Blind Melon

I don't feel the suns comin' out today
Its staying in, its gonna find another way.
As i sit here in this misery, i don't
Think i'll ever see the sun from here.
And oh as i fade away,
They'll all look at me and say, and they'll say,
Hey look at him! i'll never live that way.
But that's okay
They're just afraid to change.
When you feel your life ain't worth living
You've got to stand up and
Take a look around you then a look way up to the sky.
And when your deepest thoughts are broken,
Keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.
And as we all play parts of tomorrow,
Some ways will work and other ways we'll play.
But i know we all can't stay here forever,
So i want to write my words on the face of today.
And then they'll paint it
And oh as i fade away,
They'll all look at me and they'll say,
Hey look at him and where he is these days.
When life is hard, you have to change.

All i can say is that my life is pretty plain
I like watchin' the puddles gather rain
And all i can do is just pour some tea for two
And speak my point of view
But it's not sane, it's not sane
I just want some one to say to me
I'll always be there when you wake
Ya know i'd like to keep my cheeks dry today
So stay with me and i'll have it made
And i don't understand why i sleep all day
And i start to complain that there's no rain
And all i can do is read a book to stay awake
And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape
Escape......escape......escape......
All i can say is that my life is pretty plain
Ya don't like my point of view
Ya think i'm insane
Its not sane......it's not sane.

His feet are dirty
And his face, his face is long
And while he's peeking out
Through his hair he hides the pain
Till that lennon song comes along
He'll turn it off and say can you drive?
Jimmy, we need to borrow this for a minute
Cause we need to escape
Now there's so many things that
He's gonna do in 5 lifetimes
Hell i could do 'em all
Yeah and while he's rolling his own smokes
He says to me he's buying a new ride today
A classic deal the boss will give
He said the same thing two weeks ago
You've seen that sweaty jet rag
Feeling come over him, and i've
Seen that boy nod into a dream a time or two
And on his way out his glazed stare
Will make you stop and wonder
Hey william is that the last time
I'm gonna look at you?
But the next day phone will ring
And it will be him
Can you drive?
Jimmy, what would you say
What would you do
Oh should i pray?
Or do you think that this blind mind
Would listen to me, anyway

Said all these people they won't leave me alone
And we need, a little time to ourselves
And half the reasons why
I'm sketchin' all the time
The result of a life in this hell
But oh well, i think it's time
My faith is falling like the leaves from a tree
The pockets both take it away
The sun warms my body as i'm
Sittin' on a swing watching
Columbus clouds bring in the rain
Oh well i think it's time
Its time to go
My mind is playing tricks on me all the time
To let you know that i am real
And all the worries you build
Up inside your soul
The ones that make your world stand still
Mean you can feel, that it's time to go..
Are you fed up, are you fed up with me?
Do you think you could do better?
Do you think that i know better?
Do they think that they know better?
Five fed up faces with the itch to kill a king
Blood red sunshine, and a breath to air that's clean
I drink from the faucet
From the porch i take a pee
I look at you through the bushes
Where you can't see me
I laugh and slip into another state of mind
To let you know that i am real
And all the worries you build up inside your soul
The ones that make your world stand still
Means you can feel, that it's time to go

Come now and listen babe
I gotta reason why i behave
Like a child with a light in eyes
Running naked on a cold winter night
I am like a pigeon that is spreading
It's wings to fly away to better things
Like a hammer that has made
A dent in every little single cent you've spent
Said oh god you've got to help me a little bit
You've got to have a relief file for me
Now i know i'm always right, that's a
Thought that never even crossed my mind
Don't touch me there, i've gotta be pure
So smack that hand, and read this verse
So i wrecked your life, what the heck
My new found faith will pay by check
This life's took a toll on my soul
So this is me and that's my song
And i guess that you can see that we don't get along
I've shut the doors on what we had
So now she can sleep with her dear ol' dad
My eyes are dry and my hands are clean
And i can't believe all the things i've seen
Oh my god!

All alone the broadening skies
Under the every night i will lie
Scratching claw and grip the rails
Every day my living hell
Oh god you know i've tried
I know how hard i tried
And oh i tried......
Hey i'd like to daze away to a
Place like no one has known
In a state of mind i could call mine
That only i could own
Where i could hum a tune anytime
I choose, and then there is no such thing as time
Where i can feel no pain just calm and sane
What a place for one to find
Now you see i'm watching everything
I do and they're watching everything i say
Why wont they leave me be?
Why am i even here? i wonder
You leave me wondering
Won't you stop watching me
I said they're watching me, watching me, watching me
Now in my corner i got the ceiling in my eyes
Arms holding up my knees
And rocking back and forth my life
I didn't mean to feel this way
When i walked into the door, lord
Then they ripped away my memories
And i cant remember who i was before.
And i only wanted to be 16 and free.
......and i wonder.

I've got to buy some shoes
These ones are getting loose
My feet are shrinking in the sun, and it ain't fun
But it looks like rain up ahead in forty miles.
A big rainbow took the blue sky......
I'm gonna tell my momma, i love her so
And thank you for giving me these bones o' gold
I'm gonna run from my home
Jump in the river and let the
Water soak the sin in my soul.
Fine time we all crossed lines
Make the music that makes us feel fine
Rednecks on sun decks hearing a hillside romeo say
"boys this is the good shit, so come on all and eat a little bit."
And if i ever go back home, i'm gonna set......
Don't even say a word, it confuses me.
What he says to do, is that we don't have to.
We don't have to.