Pete Yorn
musicforthemorningafter

01   Life on a Chain (03:47)

I live on a chain and you share the same last name, as a joke,
I sent a bottle of whiskey, as you choked,
I knew it made you feel dirty,
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
I was looking for the new thing,
And you were THE sunshine heading my front-line,
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.
Time alone is good, I spend my days in the city,
Dirty neighborhood, you know you'll never convince me,
So I sold the town away, I couldn't wait to forget you,
I was killed in half a day, I hadn't time to regret you,
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
I was looking for the new thing
And you were the sunshine heading my front line,
I was alone you were just around the corner from me.
I, I'm still on the chain, and you, had the same last name,
As a joke I sent a bottle of whiskey
As you choked you said it made you feel dirty...
Waiting over here, for life to begin,
Still looking for the new thing,
And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.

02   Strange Condition (03:57)

Read me the letter, baby,
Do not leave out the words.
Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls,
And I wanna know,
'Cause I want you to know,

And it's a strange condition,
A day in prison,
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for.

Send me the money, baby,
Do not leave out the wage.
You know you're the best thing ever
To come out of this place,
Hey I want you to know,
'Cause I wanna know

And it's a strange condition,
A day in prison,
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for,
I want you to know...

It's a strange condition,
A day in prison,
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for,

I want you to know,
I want you to know...

So leave out the others, baby,
Say I'm the only one,
Cut out the uniforms
And settle with the sun,
Hey I want you to know,

'Cause I wanna know,

And it's a strange condition,
And life in prison,
It's got me outta my head
And I don't know what I came for,
I want you to know...

'Cause I wanna know,

Yeah I gotta know...

03   Just Another (03:14)

04   Black (04:10)

Black is a cast,
And two is a crowd,
And gold rim is an answer.
Black is a crowd.

I am just for you,
As you are not for me
So even if you stop,
You're sitting here by yourself,
You can never try to answer anymore,
You can never start
And see what you're doing to me.

Kiss, they were the ones,
They dressed like something so special,
And death is to begin,
caress, I think it's a sin

I was alone,
Only 'til you took me away,

And you can never stop,
You're sitting all by yourself,
You can never try to argue anyone,
You will never stop and see,
What you're doing to me.

I'm alone,
While he was standing next to you,
And days prolong,
Yeah there was time,
just you wait and see,

Waiting for a bottle of truth,
I'm just a lonely guy in my youth,
Waiting for you is all I wanna do,

So if you couldn't stop,
You're sitting all by yourself,
You can never try to argue anyone,
you will never stop and see what you're doing to me,

You can never stop,
You're sitting all by yourself,
You can never try to answer anything,
You will never stop and see,
What you're doing to me,

What you're doing to me,
What you're doing to me,
What are you doing with me?

05   Lose You (04:36)

I’m taking a ride off to one side it is a personal thing.
Where? When I can’t stand up in this cage
I’m not regretting.

I don’t need a better thing, I’d settle for less,
It’s another thing for me,
I just have to wander through this world alone.

Stop before you fall into the hole that I have dug here,
Rest even as you are starting to feel the way I used to,
I don’t need a better thing(Just to sound confused)
Don’t talk about everyone, I am not amused by you.

I’m gonna lose you, If I’m gonna lose you,
I’ll lose you now for good

06   For Nancy (03:28)

And when you said I could not stay with you
That's not the way you would have wanted to be
Convince yourself that everything is alright
'Cos it already is

Don't sell your heart and break just anyone
I want to run with you through moorland fields
Convince yourself that everything is alright
'Cos it already is
'Cos it already is

So take your lessons hard and stay with him
When your car crash comes, don't be misled
Convince yourself that everything is alright
'Cos it already is
'Cos it already is

So take your lessons hard and stay with him
And when your car crash comes, don't be misled
Convince yourself that everything is alright
'Cos it already is
'Cos it already is

So take him home
So take him home
So take him home

Take him, Take him home
Take him, Take him home

07   Murray (03:45)

I know a man who lives under his covers
uh uh uh uh uh uh
Lost his mind from the TV
Now he's playing God

And somebody told him that he was no good at
uh uh uh uh uh uh
He's talking out of the left side of his mouth

And he won't follow
These lines he's drawn for him
And he don't want to try
Seeing is believing
Lord knows what he sees here every night

Three little boys dress up in the morning
uh uh uh uh uh uh
Come back home from the school yard
Talkin� bout Love

But on this occasion the boys feel the same
uh uh uh uh uh uh
Something's holding them back there
I bet it was their mom

And they won't follow
These lines he's drawn for them
Cause they don't want to try
Seeing is believing
Lord knows what they see here every night

And we both know
That people change
When truth's not part of their lives
I've seen the love in their eyes
Don't say goodbye
Goodbye

I know a man who wakes up in the evening
uh uh uh uh uh uh
Lost his mind from the TV
Now he's blaming God

And somebody told him that he's good for nothing
uh uh uh uh uh uh
Now he screen prints American T-shirts
Through the night

And he won't follow
These lines they've drawn for him
And he don't want to try
Seeing is believing
Lord knows what he sees here

Every night

08   June (02:34)

Pots and pans are indestructible.
How do you respect your room?
If you hadn't gone tomorrow,
You could have stayed on �til June.

It's alright if I was older,
It's ok to lose your age,
And I, want to follow you,
I do, I do.

It's another I could trust you,
It's another thing to swear,
I'm ok with all the others,
It's just her I cannot stand,
I'm old enough to feel the way I do
And I know that you are true,
it's just a part of my genes.

And I want you to know,
it's hard to wait on,
I'll swallow you whole,

Wait kindly in the next room.
And you have stayed,
A mile away from me,
And you will stay a mile away from me
If you know what's good for you,
You could have stayed until June.

09   Sense (03:54)

Time flew away,
But something won't forgive it all,
Days and weeks,
Let's start from the beginning of a life.

She called today,
Pretending not to care at all,
For days and weeks,
Now he's hanging from the ceiling,
What a life,
Oh what a life,
Was it a life?

Is something wrong with me?
I show you things you've never seen.
Is something wrong with me?
I show you things that you've only dreamed of.

I'm wide awake,
I'll drop you off for saying that,
For days and two weeks,
It was you who was defending such a lie,
Oh what a lie,
Was it a lie?

Is something wrong with me?
I show you things you've never seen.
Is something wrong with me?
I show you things that you've only dreamed of.
You never change, you never change.

Is something wrong with me?
I've shown you things you've never seen.
Is something wrong with me?
I've shown you things you've never seen.

Is something wrong with me?
I've shown you things you've never seen.
Is something wrong with me?
I've shown you things that you've only dreamed up.
You never change,
Something won't forgive it all.

10   Closet (03:04)

Oh Billie I want you so,
I'm trying to meet you.
Too many things they don't know,
too many repeatings,
of beatings,
and I'm walking around your closet,
I want you to say my name again.
So Billie I lost control,
I'm trying to meet you,
too many things they don't know,
too many repeatings,
of beatings,
so I'm walking around your closet,
I want you to say my name again,
so don't stop don't stop don't turn around,
So Billie I lost control,
I'm trying to meet you,
too many things they don't know,
too many repeatings of beatings,
of beatings�
so I'm walking around your closet,
I want you to say my name again,
oh Billie I lost control,
don't stop don't turn around.

11   On Your Side (05:02)

I'm outside your house
2 am it's dark
So many mistakes
Come back home from bars

I am on your side
I just want to tell you off

So many lies
Are taking hold
It's not your fault
There's many scars

I am on your side
It's taken me a long time
I am on your side
I'm on your side

And I listen
Yeah I listen
Can you listen?
Now I'm listening

I am on your side
It's taken me a long time
I am on your side
I'm on your side

(And I listen) I am on your side
(Yeah I listen) It's taken me a long time
(Can you listen?) I am on your side
(Now I'm listening) I'm heading out tonight
(And I listen) I'm heading out tonight

12   Sleep Better (04:30)

...Calls him every day,
He took a kind of vacation,
Was heading for something,
Won't leave her alone,
Twice in every way,
They lead a life you could forget now,
It wouldn't be the last time,
It better be the first time.

So she won't sleep better alone,
And he won't sleep better alone,
No they won't feel better alone.

They took the time to reflect,
Even as the competition,
Is breathing every day.

On top of a jealous home,
She feels she could connect it,
He was an opinionated fool,
He couldn't just pretend that
She was there in the next room.

So they won't sleep better alone,
And she won't sleep better alone,
And he won't feel better alone.

So she won't sleep better alone,
And he won't sleep better alone,
No they won't feel better alone...

Every tie is gonna break,
So they said you were a fake,

Don't try, don't try,
Don't try you'll never win,
And you can never be him.

So you won't sleep better alone,
No they won't sleep better alone,
And they won't feel better alone.

So she won't sleep better alone,
And they won't sleep better alone,
No they won't feel better alone...

Calls him every day.

13   EZ (04:42)

Only save,
try to find another way,
I'm taking what I gave to you again.
Some new day I could understand your face,
you could even hold my hand if you would like to.
It came up unexpected,
I had to follow through
and it's hard when you were working like you do.
It was easy when you were younger,
you can put it back together,
it was there if you ever wanted it
but you closed the door and said goodbye for good.
So this is a mistake,
try to find a better way,
you were never fond of anything I said.
Can we begin again?
Save it for another friend,
I was happy in my life I won't pretend,
every time you were expecting to reach out and forgive this,
I was hardened by the look upon your face,
it was easy when you were younger,
you can put it back together,
it was there if you ever wanted it,
but you closed the door and said goodbye for good,
for good�
you were easy.

14   Simonize / A Girl Like You (09:20)

15   Knew Enough to Know Nothing at All (03:20)