Good Charlotte - Youth Authority Album Lyrics

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Life Changes

Let's go now, it's open season

Going through these life changes
Gotta keep my feet moving
I'm looking up at the sky
Gotta keep my eyes open
Gonna keep my mind racing
I keep on trying to fly

We almost died
Learning how to survive the fast life

You know they say that nothing lasts forever
You know they said we'd never stay together
It's a long way down, can't turn back now
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes

Let's go!

Yeah we always try to stand up to the lies
We said we'll never give up 'til we die
And try to help our friends, we learn to live again
We'll never say it's over 'til the end

We almost died
Learning how to survive the fast life

You know they say that nothing lasts forever
You know they said we'd never stay together
It's a long way down, can't turn back now
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes

Don't you know that life changes?
You know that love changes
The pain, it rearranges
Best friends become strangers
Don't you know that life changes?
You know that love changes
The pain, it rearranges
Best friends become strangers
So you get up and shake it off
Smile at everyone you meet
Put your best foot forward, chip on your shoulder
It's like you can't be beat
It's like we can't be beat

Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes

You know they say that nothing lasts forever
You know they said we'd never stay together
It's a long way down, can't turn back now
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes
Going through these life changes

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Makeshift Love

I f*cking hate these nights, the ones where you don't know me
If I could get this right, if I could get away from the old me
But I'll survive, right now I'm dying just to breathe in
Just to be alive, just to get away from the old me

There's only makeshift love tonight
There's a triage in my living room
She checks my vital signs
Then opens up my wounds

Like I'm dying tonight
And the whole world is laughing
Like everyone I love has gone away
Whoaaa
I'm dying tonight
But no one is crying
It's not alright no matter what they say
Whoaaa

I f*ckin' hate these fights
The ones where you just own me
We used to be so tight (yeah right)
But you just want the old me
Turn off the god damn lights (turn off the god damn lights!)
If you're really gonna get up and just leave
I used to get so high
But that was just the f*cking old me

There's only makeshift love tonight
There's a triage in my living room
She'll check my vital signs
To see what else she can do

Like I'm dying tonight
And the whole world is laughing
Like everyone I love has gone away
Whoaaa
I'm dying tonight
But no one is crying
It's not alright no matter what they say
Whoaaa

All that she wanted was me broken hearted
I know it's sad but it's true
I won't get her started, now she's departed
There's no looking back me and you

There's only makeshift love tonight
There's a triage in my living room
She'll check my vital signs
To see what else she can do

Like I'm dying tonight
And the whole world is laughing
Like everyone I love has gone away
Whoaaa
I'm dying tonight
But no one is crying
It's not alright no matter what they say
Whoaaa

All that she wanted was me broken hearted
I know it's sad but it's true

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40 Oz. Dream

Woke up this morning with the strangest feeling
I had a nightmare, but I wasn't dreaming
I ran outside to see, it's not 2003
Turned on the radio, it's so confusing
Rappers were singing and rockers DJ'ing
There's no guitars on the songs that they're playing
I called my shrink to see if I was healthy
I called my mom and she was taking selfies

Grew up on MTV
When they had Eazy-E
In California yeah
They still knew how to throw a party
When it was Gin & Juice
And we had Dre and Snoop
In California yeah
They still knew how to throw a party

Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce
Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce dream

Now all the punk rockers are over 40
They're coaching little league and reading stories
When did the neighborhood ever sound so good
Looked on the corner and there's no more junkies
More girls and more grunge and bottles and more fun
Needles and squatters pissed off at their fathers
I can't believe it man, it's all so boring
Went down to Gilman yeah the cops were snoring

Grew up on MTV
When they had Eazy-E
In California yeah
They still knew how to throw a party
When it was Gin & Juice
And we had Dre and Snoop
In California yeah
They still knew how to throw a party

Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce
Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce dream

Grew up on MTV
When they had Eazy-E
In California yeah
They still knew how to throw a party
When it was Gin & Juice
And we had Dre and Snoop
In California yeah
They still knew how to throw a party

Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We still know how to throw a party
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We still know how to throw a party

Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce
Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce
Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce
Oh, oh oh
Last night I had a 40 ounce dream

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Life Can't Get Much Better

One promise, we made it
We said we'd never break it
Don't look down, be honest
Tell me has it changed?

One life that, we're living
We're somewhere unforgiven
Don't look down, be real now
Tell me has it changed?

I just wanna see you laugh again

Life can't get much better
Let's just stay together
These scars are tokens of promises broken

Life can't get much better
Let's just stay forever
We've got to hold on
We waited so long

If I knew we'd end up this way
Do you really think I wouldn't have tried?
If I knew it would break us down
Do you really think I would've lied?

Now I try to forget the past
But it's all that's on my mind
I'd give it all if I could get you back
I'd give it all if you were mine

I just wanna see you here sometime, 'cause

Life can't get much better
Let's just stay together
These scars are tokens of promises broken

Life can't get much better
Let's just stay forever
We've got to hold on
We waited so long

Don't give up on us, on us
Don't give up on us
Yeah

Tell me that you meant every word you said
In the text you sent I was going to bed
The girl with the blue eyes, with the blue eyes
It ain't right it was f*cking with me last night

Life can't get much better
Let's just stay together
These scars are tokens of promises broken

Life can't get much better
Let's just stay forever
We've got to hold on
We waited so long

Tell me that you meant every word you said
In the text you sent I was going to bed
The girl with the blue eyes, with the blue eyes
It ain't right it was f*cking with me last night

Life can't get much better
Let's just stay together
These scars are tokens of promises broken

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Keep Swingin'

I had nothing to say
And I could never fake it
So I just stood by
And I watched all them take it
Did we lose our way?
Did we learn how to shake it?
All that shit that f*cks you up
We learn to laugh it off and just walk away

'Cause you know they ain't got no soul now
Even when they said we sold out
We keep swingin' and we all just go down
Saying and playing what we think
'Cause you know they ain't got no soul now
Even when they said we sold out
We keep swingin' and we all just go down
Saying and playing what we think

[Kellin Quinn:]
You and I will work it out somehow
Come on, come on
Take a look on your face
Yeah, I know what you're thinking
So should I even waste my time?
Stop the words before they sink in
You know you're all the same
And you're never gonna change
While artists sell their souls
For dollar bills and empty spaces

'Cause you know they ain't got no soul now
Even when they said we sold out
We keep swingin' and we all just go down
Saying and playing what we think
'Cause you know they ain't got no soul now
Even when they said we sold out
We keep swingin' and we all just go down
Saying and playing what we think

[Kellin Quinn:]
I'm not gonna spend the day
Thinking about whatever happened yesterday
No I don't want whatever let it slip away
'Cause we've been gone a while but now we're here to stay
We're here to stay

And you know they ain't got no soul now
Even when they said we sold out
We keep swingin' and we all just go down
Saying and playing what we think
'Cause you know they ain't got no soul now
Even when they said we sold out
We keep swingin' and we all just go down
Saying and playing what we think

[Kellin Quinn:]
You and I will work it out somehow
Come on, come on
You and I will work it out somehow
Come on, come on

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Reason To Stay

[Simon Neil:]
Woke up a million miles away from who I am
Like when we stayed up every Saturday 'til 4am
But the times they change around here, don't they?
Cause some things never change, like the things you say

I keep searching for a reason to stay
And everything you do just pushes me away
I'm gon' keep on trying cause we've been here before
I'm gon' keep on trying cause I said I won't let you go again
So I'm just searching for a reason to stay right here

Woah-oh-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Give me a reason to stay
Woah-oh-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Give me a reason

Woke up a million miles away from who we were
I really thought I had it made, yeah, I was sure
But the times they change around here, don't they, babe?
I got my mind made up and I'm staying right here, babe

I keep searching for a reason to stay
And everything you do just pushes me away
I'm gon' keep on trying cause we've been here before
I'm gon' keep on trying cause I said I won't let you go again
So I'm just searching for a reason to stay right here

All of the things we said
They keep running around
Around in my head
Around in my head
Oh, all of the things we said
Keep on running around
Around in my head
Around in my head again, again, again
Now I can let go

I keep searching for a reason to stay
And everything you do just pushes me away
I'm gon' keep on trying cause we've been here before
I'm gon' keep on trying cause I said I won't let you go again
So I'm just searching for a reason to stay right here

Woah-oh-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Give me a reason to stay
Woah-oh-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Give me a reason to stay

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Stray Dogs

Three stops, it was not enough
Two hearts they were broken up
One spark and we got together
Oh oh oh-oh-oh
Three nights that we spent alone
Two days I couldn't stay away
One life we can spend together
Oh oh oh-oh-oh

I can feel you start to pull away
When I'm going insane

Baby have I gone too far now?
I shouldn't let the words come out
I'm giving you the same old speech again
Like they do on CNN
The ticker goes across the screen
And you're just sitting next to me
And now I'm left covering my mouth
You're just walking out
Don't leave me stray, I'm just a dog without you
Don't leave me stray, I'm just a dog without you
Yeah, I'm just a dog without you

(I'm just a dog without you)

My car where I sat alone
I called but you weren't at home
I'll try to keep it together
Oh oh oh-oh-oh
We said it was live or die
We said it was low or high
We swore for the worst or better
Oh oh oh-oh-oh

I can feel you start to pull away
When I'm going insane

Baby have I gone too far now?
I shouldn't let the words come out
I'm giving you the same old speech again
Like they do on CNN
The ticker goes across the screen
And you're just sitting next to me
And now I'm left covering my mouth
You're just walking out
Don't leave me stray, I'm just a dog without you
Don't leave me stray, I'm just a dog without you
Yeah, I'm just a dog without you
Yeah, I'm just a dog without you

Here I go on my own
Just another stray you know
If a dog is who I am
I hope you never let me go
Here I go on my own
Just another stray you know
If a dog is who I am
I hope you never let me go

Baby have I gone too far now?
I shouldn't let the words come out
I'm giving you the same old speech again
Like they do on CNN
The ticker goes across the screen
And you're just sitting next to me
And now I'm left covering my mouth
You're just walking out
Don't leave me stray, I'm just a dog without you
Don't leave me stray, I'm just a dog without you
Yeah, I'm just a dog without you
Yeah, I'm just a dog without you

(I'm just a dog without you)

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Stick To Your Guns (Interlude)

If it makes you happy, you can ride that feeling
Keep your eyes open and go it alone
If it makes you wonder, if you're going under
You can hold on, you can stick to your guns

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The Outfield

Come on, get up and go
Another true story
(Another true story)

Running through airports
Waiting at stations
Hoping you'd be there
Wanting to tell you my name
Hoping you'd see me
Stuck in the outfield
Hoping you'd notice
And you know who I am now

All of my issues were dragging me down
I always wanted to be someone else
Now we both say

We were the young and hopeless
We were the broken youth
You're not the only one they used
I was in the outfield too
Somehow we found redemption
We felt the love that's true
My life was leading me to you
I was in the outfield too

I was thinking about school
It was so f*cking painful
My parents were both such a wreck
I needed to lean on a friend
And you was stuck out there
Somewhere in California
And I was day dreaming
About falling asleep next to

You help me face all the darkness in me
You shined your light in the spaces between
Now we both say

We were the young and hopeless
We were the broken youth
You're not the only one they used
I was in the outfield too
Somehow we found redemption
We felt the love that's true
My life was leading me to you
I was in the outfield too

Whatcha say, whatcha say, we can leave
Just to give it all and live forever
Runaway, runaway, we can go
We can drive to somewhere new
If you say, if you say, would you stay?
I don't mind as long as we're together
So whatcha say, whatcha say, will you stay?
Come on tell me that we'll live forever
Tell me that we'll live forever

We were the young and hopeless
We were the broken youth
You're not the only one they used
I was in the outfield
We were the young and hopeless
We were the broken youth
You're not the only one they used
I was in the outfield too
Somehow we found redemption
We felt the love that's true
My life was leading me to you
I was in the outfield too

Runaway, runaway, runaway,
Come on tell me that we'll live forever
We found redemption
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Come on tell me that we'll live forever
We found redemption
Runaway, runaway, runaway, runaway, runaway, runaway
We found redemption
Runaway, runaway, runaway, runaway, runaway, runaway
We found redemption

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Cars Full Of People

Right now I don't know where to begin
It feels like you are my only friend
And all of my dreams are hard to come by
But I still believe if you're by my side

They say, where are you going?
What are you thinking?
What are you talking about?

These cars full of people, they're all going somewhere
They're racing the clocks but still getting nowhere
They're late or they're early, the world keeps on turning around
They said we were lost, that we had no future
But you said hold on, and we stayed together
These cars full of people, they'll never know what we're about

You said we could fly above the oceans
And beat all the odds that stand in between
From far away the world will see
We're on our own, just you and me

They say, where are you going?
What were you thinking?
What are you talking about?

These cars full of people, they're all going somewhere
They're racing the clocks but still getting nowhere
They're late or they're early, the world keeps on turning around
They said we were lost, that we had no future
But you said hold on, and we stayed together
These cars full of people, they'll never know what we're about

Like you, like you
These cars full of people, watch how they all come around

They come and go, yeah, you know how the story goes
Oh-oh-oh
Back and forth, round and round, is that the life you chose?
Oh-oh-oh
They come and go, yeah, that's just how the story goes
Oh-oh-oh

These cars full of people, they're all going somewhere
They're racing the clocks but still getting nowhere
They're late or they're early, the world keeps on turning around
They said we were lost, that we had no future
But you said hold on, and we stayed together
These cars full of people, they'll never know what we're about

Like you, like you
These cars full of people, watch how they all come around

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War

It always hits you the hardest when you are not ready
You better get ready, cause here it comes, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You know the pain, the fear, the hurt, or did you forget it?
Do you remember now? Here it comes, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Do I need help or am I talking to myself?

You know it's always dark before the light
It's always peace and quiet before the fight
We're always on the front lines at the worst time
We got the best hearts but we got sick minds
Love is all-out war tonight, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

So let me break this down, cause I won't be caving in
And my beautiful enemy, she won't run, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
And when we stop this now, we'll lose all our sanity
Just like enemies, we come undone, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Do I need help or am I talking to myself?

You know it's always dark before the light
It's always peace and quiet before the fight
We're always on the front lines at the worst time
We got the best hearts but we got sick minds
Love is all-out war tonight, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

They hear us scream and fight
No peaceful days alone no silent nights
Until the day I die
You've become the banner of my life
So when they rise up against you
I'll be standing here right beside you
Just like war just like it's war
So when they rise up against you
I'll be standing here right beside you
Just like war, war, war
Just like war, war, war
You can have my life tonight

You know it's always dark before the light
It's always peace and quiet before the fight
We're always on the front lines at the worst time
We got the best hearts but we got sick minds
Love is all-out war tonight, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
War
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Just like war
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

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Moving On

Celebrate us when we're gone
And forget what we did wrong
All the memories, all the songs
All the times we fell in love

All I have is all that I gave you
My everything
You know that's never gonna change
You said that love makes you nervous
I said I feel the same
Just let it go and walk away
I'd never let you abandon
Or leave you all empty handed
Life seems to take us different way
(Life seems to take us different way)
All of those lessons we learned them
All those mistakes, yeah, we burned them
I only hope you feel the same

It's a long way up when you start at the bottom
And we gave it all

Celebrate us when we're gone
Let's forget what we did wrong
All the memories, all the songs
All the times we fell in love

We're not burning out
We're not burning up
We're just moving on
We're not breaking down
We're not breaking up
We're just moving on
(We're just moving on)

Say love, let it fall
Say love, let it fall
Cause we get back up and we turned around
When we said that we were out
Say love, say love, say love

Celebrate us when we're gone
And forget what we did wrong

We're not burning out
we're not burning up
We're just moving on
We're not breaking down
we're not breaking up
We're just moving on
(We're just moving on)

Love, love
Love, love
Love, love
Love, love (we're just moving on)
Love, love (say love)
Love, love (who to call)
Love, love (say love)
Love, love (we're just moving on)
Let me fall
Love, love
Love, love
Love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love

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Rise

Days spent dreaming, dreaming, about a silver lining
They lost their meaning, meaning
When they let you down again
Well, everyone I know is lost

If we rise, if we fall
If we're just another brick in the wall
I will fight, I'll survive
I would chain my life to you, give you it all
Woah-oah-oah-oah, one by one now
Woah-oah-oah-oah, watch them all fall down

Night we're screaming
But hearing nothing
We lose the feeling
Behind the walls we hide them
Well everyone we loved is gone

If we rise, if we fall
If we're just another brick in the wall
I will fight, I'll survive
I would chain my life to you, give you it all
Woah-oah-oah-oah, one by one now
Woah-oah-oah-oah, watch them all fall down

I'll carry our love, tell me what you're looking for
Tell me what you need, tell me what you
I'll raise a flag above, just for the two of us
So high that they will see
We can set the world on fire
We'll build a new empire
When it's just you and me
'Til they all fall down
Or I'm in the ground

If we rise, if we fall
If we're just another brick in the wall
I will fight, I'll survive
I would chain my life to you, give you it all
If we rise, if we fall
If we're just another brick in the wall
We'll survive
I would chain my life to you, give you it all