“All I Know”
None of us knows what we’re doing
So who are we even trying to impress then?
What is this life we’re even living?
When we’re all just playing the cards
We were given
I don’t know
I don’t know
Is all I know
All I know
We’re more than gold
We’re more than we’re told
We’ve nothing to prove
And so much to lose
”Calculations”
I’ve made calculations
On how to spend my time
Make a decent income and eat a balanced diet
Learn some sort of hobby
And regularly exercise
Make sure to get fresh air
And sleep eight hours at night
Put money in my savings
‘Cause anything can happen
Get married and have babies
‘Cause what is life without them
A spiritual awakening
‘Cause life needs meaning
Some social interaction the perfect calculation
Momma always told me
That first impressions matter
To wear nice clothes and makeup
And not get any fatter
To find a guy that suits me
A decent Christian man
You’re young just for a short time
Enjoy it while you can
I’ve made calculations
Can I uncalculate them?
“Like You Too”
Be a good girl get good grades in school
And your parents will like you
Your teachers will too
Stay out late have a drink and a drag
And your friends will think you’re cool
And they’ll like you too
Let him put his hand under your shirt and
Let your friends treat you like you’re dirt
And they’ll like you
And if they like you maybe you will like you too
It’s so easy doing things for someone else
Just be what someone wants
I don’t know how to do things just for myself
I don’t know what I want
Play the songs you write just for fun
In front of everyone and they’ll like you
Maybe then they’ll think you’re really smart
And good at art and talented
And if they like it maybe they’ll like you
And if they like you maybe you’ll like you too
It’s so easy doing things for someone else
I don’t know how to do things just for myself
I don’t know what I want
Just be what someone wants
Just tell me what to want
Just be what someone wants
And they’ll like you and if they like you
Maybe you will like you too
“Mortgages”
Tried to buy a house but the banks don’t like us
Both working two jobs but it’s not enough
Went to school got an education
But here we are living
In your parents’ basement
Let’s pretend we’re kids
Let’s pretend we’re kids
Let the grownups pay their mortgages
We’ll just be kids
Thought I knew all of the things that I wanted
So stressed can’t sleep lie awake in our bed
We both fight ‘cause none of this makes sense
Trying to get back to innocence
Get lost in the woods and climb on trees
Go out after dark play hide and seek
We’ll run through the park
And scrape our knees
We’ll slide down the slides
And swing and swings
We’ll spin ‘til we’re sick and dizzy
Lie down in the grass and daydream
We’ll sit in our room nowhere to be
We’ll sing in the rain on trampolines
“MySpace”
This old house my old room
This backyard where we all grew
I know you’re just a place
I know you’re just a space
But you were my place
You were my space
In these four walls I felt safe
Out these windows I would dream
Why am I crying?
It’s hard to admit
It’s not like anyone’s dying
Not like anyone’s dying
But I can’t quit
I know you’re just a place
I know you’re just a space
But you were my place
You were my space
“Running on Empty “
Don’t have much time ‘cause I’m working
To write my songs or be with my friends
When I don’t work I feel crazy
Don’t want to seem like I’m lazy
We’re all running to the money
Running for the money
Running on money
We’re all running on empty
And what did my schooling teach me
Do what I’m told and think what they think
To be proud of my greedy country
And to work hard for the money
And we’ll drain all the waters dry
And watch the mountains fall from the sky
We’ll cut down every last tree
And turn the leaves into money
“Stuff”
People always tryin’ to touch my stuff and
I think I’ve had enough and
Did you ever stop to think
“Hey this girl doesn’t want me touching her things”? so
If you wanna touch my stuff
Then you better get permission
To touch my stuff
‘Cause you’ve crossed the line too many times
And enough is enough
Touchy people really tick me off and
Touch me again and you’ll end up in a coffin
It’s my property, you better ask politely
Yes means yes means no means no means
“Pretense”
I don’t have anything in common
With my old friends
It feels weird every time that I see them
And when we talk we say
It’s like we haven’t lost time
What’s with the pretense? It doesn’t feel right
I’ve changed a lot
And you’ve changed or maybe not
It’s strange how family assumes that they know you
Like you’re the same as when
You were a kid in grade school
We travel distances to just be in the same room
Watch TV stare at our phones
Play with niece and nephews
It’s hard to know people
It’s hard to be known by people
It’s hard to confide, it’s hard to take time
It’s hard and besides we’re too scared to try
Yeah I’ve changed
Have you changed?
Whatcha doing this days?
Have you changed like I’ve changed?
“Every Day’s a Holiday”
The calendar tells me the date
And when it’s time to celebrate
To take a break from the mundane
And to eat lots of sugarcane
But then you came and brought me what
I always had been dreaming of
I never knew this kind of love
Every day’s a holiday when I’m with you
I don’t need a valentine to say I’m true
What more could gifts and fireworks and flowers do when every day’s a holiday
We’ve never been that good at gifts
We always fail at surprises
Last year I threw a birthday fit
I’m trying to own up to it
I just got caught in a whole mess
Of rom coms streaming on Netflix
And Instagram relationships
Make everyone seem so perfect
But real life can be so much fun
When you’re with the one you love
Every day’s a holiday when I’m with you
I don’t need a midnight kiss
To make me feel brand new
Disco balls and Hallmark cards got
Nothing on you
When every day’s a holiday
And when I look into your eyes
I feel a million butterflies
That’s why it’s no surprise
Everyday’s a holiday when I’m with you
I don’t need a birthday cake
At least I’m trying not to
The sweetest gift you’ve given me is all of you
Now every day’s a holiday
And I don’t need a holiday
‘Cause every day’s a holiday hey
“Ex-Boyfriends”
Enemies and ex-boyfriends
One day we will all be friends
People who speak different languages
One day we will all be friends
We’ll all be friends
Atheists Muslims and Christians
One day we will all be friends
People of all different shades of skin
Democrats and Republicans
“Inside Outside”
I wanna grow up
But I wanna keep my inner child
I wanna be at home in my body and my mind
I wanna stay up late
Writing songs as I search my insides
I wanna wake up early and see the sunrise
Over the mountainside
I wanna get my insides outside
Don’t wanna just live in my mind
But I don’t wanna act without insight
I guess I’ll know it when it feels right
I wanna get my outsides inside
Don’t wanna just autopilot my life
I’d like to try to make a few wrongs right
And maybe make something of my time here
I wanna dance weird like I’m in the kitchen Listening to my favorite song when
Everyone is gone but even if they’re not gone
I wanna run fast like a child
Chasing their best friend, like I’m gonna win
As fast as I can ‘til I’m out of breath
Inside outside looking for the bright side
Try my best to not fall on the dark side
Outside Inside all you can do is try
Every day another chance to show your
Inside outside, outside inside
Every day another chance to be right here
“Apple Tree”
I wish I were an apple tree
I’d climb the world see everything
And people they’d eat off of me
and then they’d chop my trunk down
I wish I were a honeybee
Inside my comb with family
And there we’d store our honey
Til people took it out
I wish I were a puppy
Roaming the world so free-ily
then people’d put a leash on me
I’d follow them all around
I’d live inside a tiny house
Inside a fence I’d run around
I wish they would let me out
But this, I highly doubt
I wish I were a baby
Inside the womb so warm-ily
And there I’d say so cozily
‘Til people took me out
I’d grow up in a world of woes
Where boys are mean and girls are hoes
And that’s just how this little world goes
We’ll never figure it out
“Cold Knees”
These holey jeans are giving me cold knees
These jeans with holes are making my knees cold
And I don’t know what to do about it
Should I patch them up or just let them rip
Or buy new jeans and just forget about it
Well I don’t know how to sew and funds these days are low
Well, I guess my knees have just gotten too big
They’ve warn down these threads and now they have started to rip
And maybe these jeans still fit real nice at the hips
But my growing knees just won’t fit
These holey jeans are giving me cold knees
These jeans with holes are making my knees cold
And I don’t know what to do about it
Well, at first they fit real nice but now my knees are like ice
Well, now it’s time to replace you
Not that I won’t miss you
But I’d rather give you to someone that can use you
‘Cos I just don’t know what to do with you
These holey jeans are giving me cold knees
These jeans with holes are making my knees cold
And I don’t know
What to do do do do
Do do do do do
About it
“I Don’t Exist”
I turned off the light
And got into bed
And then closed my eyes
Only to find
The faces of those
Friends I have hurt
I think every time they see me of hear of me it makes it worse
And it’s probably you
You’re listening along
The words of this song
Reminding you of me
And you agree
I wish she were gone
I wish she would quit writing songs
Or move far, far far away
And I do too
I’m sorry for you
I’m sorry I can’t just disappear
But I will try
No, I won’t kill myself
‘Cos I’m afraid to die
But we can all get lessons in theatre and learn to pretend
That I don’t exist
And we’ll dismiss me from our minds and move on
No more memories to remind you of me
But if you see me on the street
Please don’t believe
No, it couldn’t be
It’s just a mirage or a robot
Or maybe a mannequin you saw in a shop
So be with your friends
And have a good time
And make some more rhymes
Don’t worry ‘bout me
‘Cos I don’t exist
And non-existent people cannot be missed
“Keep Your Mouth Shut”
Well they say the heart’s deceiving and mine is the trickiest one
And it’s led me to become something I’ve never wanted
And the places that it’s brought me once seemed like bad memories
But they’ve come back to haunt me and I’m ripping at the seams
You should’ve kept your mouth shut on that night
And I should have known better than to make that flight
You should’ve kept your mouth shut on that night
Well, my heart’s at it again and it is feeling like last year
My heart’s speaking loud and clear, but I’m closing both my ears
And it’s not a happy ending and I may have lost a friend
But I know it’s better than what could have been
What could have been
You should’ve kept your mouth shut on that night
And I should have known better than to make that flight
You should’ve kept your mouth shut on that night
Well there’s a chance that we may cross paths again
But even so please know that we can not be friends
I didn’t mean for things to turn out this way
But even so I know that we will be okay
You’re gonna keep your mouth shut
You’re gonna keep your mouth shut
And this time I’ll know better
This time I’ll know better
“The Way It Is”
No, I can’t play guitar and I can’t even hold a bar chord
But I can write a song for you
And these really simple chords
And these strums and these words
Aren’t a lot, but I’m playing them for you
And I could fix it up with a computer
And make these strums a lot cleaner
But I like it the way that it is
‘Cos it’s clumsy like our love
And it’s messed up like our
But no we’re not giving up
‘Cos I like our love the way it is
And I’ll never understand
The complexities of a man
But I know you’re the man for me
And I know that I pick fights
Even when you’re being nice
But I don’t want to fight with anyone but you
And we could go to counseling
So that they could fix everything
But I like everything the way it is
‘Cos it’s clumsy like this song
And it’s messed up like this song
But this song keeps going on
‘Cos I like this song the way it is
Oh the way it is
“You Won’t Talk To Me”
I don’t know him like I know you
He don’t know me yes this is true
But he keeps calling and I keep answering
And you’re not calling no you don’t say anything
I like you but you won’t talk to me
I miss you but you won’t talk to me
I want you but you won’t talk to me
You put me up like a doll on the shelf
And you tell me that there’s nobody else
But you get jealous when other boys call on me
But you’re not calling and then I get lonely
I call you but you won’t answer me
I message you but you won’t respond to me
I wave at you and you won’t even look at me
I see you, and you just see right through me
I notice you and you don’t notice anything I do
I just want to talk to you
I just want to talk to you
“Just As Long As You Care”
You don’t like the wind or the rain,
but to me it is all just the same
But if you care about it than I care too,
Because sweetie I care about you
We see from two different perspectives,
so as a person we’re better collected
As a team we are better, so let’s stick together
get a grip and hold on real tight
I don’t care about money or material things
Just as long as you care about Jesus and me
We can sell our possessions and move over seas
Or just live in a small house with necessities
I’ve got lots of ideas for when we are bored
Thought of games for laughing and pleasure and more
We can go play outside, or stay in for the night
It don’t matter as long as we’re there
Don’t be jealous when I’m just trying to be nice
‘Cos I’m just being friendly and I don’t think twice
But if you stand by side the people will see that
Baby, it’s just you for me
I don’t care about money or material things
Just as long as you care about Jesus and me
We can sell our possessions and move over seas
Or just live in a small house with necessities
I’ve been thinking of the future and thinking of you
And hoping and praying I can combine the two
But if it don’t work out I know I’ll be fine
But I can’t help but hope that someday you’ll be mine
I’ve got lots of places that I want to go
And I’d like you to go with me just so you know
So, with you by my side and holding my hand
Home will always be right where we stand
“Fall & Winter”
All the around the leaves are falling down
And I’m riding my bike to school
The wind blows through my sweater
There couldn’t be better weather
And it always makes me think of you
We’ve been through so many seasons
And god knows all the reasons
And I know that we’re both hurt
And scared of all the work
I can’t say I love winter, but Christmas is pretty great
It brings the start of a new year, a fresh palette a clean slate
We’ve been through so many winters
Snowstorms and dirty splinters
And God knows all the reasons
If only we could see them
Life will always change, but one thing will still remain
The guiding light that we aim for
The one true love we were made for (x2)
“Fool For You”
Reveal yourself to me
Please don’t let this be
Please do not go but if you do
Please let me know where you’ve run off to
If you run away, should I just stay?
Where would you go?
I need to know
Are you here still
Should I be still
Not in the fire not in the storm
But in a still small voice
Will this get through, through, through to you
Am I just making noises?
Feel me, feel you
Is this real or am I a fool for you
Fool for you
Well, if I am
I don’t mind
‘Cos that’s what I wanna do
POST SCRIPT EP
“Wake Up”
Wake up, wake up, the sun is shining on you
Get up, get up, even if it’s hard to do
Wake up, wake up, the sun is shining on you
Get up, get up, and take in the view
Wake up, wake up, the sun is shining on you
Get up, get up, even if it’s hard to do
Wake up, wake up, the night is over and gone
Get up, get up, it’s time for you to move on
I like to think that people can change
That problems of the past don’t have to be problems of today
So, don’t worry darlin’ ‘cos the sun is on it’s way
Open your eyes ‘cos it’s a brand new day
Open your eyes ‘cos it’s a brand new day
Wake up, wake up, the sun is shining on you
Get up, get up, even if it’s hard to do
Wake up, wake up, the night is over and gone
Get up, get up, it’s time for you to move on
Don’t worry about the past it’s over can’t be changed
Don’t worry about tomorrow ‘cos all you’ve got’s today
So, don’t worry darlin’ ‘cos the sun is on it’s way
Open your eyes ‘cos it’s a brand new day
Open your eyes ‘cos it’s a brand new day
Open your eyes ‘cos it’s a brand new day
Wake up, wake up, the sun is shining on you, on you
Get up, get up, even if it’s hard to do
Wake up, take in the view
“Mine”
I never thought you’d belong to me
I never thought you’d belong to anybody
You’re not the kind to wear your heart on your sleeve
But now the one wearing it’s me
Cos you’re mine
Oh you’re mine
I never could be held down
My heart always got turned around
Too easily swayed with the breeze
But you make it so hard to leave
Cos you’re mine
Oh you’re mine
Yeah you’re mine
Oh you’re mine
Cos you’re mine (Repeats over Bridge)
I belong to you
You belong to me
Nothing else to do
But hold on tightly
Just hold on
Cos you’re mine
Oh you’re mine
Yeah you’re mine
Oh you’re mine
Cos you’re mine
“Olivia”
Olivia, I’ll tell you what
It isn’t easy being here
Don’t be afraid there is a grave
But it is not, it’s not for you
Don’t let the darkness overcome
The light that lives, that lives in you
There is a hope that’s greater than
All of your fall, your falling tears
Olivia, your pretty face
The things you make they make me sing
A girl like you should not look through
The past to measure anything
And when you dance the angels
Sing as they watch, watch over you
And God dances with you
And lifts you up above your fears
There’s a sad sweet spirit among us (x2)
Of what’s come and what’s yet
We will wait, and not forget
Who you are, and who we will become (x2)
There’s a sad sweet spirit among us (x2)
