I remember well the day
My daddy went to war
Place called Vietnam
Still don't know what for

Still don't know what for
Haunts me to this day
Never got a chance
To put flowers on his grave

Flowers on his grave
May not mean a lot
But he'd be there to listen
To the questions that I've got

Questions that I've got
Answers that I don't
Why'd he have to die
And leave me all alone

Leave me all alone
Here all by myself
In a world that doesn't care
About nobody else

About nobody else
That walks upon this land
Especially for my daddy
Who died in a place called Vietnam

I used to spend my nights
With only bottles of alcohol as friends
They didn't care if I talked about
Love or
Dying or
Life or
Anything
They listened

Months later, I met her
She didn't mind if I talked about
Love or
Dying or
Life or
Anything
She listened
And said she loved me
And I abandoned my old friends
Because she gave me the bittersweet buzz
Without the bitter

I never liked the bitter

Your kindness has made me fall in love with the person you are.
Your sensitivity has taught me patience,
and your presence brought everlasting joy into my life.
I haven't spoken a word of how I feel to you,
and my heart has already sided with you.
You're pulling the strings to my heart, using it;
an instrument to compose your own symphony.
I never liked symphonies.

I want to talk to you. Tell you how I feel, blurt it all out.
And I know you’d understand, but I am bereft of courage.
I feel a sudden wave of sadness, one that requires no medium.
One that is impulsive and violent.
I don’t want to talk to you, I want you to see right through me.

I always wanted to see the other coast,
That was the dream to me.
I had it all planned out,
The places I'd go, the people I'd see.
When the chance came,
I took it and ran.
I never stopped to think,
You'd be part of this plan.

Now here I sit,
Miles and miles away.
Thinking of your smile,
Wondering where you lay.
Do you even notice me,
Is it too good to be true?
You're part of my dream now,
I want it to be just me and you.

California is beautiful but it doesn't compare,
To the beauty in your eyes,
All those curls in your hair.
That big gorgeous smile,
I dream about in my sleep.
The way you rock that jacket,
The one I want to keep.

When I get back home,
You'll only be there for a week.
And then you'll move on in life,
Leaving me at your feet.
I'll see you again next year,
Until then my heart will weep.
I can't believe I've fallen,
For the guy I can not keep.

It's a beautiful thing
When he begins to sing
He can have my heart
He can have anything
It's a beautiful thing
When he begins to sing
He can hold my heart
He can have all of me

Dont get hooked.
Im addictive,
Dont take too much.
Im toxic,
Dont use  me often.
Im abrasive,

Dont fall to hard.
Ill catch you,