Even in the gutter I’ll be staring at the stars Everything you'd want to be is everything you are Having what I want is never wanting what I have until I learn to be complacent about the things I’ll never understand When I saw the future it looked too much like the past Every bridge I never burned eventually collapsed To do the things I fear the most will set me free I know; I’ll grow to be the man I've always been and always known You can’t be good enough for everyone I really can’t remember last I ever had a dream It’s ironic because seemingly I've always been asleep The girl for me is make believe; I’ll pick her from an olive tree; I’ll sow the stitch in every seem; and oh isn't she lovely We have reason for a reason or it’s so I like to think When all of our decisions are indelible as ink No one’s laughing last because there isn't greener grass When we make promises with hidden fingers crossed behind our backs You can’t be good enough for everyone People love to talk about the things they never do We love to act surprised about the things we always knew I’d rather have the courage to own up to my mistakes than run away from them pretending that tomorrow isn't going to be like yesterday I want to try and cut the coat according to the cloth But to build a fire’s difficult when all you've got is frost Grass would never grow upon a busy city street until you take a second, take a breath and learn to take it easy You can’t be good enough for everyone, so let go

There was a Boy His name was Salt His parents died It wasn't his fault So he ran away With nothing to lose Nothing to gain And nothing to prove Nothing to you What would you do if you ran away inside his shoes? Without Mom and Dad next to you Eight years of age on the loose Oh what to do! When he was young His parents were proud He was the summer sun inside the clouds They planted a seed, he was their little sprout For crying out loud! A bolt from the blue Then thunder would sound Fire and panic would swallow the town Mother and Father would frantically dash to their house as it burned to the ground Burned to the ground! Dear Salt! You know that we are proud But we best be going now We got to get you out this house before it burns down to the ground But before we go It is always you should know Your Mom and Dad will always love you more than we could ever show They went up in smoke Say goodbye to your home They you found inside of your room all alone Curled up into a ball like it’s all that you’ve known Oh my how you’ve grown! As country-folk ran while the lightning would crack Your father would lift you up onto his back as your mother would fight and refused to believe they were trapped We know better than that! There was a boy His name was Salt His parents died It wasn’t his fault They gave their lives It wasn’t his fault To keep him alive It wasn’t his fault There was a boy His name was Salt His parents died It wasn’t his fault They gave their lives It wasn’t his fault To keep him alive His name was Salt

I've got that Old Familiar Feeling Oh the sweet smell of that scenery Sure as night would follow day I know I’m bound to feel the ache For something I can never name All things go with time Give me death over dishonor I've been waiting all my life to save the damsel from the monster Give me a little longer Though my knees are weak as water I will charm the devil’s daughter I will steal her from her father Singing with the songbirds I wish I could speak the language Like an existential poet speaks of anguish I think that my fear of regretting my greatest escape is why I have to stay I've got That Old Familiar Feeling Oh the sweet smell of the scenery It’s come to be a rule of thumb That youth is wasted on the young As shadows cast upon the sun Everything I've never done is not the fault of someone else When these eyes see everybody but themselves I’ll gather my rosebuds Life becomes a labor out of love The voices in my head suggest that livings not enough Grow your wings out of ambition and look down upon the sky You’re defined by what you do before you die I think that my fear of me dying as somebody else, keeps me myself I've got That Old Familiar Feeling That I Am not, alone That I Have found, a home In you With you In you and with you

I believe in honor among thieves I believe in evergreen leaves upon trees I believe in broken hearts I believe in a fresh start I believe in my decision now to leave I believe in faith and always remaining faithful Even when betrayed, even if nobodies grateful I believe in grace I believe in good taste I believe in haters, and traitors, and snakes I believe in the benefit of the doubt I believe in silver lining every cloud I believe in silence being such a sound I believe in losing everything before anything is found I believe in not knowing everything you want me to I believe in truth over faith, fame and revenue I believe in never giving up the ghost I believe in hospitality even when you’re not the host I believe in water everywhere but not a drop to drink I believe in the bird; I believe when it sings I believe in a ship; I believe when it sinks I believe in a species that’s going extinct And I believe you should think (You should always think) About the day you’ll be pushed to the brink I believe that the walls you put up are ribbon-thin Cause I believe that you really need someone to listen in I believe that I can learn to be complacent I believe you’re not helping and I’m running out of patience I believe in every brick in hells basement I believe in the glory of the pavement I believe in living how I came –naked I believe that out of all her pets, you’re the teacher’s favorite I believe you don’t believe in yourself -yet you’re so full of yourself you won’t let anybody help you You don’t believe in anyone else and I believe that it’s becoming detrimental to your health I believe in being my own lawyer I believe I've got a fool for a client I believe I could sell it like Tom Sawyer But I still don’t believe that you would buy it I believe in keeping something things private Believe in a secret and your reason to hide it I believe I don’t know why I can’t leave But I know what that means That’s why I still try it I believe in your eyes When they refuse to look at mine They make it so fucking obvious when you lie

I would do anything for the truth The price of anything is the amount of life you lose Nothing ever changes, only people ever do I prefer the company I found in solitude Never look back; never leave tracks “You can find a God to suit your every circumstance” The world owes you nothing; it’ll still give you a chance So if hope becomes the melody then faith becomes the dance I want to live and die young My love and hate is civil war –I wear it on my tongue By the day I want the moon and by the night I want the sun Twenty patient years, for the person I've become I’ll squeeze blood out of a stone Feed it to the house I try and grow into a home I laugh with the world but I’ll always weep alone Until I come across a thought I've always known And it goes: I know the sun will shine I know the sun will shine Whether yours or mine I won't subscribe to strangers in the sky I know the sun will shine People nowadays, they’re so easily offended Love to get upset for every time they’re disrespected So everything is censored and politically corrected To fit a preconception of what’s publicly accepted I don’t get it, but it isn't up to me If you don’t like the Wolf without the clothing of a Sheep So you lie and you disguise it there’s nothing underneath And you want me to keep the secret like this Wolf ain’t got no teeth Please, it’s not like I know any better I have a lot of rules that I don’t follow to the letter I’m naked and embarrassed like a bird without his feathers And I’m ready to admit I could be wrong now altogether Forever, and language is a prison Used to fabricate a fact out of a total fiction They’ll make murder sound respectable for any who’d listen Until there’s not a difference between truth and superstition, but! I know the moon will glow I know the moon will glow Whether high or low, I’ll go which way the tide decides to flow I know the moon will glow Oh, no What a nightmare! Never had a reason for the next And every single time I liked it less I always hated waking to the sun But the moon could never be the only one Oh, no What a Nightmare! Oh, no