You're growing up and you just can't wait You're still young but you just can't wait And when you're out on your own, and you've moved out your folks home You can do anything that you want And when you're out having fun, and you don't know anyone You can be anybody that you want You're growing up and you can't slow down And you've had enough but you can't slow down And when your first hair is gray, you don't believe when they say You can move at any speed that you want But if the years start to race, and you're stuck in the same place You can be anywhere that you want That you want Just don't take too long Before you're gone You're getting old and you wanna go back You do what you're told but you wanna go back And when you're all out of fun, you think you've met everyone You can move to anywhere that you want If you're no good on your own, bring someone that you love home Give them every single thing that they want That they want Just don't take too long Before they're gone You're out of time and you can't turn back You're gonna die and you can't turn back Before you're down in the ground, before you make your last sound Did you say everything that you want Before you see your last sun, be sure to tell everyone They can change at any time that they want That they want

You spot your light on my eyes I stop in my tracks and snap my brake line You cast your rays of insight I’m fascinated and intimidated at the same time Not in a bad way it just feels like I’ve judged this poorly, and I won’t live up to your hype No I won’t And I try too hard and I overthink By the time my ego’s overgrown it shrinks My confidence comes and goes Your conversation is beyond my level of wit and it shows I won’t give up yet but you bring me a new hill to climb, and My sloppy pace is too slow Oh, it’s too slow Much too slow And I think too hard and forget to speak So I shrink and hide until someone rescues me I played a tune that you knew And you were amused and when I finished up I smiled at you, but then You asked if I knew some sophisticated wishful requests, and Reluctantly I had no clue And I used up every sleight of hand
But my book of tricks by the looks of it was far too predictable and I understand I’ll take this opportunity to learn from my insecurities And next time dispose of this whole plan Oh, this old plan Let’s just hold hands And I stare too hard and forget to blink And I care too much does that make me weak Do you try too hard do you overthink Do you drain your options or overflow the sink And I look too far it’s the death of me Will you spot your light on my eyes and set me free

Your stare is strong, I’m too weak to fight back And you’re very hard to read but I like that You’ve got your morals and a lucky man at home But it seemed normal that tonight you’d be alone, and I caught a stare Just one stare, and it broke my bones And it broke my bones You are mysterious and I’m trying
 Not to be weird with this so I’m shying Away and away but you’re just pulling me right through And I can’t fight it no more so tell me what to do, cause I caught a stare One strong stare, now I’m torn in two And I’m torn in two So just point your stare Away from me And your glowing hair I don’t want to see And your angel eyes Are the devil’s glare And my brain will fight But my heart is bare So please, spare your stare You want a change and I can see that But second place, now I can’t be that A will and a way says I can put up my defense But every stare just pulls it off and onto the bench, and I’m out of plays So find a way To just point that stare Away from me And your glowing hair I don’t want to see And your angel eyes Are the devil’s glare And my brain will fight But my heart is bare So please, spare your stare Oh, your stare is strong and I’m too weak It’s even stronger when we don’t speak You’ve got your morals at least I think But you won’t blink You win, I’m caving in Oh I’m caving in Oh, point that stare Point it right at me And your glowing hair Is all I see And your angel eyes And your devil glare My brain can’t fight So my heart is there You should’ve spared your stare

I hate being with all your friends Eyeful of judgement never ends I think I’d like some privacy Without these burning eyes on me Cause, you’ve kept your promises I’ve kept mine too But any moment it could come unglued Cause when we started we both promised it was only our world But now the world is trying to barge in too Is there nothing else we can do Cause I’m through pretending this is untrue Is there nowhere else we can go Cause I know this door wont always stay closed And, I hate pretending we’re just friends Mouthful of lies please make this end There’s only two ways this can go Our separate ways or let this show Cause you’ve got your options, mine are running thin Just like the ice that we stepped on to begin But if you wanted you could fix it with just one simple act But you wont risk it ’til it weighs on your back It feels like we’re under attack Let’s step back and weigh the rumors with the facts We can’t keep living in this trap We know that, let’s break this lock and lift the hatch Cause it’s starting to feel like this thin line just might snap I hate pretending we’re just friends (I can’t be your friend) Earful of secrets make it end Yeah

Broken branches landed On the side of the tracks where we wait Hopeless chances stranded In the tide and the wind from the freight Our parting fate One way, onward, not backwards And for the first time we want the same thing Though it may sting Waiting at Hastings On Hudson When the train leaves we’ll both start from scratch Maybe we’ll daydream of something Until your slate’s clean of woes from your past And I’ll walk back One way, onward, not backwards And for the first time we want the same thing We’ve spoken both of our minds And the last stare might leave us both blind And that’s fine I’ll walk back You’ll leave your old ways behind and I’ll hold you to that One way, onward not backwards And for the last time you’ll get what you want Broken branches landed On the side of the tracks where you left

I heard the news or rather saw it myself Right in the shoes you said you left on the shelf I didn’t buy it Though it was right there I still denied it My worst nightmare, I guess the time was really- -Right in the dive bar I saw you trying not to look Like I was the eyesore standing in the fire barefoot I didn’t buy it Though you were right there next to him smiling Stepping proudly in your old shoes, so I stepped out- -Side for some air you bee-lined out in a rush Pleaded I was a good guy, guess I wasn’t good enough I should have known it It was right there in that moment I finally bought it Oh, I finally bought it Five months had passed, I missed a call in the van I was driving and blasting songs from your favorite band I checked it at the rest stop, saw your name and hit send But I never got an answer, never heard from you again Why did you try it Did a change of heart make you excited Then a change of mind just left you silent Did you take that missed call as a sign, and Well I guess that’s fine, I guess the time was never Right

Ne-Ah doesn’t come back here often She’s already forgiven for that We all wanted a comeback year, we lost it when Ne-Ah left and no one could Teach us not to give up and stay on track Ne-Ah wasn’t disappointed in us She just couldn’t miss a chance to leave See the disappearing hope and it’s easy to leave your friends behind, but Neither one of us saw it up her sleeve Can you blame her, no no, she had to escape But she was our savior, now no one is wearing the cape There is nothing wrong with a new beginning Fair is fair when your home makes you cringe Her parents spelled her stupid name with an N.E. hyphen A.H. and she’s been Barely hanging on ever since Should we have chased her, oh no, after all she’s the brave one Does the page turn, who knows, when we’re stuck on the same one She saved her hard earned pennies for something better A stranger in search of whoever she could endear She changed her legal name to Mia, spelled it right this time, and she’s been M.I.A. since then while we’re all stuck here Mia looked through several states and chose one Fell in love with the devil and all his ways And she was full of potential too, it’s a shame we never looked for her, cause She’s the one who needed to be saved

It’s always easier to under-react And all your secrets hidden under the latch Always keep saying you’re done with the past Robbed of sleep from trying to cover your tracks I remember the day that we met And how you trembled the pace of your breath How it said that you were scared to death How your stare was harboring your regrets Unprepared to follow all of the steps You needed change and you were trying your best You needed patience and a day to rest A different pace, a different place to nest A listening face to get it off of your chest And from the get-go I should’ve said yes And helped you let go of all of your stress I only said no to not be a pest Oh, how forgetful to not see the test How uneventful to never obsess Oh, oh How uneventful You should have told me you needed me there That you were lonely and needed repair You shouldn’t hold me for trying to be fair But would the old me have given a care I didn’t notice the sleeve that you wear And how your open heart was easy to tear I wasn’t bold enough or even aware I was too cold to feel the heat in the air If I could go back, I’d be there I swear Oh, oh I’d be there I swear, oh, oh I’d be there I swear, I swear, oh, oh Always easier to under-react And all your secrets hidden under the latch Always keep saying you’re done with the past Robbed of sleep from trying to cover your tracks Falling deeper in your troubling path Oh, oh

What do you say when you feel alone It’s hard to explain when you’ve always said that you’d rather be on your own I heard a rumor, you can free your mind to health But what is the way to find yourself If part of you hides in someone else And how do you talk when you’re choking up How do you walk when it’s obvious that your path is broken up Try and forge a new one, it’s easier said than done When all you know is all you’ve been Show me the ropes to start again Oh Oh I never wanted to trouble you I liked you too much to tell you I wasn’t in love with you I hope you’re okay with this and I didn’t lead you on But rather I tried to find a song Within our time but I was wrong I’m just a little bit mad at myself Taking too long to figure it out, although every little bit helps I’ll try everything in my power to not let it happen again And try to be fond of all I’ve been but be a little bit stronger in the end Oh, oh Oh, oh I’m not really that mad at myself I tried everything in my power to free my mind to health It’s okay if you’re not okay because every little bit helps
Don’t gotta rely on someone else And only time will really tell And all of the vibes that you once felt Are still in your mind, they might have just been misdealt

You waited ’til your friends went to bed You called up my phone, “are you up”, you said It was four in the morning but I pretended That I was wide awake I said “I’m wide awake” I walked through the aqueduct in the dark All I saw was the ivy around the bark You waited up on the hill and you looked for the stars But the clouds wouldn’t fly away You said “let’s leave here right away” We went down to the river by your dorm Everything was still foggy from the storm And there was a breeze but the tide was calm Not a current for miles away No waves for miles away And it was so quiet that all you could hear Was our whispering voices and sips of beer And the rustling leaves from the distant deer Trying to find their way Through the woods inside the haze You should “if you should go, I would understand” I said “it’s five in the morning, I have no plans” I gave you my sweatshirt and held your hand As we watched the tide escape A slowly drifting tide escape When you woke at sunrise the clouds had left You fell asleep in my sweatshirt on my chest You said I probably should take it and get some rest I said “you can keep it I’ve plenty left” And I wanted to stay there and waste away But you had to move out and go home that day There was so much more that I wanted to say But instead I walked you back To your room and I watched you pack Years later I went back to that spot But the entrance was gated off and blocked It said “residents only” with a passcode lock And so I tried and tried Every number, I tried and I tried I gave up and went back to that hill It was covered in new dorms that they built Everything I remembered all was changed But the memories burned into my brain So I drove and I drove, and I drove away Over the bridge where they told me the tolls were raised They changed the name cause the old one was blown away So this is goodbye, Dobbs Ferry I’ll see you in my memories