Broken Boy Soldiers lyrics

Find yourself a girl, and settle down
Live a simple life, in a quiet town

Steady, as she goes
Steady, as she goes
So steady, that she goes

Your friends have shown a kink in the single life
You've had to much to think, now you need a wife

Steady, as she goes
So steady, that she goes
Well here we go again
You found yourself a friend
That knows you well
But no matter what you do

Get up on your hands and knees
Underneath the poplar trees
Digging through the sticks and stones
Looking for store bought bones
Waiting on the rising sun
Clutching at your holstered gun
Praying on a shooting star
That I can be wherever you are

Looking through a telescope
Maybe there's a sign of hope
Leaving everything behind
Stirring a store bought mind

When I was surrounded by the world
You were the only one who came
And you were the only one astounded
Which kept me grounded
As the other girls thrashed my very name

Then I looked over
Just in time to see her smiling back at me
And saying everything's OK
As long as you're inside my blue veins
Your blue veins

Yeah and the feeling that you gave me
No matter what I do or where I go

Can we call it a day
Now would that be okay
Can we just go our own separate ways

Cause I'm cold and I'm wet
And I'm willing to bet
That you constructed this maze

I stumble around
Trying to follow the sound
Then something takes hold of my hand

If you've caused such a mess
And I'd venture to guess
That you concocted this plan

And I don't know what to do

Yellow sun is shining in the afternoon
I'd really like to tell you, but I feel it's too soon
My actions are dictated by the phase of the moon
The phase of the moon

The sun, it isn't hiding when it sets on you
It's not a coward like me, and I know that it's true
Waiting for the darkness now is all I can do
It's all I can do

And if the sun should follow us into your room

My baby's on the level
I try to read her mind
She's on the straight and narrow
I'm guessing all the time

But I can't see the road
If I'm looking at the signs
I'm carrying a load
And stepping out of line

My baby's on the level
And I try to read her mind
She's on the straight and narrow
And I'm guessing all the time

Oh well how can I see the road
If I'm looking at the signs

You and me forever
We belong together
And we'll always endeavor
Through any type of weather

You want everything to be just like
The stories that you read, but never write
You've gotta learn to live and live and learn
You've gotta learn to give and wait your turn
Or you'll get burned

We wrote our names down on the sidewalk
But the rain came and washed them off

I've got a rabbit, it likes to hop
I've got a girl and she likes to shop
The other foot looks like it won't drop
I had an uncle and he got shot

Is this greeting the type that's meant for me?
Are you part of this ???

This ringing in my ears won't stop
I've got a red Japanese tea-pot
I've got a pen but I lost the top
I've got so many things you haven't got

I'm pulling down questions from the shelf
I'm asking forgiveness
I ain't asking nobody but myself
And I want you to know this
And I want you to know this

You rightfully threw a box of toys
That were handed down to me
Just take out the ones you brought and then
Give the rest to my family

I'm gonna go back to school today
But I'm dropping myself off
I'm throwing the child seat away

Girl, you've got those hands, that heal
Help me get in touch with what I feel
Cause you understand and you sympathize
And you know me best, it's no surprise

When you're with me there's a light
And I can see my way
When you speak to me it's a song
And I know what to say

Girl, you've got those eyes, that see
Help me find the good that's inside me