Lyrics

I WAS AUTUMN, SHE WAS SPRING
DESPITE HER YOUTH I KNEW SHE'D TEACH ME MANY THINGS
THE SUMMER GLISTENED, THE SUN WAS SWEET
THOUGH I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS WRONG I LET IT BE

I WAS RUNNING FROM HOME
SHOULD HAVE LET IT ALONE
AND I HAVE FINALLY REALISED
HOW COMPLEX LIFE CAN BE
NOW THERE’S EGG ON MY FACE AND A
HINT OF A LIE
BUT JUST FOR ONCE I WANT TO LIVE
BEFORE I DIE

I SHOULD BE LONELY, ON THESE STREETS
THE CONCRETE LULLABY PASSING ‘NEATH MY FEET
THERE’S SILENT FACES, LAUGHING AT ME
I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE DESP’RATE TO BE FREE

I WAS RUNNING FROM HOME
SHOULD HAVE LET IT ALONE
AND I HAVE FINALLY REALISED
HOW COMPLEX LIFE CAN BE
NOW THERE’S EGG ON MY FACE AND A
HINT OF A LIE
BUT JUST FOR ONCE I WANT TO LIVE
I WANT TO LIVE
I WANT TO LIVE

AND WHEN CHICAGO HIT THE FALL SHE FOUND TRUE LOVE
IN MY HEART I KNEW I WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH
THERE SEEM A MILLION REASONS WHY I CAN’T BE SAVED
BUT THERE’S ANOTHER MILLION WHY I CAN’T BEHAVE

I TURN THE CORNER, MAYBE LESSON LEARNED
CROSS THE BRIDGE AND WATCH IT AS IT BURNS
STRAIGHT AHEAD, PAST BEHIND
MAKE A MEMORY, SEE WHAT I CAN FIND

NOW I’M RUNNING FOR HOME
SHOULD HAVE LET IT ALONE
NOW I HAVE FINALLY REALISED
HOW COMPLEX LIFE CAN BE
AND THERE’S EGG ON MY FACE AND A
HINT OF A LIE
BUT JUST FOR ONCE I WANT TO LIVE
I WANT TO LIVE, YEAH I WANT TO LIVE
BEFORE I DIE