
You are not my, you are not my
You are not my friend
You’re more than my friend
You are not my friend

Asking for It

You were the one thing
that no one was saving me from
You broke through and nothing could stop you, not once you’d begun
I knew that my finest hour
probably would never come
You were the one thing
that no one was saving me from

From that first moment I saw you
I hadn’t a prayer
You reeled me in by pretending that I wasn’t there
So to retaliate I was affecting this carefree, indifferent air
But from that first moment you knew that I hadn’t a prayer

Notice me
Won’t you please notice me?
I was asking for it

“Don’t go” was the last thing I ever imagined you’d say
Although I’d been standing outside of your window day after day
And in response to my weak protestations
You smiled and asked me to stay
That was the last thing I ever imagined you’d say

Ruin me
Oh, how you ruined me
And I was asking for it

You were the one thing that no one was saving me from
You broke through and nothing could stop you, not once you’d begun
And I knew that my finest hour
probably would never come
You were the one thing
that no one was saving me from
You were the one thing
that no one was saving me from

I Reveal My Heart

take this day, take the light
bring me quiet
take this pain, bring the night
hold me in silence
I believe every word that you say
I feel my fear melting away

with every moment I unravel
I reveal my heart to you
here before you I surrender
offering my love to you

calling out for a sign
war is over
falling here at your side
lost forever
here in the dark I suspend
what morning will bring to an end

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I believe every word that you say
I feel my fear melting away

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I Fall Out

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I never met anyone like you before
I knew you were good but you turned out to be so much more
now I spend all my days finding new ways to pinch myself
you're like a dream that I cannot get out of
you are the thing that teaches me about love
how can this be real what I'm feeling inside?

you're so sweet you give me pimples
I could eat out of your dimples
when we meet I could just fall out
I'm so in love

I never knew my way until love found me
now everyday love's falling all around me
late into each night I sit writing your name
you've got a thing that no one’s ever thought of
thought I was safe but somehow I have caught love
let me catch my breath as you scare me to death

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tell me will we have a second date?
I can hardly wait for it
will you tell me that I’m special?
will you call my name out loud?

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Falling

one more mistake and that’s it
one more wrong move one more piece of bad news and I quit
I can‘t take it today
I’ve been so good keeping up
I read all the papers, said all my prayers for good luck
won’t this world go away?
don’t mean much to anyone especially me
though I try so hard to deny
so safe in my place here up high

and I’m fallling, falling down
yes I’m falling, falling down

remember the plans that I made?
I never got around to, never broke ground
they were delayed
maybe some other day
so tell me who needs to know
if nobody’s watching me why does it worry me so?
is it my turn to pay?
can we get together and settle the bill?
I wanna put up my share
I’m falling fast into nowhere

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Love is a Lesson

is it possible we were meant to be?
seems improbable, that I found you or you found me
I wasn’t looking for love ‘till you came my way
are we comfortable? no more questioning?
have we settled in? are you at rest with me?
can we promise to hang on come what may?

I’ll stay if you will and we’ll try to be good
even when we’re both sure that we’re right
love’s a lesson we’ll learn every night
love’s a lesson we’ll learn every night

did you know that I’m not what I appear to be?
this face I show is just a small part of me
you’ve got a dark side I bet you’ve been hiding away

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we’ll hold fast to the hope of a spring
and the promise of every new thing
all the while I’ll be here with you holding you tight
love’s a lesson we’ll learn

i’ll stay if you will and we’ll try to be good
even when we’re both sure that we’re right
love’s a lesson, love’s a lesson
love’s a lesson we’ll learn every night
love’s a lesson we’ll learn every night

Better

things aren’t going so well, as if you couldn’t tell
I am twisting in the wind
I sit here wrapped in your possession, pardon my obsession
but I’ve still got you under my skin
maybe you have found someone who’ll make your dreams come true
you say he knows you better than I do

and you feel better than you used to
and you’re certain you’re the one he adores
well nothing’s better here without you
I am still yours, I am still yours

you don’t miss the way we touch or even think of me that much
I find that hard to believe
because my days are all about you, nights are cold without you
why does he get the love I should receive?
maybe you have found someone who’ll make your dreams come true
you say he knows you better than I do

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maybe you have found someone who’ll make your dreams come true
no one knows you better than I do

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Mexico

I’ve never been to Mexico
it’s one of the places I’d like to go
would you like to go with me?
‘cause i’ve never been to Mexico
I need somebody who will know
all the things to do and see

we’ll leave when everyone’s asleep
there’s nothing here that will not keep
maybe come back in the spring
I don’t speak Spanish very well
I count on you to show and tell
I don’t wanna miss a thing

I’ve never been to Mexico
your family lived there years ago
does it call to you at night?
does it creep into your dreams? are you kissed by sun beams?
a crystal ocean blue and bright?

I’ve never been to Mexico
it’s one of the places I’d like to go
would you like to go with me?
‘cause i’ve never been to Mexico
I need somebody who will know
all the things to do and see

Wedding Song

I flew half way across the country for this
changed planes and you’re changing your name Saturday
it’s so fun I can’t stand it
you both must be happy, hooray
but there’s one more thing I’d like to say

do you really wanna go and marry him?
are you sure you wanna go and marry him?
though it may seem like you’re living some dream
I see the life you’ll be waking up in
do you wanna marry him?

tell me where is the old girl I once knew?
did she trade in her dreams for a carat or two?
I know I’ve had one too many
but now i see clearly, I do
what living down here has done to you

do you really wanna go and marry him?
are you sure you wanna go and marry him?
there’s still some time to start changing your mind
I am telling you now as your friend
you don’t wanna marry him

didn’t we swear that we’d never give in to them or become one of them
maybe I misunderstood
‘cause we drifted apart the way people do, turned into someone new
I think I’ve lost you for good

I’m so glad I got to share in your day
it was beautiful, you look beautiful
I loved the part when he read us that poem by Rilke