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by Saturday Looks Good To Me


I love Saturday Looks Good To Me. Someone more talented than me should try to
figure out some more of their songs. Anyway, I hope this is accurate enough for
you to play along. Have fun!


                                           
When you got to New York you were sleeping on floors
                       
But you were sure it was better
                 
And you would get hungry
                                      
You didn't have money but you drank every night
                       
Between the subways and sunshine
                                       
There just wasn't the time to write any letters
                      
But it was out of your hands
                            
You hoped your friends would understand
                             
You never felt so high in your life
                                            
But now you're out of breath from your cheap cigarettes
                           
And the wrong side of Seven A.M.
                                  
You can't sit still but you eventually will
                           
Cause every night comes to an end


                                  
So draw up a list of new things to resist
                             
And the people you kissed last year
                                                        
Then on the back draw a map to the ones that are still there
                           
Not one part of your skyscraper heart
                         
Can figure out which is for real
                                       
You can't come clean when you're stuck in between
                            
These ways that you constantly feel


                      
So what do you tell yourself?
                                                
What do you tell the strangers that sleep in your room?
                        
Oh, what do you tell your friends?
                                            
What do you tell the lovers that left you too soon?
                   
Where did they run off to?


                           
Give me a reason that I can believe in
                    
And I will believe in you
                             
Tell me a reason why I should believe
                 
Cause I want to, I want to
                          
Tell me a story or tell me a secret
                          
It don't have to be nothing new
                                          
Just hold on to me while we walk through the leaves
                     
If you want to, if you want to


                
Cause I want to know
                    
What do you tell yourself?
                                               
What do you tell the darkness that stays in your room?
                     
Oh, what do you see at night
                                                          
When all of last year's lights are no longer of interest to you?
                         
What do you hold on to?