Yes, bright the velvet lawn appears,
And fair the blooming bowers;
Yet blame me not—I view with tears,
This scene of light and flowers;
Strangers possess my native halls,
And tread my wonted ways;
Alas! no look, no voice recalls,
The Home of Happier Days.
The gay guitar is still in tune;
The greenhouse plants are rare;
Glad faces throng the wide saloon,
But none I love are there:
Oh ! give me friendship's cherished tone,
Give me affection's gaze;
Else my sad heart can never own
The Home of Happier Days.

All my dreams have withered and died.
For this is the truth I can no longer hide.
I was left with nothing but the thoughts in my head.
And the painful memories, of sorrow and dread.

I hear all the voices form the mistakes that I’ve made.
All these regrets that I have long age paid.
Pain dwells where the eye cannot see.
A broken heart, a broken love.

When you finally leave this town
and everything you ever knew,
I hope that you remember me
and all I did for you

Because I made your life okay
at least for a little while.
I made you happy on your hardest days
the days you couldn't smile.

I know why you are leaving here.
It's to hurt me one last time.
Because eight times wasn't enough
you just had to make it nine.

So you're heading out to California
the place where your heart resides,
a place where the girls are pretty
and you can put my love aside.

To make sure you always remember me
I'll come visit you out there.
I'll tell you that I love you still
because no one will ever compare

When it's finally time for me to head home
Ill get down on one knee
Then I'll steal the California sunrise
So that you will never forget me.

It's easy to lie
It's easy to deceive
everything bad
happens to me
I'm dark inside
my heart is empty
I'll smile at you
while I tell you you're ugly
I don't care about your feelings
I barely care about my own
to me your nothing
a meaningless soul
if you expected more
I'm sorry to disappoint
you'll have to remember
My soul is as black as the night
so go back to your life
your perfect routine
lie about your happiness
act like I'm unseen
It's easier that way
just live in your bubble
to me your nothing
I sorry I'm not subtle

Grab my hand,
Don't be afraid.
We'll run, laugh,
Never look back.
Fearless and insane,
We are invincible.
Don't you understand?
Can't you see?
I'm hopeless, spellbound,
And yet.... Free.