singer-songwriter Matthew Brookshire - Matthew Brookshire - Lyrics

Lyrics from BEST FRIEND

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, Ã 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

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 naÃ¯ve
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

Lyrics from 8 SONGS

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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