Lyrics - Valentine Heartache

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Welcome To My Life

Come on in

Welcome to my life

I get up in the morning

Grab a cup of coffee

Check out and pack my car

Kick it in

5th gear

75 won't get you caught here

We're pulling in to one more city

Where from the looks of it

All the girls are pretty

So I promise

To grab my soul

N' leave my ego at the door

I'm gonna open up my eyes for you

So come on and

Sing along if you wanna

Cry if you have to

Lean back into your lover's arms

Or grab the hand of hthe person

Standing right next to you and

Show them we are not afraid here

Of who we are

See I've got 4 bags and two guitars

And my friend Jen

Who helps me remember

That it is the fans who got me

where I am

So if I close out a show

N' I'm still forty dollars in the hole

I put the room on plastic

Sleep another night on an

Unfamiliar mattress

And wonder to myself

Where you are

So I promise

To grab my soul

N' leave my ego at the door

I'm gonna open up

My eyes for you

So come on and

Sing along if you wanna

Cry if you have to

Lean back into your lover's arms

Or grab the hand of the person

Standing right next to you and

Show them we are not afraid here

Of who we are

Come on in

Welcome to my life

I get up in the morning

Grab a cup of coffee

N' I wonder where you are

Ya I wonder where you are

My true love

Am I going to meet you in

Boise in Boston

Chicago or New Orleans

Phoenix, Miami

Atlanta or Des Moines

Will I meet you in Cleveland

Charleston, Chapel Hill or Detroit

In Austin, in Portland

In Arlington or Brooklyn

In Hartford, in Philly

In Los Angeles or

New York City

Welcome to my life

One Night Stand

Well I guess you got my M.O.

Cause you never call me back

'N you always leave me hanging

You give me just enought to set me

In your trap

'N I'm thinking you could be it

I'm thinking you're the one

'N I'm left here to wonder

What it is that I have done

To deserve this kind of blankness

This no response at all

Does it mean you're afraid to love me

Or does it mean that you don't feel

anything at all?

Do you feel anything at all?

Go ahead and tell your friends

It was a one night stand

Tell 'em you were out of your head

Tell 'em we never made it to my bed

Tell them whatever you want

To make you feel o.k.

But don't try to tell me

You didn't look in my eyes

'N say to me

Don't let go

Don't let go of me

So you could say

You've got me thinking

Thinking way to much

'N you know you drive me crazy

With this "I don't want to see you" stuff

So come on and give me something

Something to go on

'Cause I know somewhere inside you

You must believe there's

Something going on

There's a little something going on

Go ahead and tell your friends

It was a one night stand

Tell 'em you were out of your head

Tell 'em we never made it to my bed

Tell them whatever you want

To make you feel o.k.

But don't try to tell me

You didn't look in my eyes

'N say to me

Oh Melissa don't let go

I'm trying to not let go

But the truth is what it is

'N you put the truth on paper

When you wrote me that letter'You were asking me for help

'N so I tracked you down in Vegas

'N I sent you flowers

Since then I haven't heard anything else

So I have resorted

To finish you through song

But your face with me

Even when I got the T.V on

So I hope you get

Some sort of satisfaction

Out of this mess I'm in

'N you better not ever

Come running back to me again

Go ahead and tell your friends

It was a one night stand

Tell 'em you were out of your head

Tell 'em we never made it to my bed

Tell them whatever you want

To make you feel o.k.

But don't try to tell me

Don't try to tell me

Don't let go

Don't let go of me

Who Knows Why

The only way in

Is through

And I am trying

To get through

But being alone

Is harder than it sounds

There's nothing to do

And no one to talk to

So I lean on distractions

I get out by going out

And sooner or later

I'll just start laughing

And I don't even know

What I'm laughing about

Who knows why

Things end up the way they do

Who knows why

I'm laying here

Looking up at you

I can see you searching my face

For a little bit of that "girl on the stage"

And is she is dying to find someone

Who doesn't know here name

So if I were me

Lookin' in on me

I'd say stay home

I'd say why don't you stop

Answering the phone

I'd say you know looking doesn't

Look good at all

Haven't you ever heard it's when

You're not looking

That you fall

Who knows why

Things end up the way they do

Who knows why

I'm laying here

Looking up at you

I can see you searching my face

For a little bit of that "girl on the stage"

And is she is dying to find someone

Who doesn't know here name

So I'm secretly hoping

That you will call me up again

My old friend

'Cause you were the one who loved me

For who I really am

You were the one who carried me

To the bathroom

When I was at my end

You know sometimes I wish

We could just

Fall in love again

Crack The Mirror

Stuck in my bed

I'm a catastrophe in my head

I got 8 things in the air

The phone's ringing off the hook

And I can't bare to look

Ya they told me that this would

Happen

That it would all get to be too much

And I'd find myself alone

Crack the mirror

And hang a sign on my door

That says

That girl doesn't live here anymore

So the weeks go by

Yeah into my descent

'Till I do not know

How far down I have gone

It's like when you're swimming in

The ocean

And the bottom becomes the top

And you don't realize that the

Whole time

You have been swimming down for air

Crack the mirror

And hang a sign on my door

That says don't bother knockin' here

Anymore

Crack the mirror

And hang a sign on my door

That says

That girl doesn't live here anymore

So every week now

I go and talk about myself

Yeah why I can't eat

And why I can't get to sleep

And the doctor says

It's a neurological thing

But what the doctor doesn't know

Is that my soul can't

Breathe

Crack the mirror

And hang a sign on my door

That says don't bother knockin' here

Anymore

Crack the mirror

And hang a sign on my door

That says

That girl doesn't live here anymore

Would you tell me please

What happened to me

I know I was there

but I have no memory

So would you give me a picture

Would you give me a trigger word

Would you tell me where was I

When the 'colour-me-in-sky' came down

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

For this one

I need mercy

'Cause this is not mine

These thoughts that blind

This unfounded fear

The constantly seeking escape

Alone restless and yearning

I feel like I felt before

When I drank away my problems

'Till I drank myself on to the floor

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

For this one

I need mercy

Mercy

'N I know I am not healthy

Ya but who really is

At least I am trying something

At least I'm willing to give in

'N I know this is a never ending process

This growing up thing

Ya but sometimes life on life's

terms

Means that I

Do not get to win

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

This is not my fault

Ya for this one

I need mercy

Mercy, mercy

Ya mercy, I need it

Give me mercy

Ya mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy

I Still Love You

Ya thought this was it

True love had arrived

So I fell in

What a big surprise

So I bought you a ring

'N I asked you to wear it

So when I found it

On the bathroom sink

I should have known

I was in for it

How do I release this

How do I let you go

How do I mend my heart

When I feel so low

'N how do I talk to you

Without crying

How do I let you go

When I still love you

I still love you

Ya I still love you

So I don't know if I can

Be just your friend

Damn you for trying

'N fuck you for stand there smiling

But I know what it's like

To not be able to feel

'N I know what it's like

Ya to just

Kiss someone you make em' fall in

Love with you

'N then you walk away

Ya to just

Make somebody com ea little

Closer so you can

Push them away

How do I release this

How do I let you go

How do I mend my heart

When I feel so low

'N how do I talk to you

Without crying

How do I let you go

When I still love you

To Feel Real

Ya you got what you wanted

Now you won't leave me alone

You call me up to come over

'Cause you're afraid to be alone

'N so you sit in this castle

Ya that someone else made

'N I'm just staring at you

While you tell me you know what it takes

Ya to really work hard

And to pay your dues

'N I'm just laughin' at you

Knowing you've been waiting your

Whole damn life

For someone to take care of you

We both know

You're coming apart at the seams

Please

Won't you spare me your lines

'Cause it's me here

And I know a little something about

What if feels like

Ya to not feel real

Cause you can't bullshit a bullshitter

Hey I have known you for a while

I've seen you in plastic house shoes

'N I have held your hand walking

Down K-Mart aisles

I know your soul is beautiful

So why don't you just let it out

What's the worst that could happen

The real you could come out

We both know

You're coming apart at the seams

Please

Won't you spare me your lines

'Cause it's me here

And I know a little something about

What if feels like

Ya to not feel real

Break Up Song

Maybe I'm off

Ya I'm strangely askew

Maybe I ran away

Just when you started

To get a good view

Maybe I turned out to be

Nothing like the me

YOu wanted me to be

So another one's gone

Ya another love lost

And I'm bitter and rusted

And I want off with my heart

Convinced I'm over

Ya I'm convinced I'm through

'N I'm certain of one thing

It's that I'll never love anyone again

Not the way that I loved you

Ya 'cause I'm blank I'm still

And I'm numb from the pain

'N I'm fine with the weather

And with us being not together

'N I'm tired of faking

'Cause I've been faking it for years

'N I'm sick of writing this song

About how love always disappears

I know

That you tried

I know

That it's just going to take some time

For me to stop hearing my voice

And saying good-bye

'Cause I was taught that love grows

So why does it always seem to

Fade on me

'N I'll admit that I was wrong

I was wrong to lead you on that way

'Cause I told you that pain is temporary

And I told you that our love exists

But right now do you wann know

What the saddest part of the whole thing is

Is that right now baby I don't give a shit

Ya 'cause I'm blank I'm still

And I'm numb from the pain

'N I'm fine with the weather

And with us being not together

'N I'm tired of faking

'Cause I've been faking it for years

'N I'm sick of writing this song

About how love always disappears

I know

That you tried

I know

That it's just going to take some time

For me to stop hearing my voice

Saying good-bye

Good-bye

So I dropped you at the curb

You leaned over and gave me a "so long"

I pulled out and turned the radio on

I take a long deep drag to our

Break up song

Lay down now

Your mouth is mine

Put your arms around me

Let's stop this place and time

Your hands are on my face

There's nothing here

Nothing speaks here

But truth in this space

Sky above

Ground below

Your lips move

And my heart

Lets go

Night covers us

As we undress

The quiet is broken

But my heart shooting through

My chest

My legs are heavy, my eyes

Wide awake

I want nothin' else out of life

But you in this place

Sky above

Ground below

Your lips move

And my heart

Lets go

The heart take over

And I lose myself

You reach over and say

"Hold on to me hold on to no one else

I promise you all of my love"

So I take a deep breath

And wish upon a stars death

Sky above

Ground below

You whisper to me

"You know this is the real thing"

N' I look in your eyes

N' say "Babe I know"

Will You Be The One

Will you be the one I've wanted

Will you read my mind

Will ask me where I hurt

And heal me with your eyes

Will I look at you with wonder

And never doubt our love

Yeah are you the one

That I've been dreaming of

I run around in my head

And rehearse our introduction

I run around in my car

And find the best way way to your house

And even though I have never seen you

From what my friends tell me

You are walking grace

Who'd have though I'd be sitting here

Thinking my future could be right

Down the street

After all the loves I have lost

Over borders and over states

N' now I find out that you and I

Drink coffee

At the very same place

Could you be the one

Will you be the one I've wanted

Will you read my mind

Will ask me where I hurt

And heal me with your eyes

Will I look at you with wonder

And never doubt our love

Yeah are you the one

That I've been dreaming of

Yes it's true I am a hopless romantic

And I am full of pretty lines

It's also true what you've heard

About me

I fall in love every time

So would you let me down easy

If I am not what you want

Would you let me down easy

I've got a really weak heart

Will you be the one I've wanted

Will you read my mind

Will ask me where I hurt

And heal me with your eyes

Will I look at you with wonder

And never doubt our love

Yeah are you the one

That I've been dreaming of

You got it all figured out

Ya you got a plan

To get us out of here

Wash my hands clean of the tax man

You got it all set up

Like you're in charge of fate

You're gonna make me famous

Like that's what I wanted in the first place

Now you're talkin' at me

Like I've never done this

Like I'm some 20 year old

Poet with tits

Hey mister let me tell ya

I've got no illusions about the

Music business

You know and if I didn't like it

I'd quit

So don't tell me

No one's listening

Don't tell me

That fans don't care

Don't you assume

They're gonna buy anything

'Cause when we're out in the clubs

Listening to music

You're in a box

Answering e-mail

Your answering your e-mail

Five million dollars

Ya throw it against the wall

And if it doesn't stick

Watch everybody point their fingers

At the artist

Tell million copies sold

Hey kid you're a hit

But at 10%

You now that's 90 for them

Plus the hotel rooms

They destroyed

While you were singing your heart out

At SXSW

SXSW

So don't tell me

No one's listening

Don't tell me

That fans don't care

Don't you assume

They're gonna buy anything

'Cause when we're out in the clubs

Listening to music

You're in a box

Pulling out your hair

We're in the clubs

Listening to music

You're in a box

Answering e-mail

Your answering your e-mail

And smiles in crowds are forever

So I've gotta just keep on sayin'

To myself

You know the journey

Is the destination

So don't tell me

No one's listening

Don't tell me

That fans don't care

Don't you assume

They're gonna buy anything

'Cause when we're out in the clubs

Listening to music

You're in a box

Pulling out your hair

We're in the clubs

Listening to music

You're in a box

Answering e-mail

We're in the clubs

Listening to music

And we all know

You wish you could be there

Ya I got your telegram