Hootie & the Blowfish

From the second that you walked in
Everything around me changed
Thought I don’t know where you’ve been
I know I’ll never be the same
Hear the heartbeat in my chest
Makes me feel I’m bulletproof
Whatever happens is worth the risk
I got a feeling, you feel it too

Come on, baby, let me take your breath away
Forget about our worries, that was yesterday
Make a toast to all those champagne castaways
Come on, babe, let’s kiss just like it’s New Year’s Day

Yeah, you’re in my wildest dreams
You’re living in my favorite songs
Every time you look at me
I can’t help it, you turn me on

Come on, baby, let me take your breath away
Forget about our worries, that was yesterday
Make a toast to all those champagne castaways
Come on, babe, let’s kiss just like it’s New Year’s Day
Like it’s New Year’s Day (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Just like it’s New Year’s Day (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

Hold on to the moment, babe
Kiss me like it’s New Year’s Day

Come on, baby, let me take your breath away
Forget about our worries, that was yesterday
Make a toast to all those champagne, champagne castaways
Oh, come on, baby, let’s kiss just like it’s
Kiss just like it’s New Year’s Day (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Oh, oh, just like it’s New Year’s Day, aw (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Just like it’s New Year’s, New Year’s Day
Come on, babe, let’s just kiss like it’s New Year’s Day

Blue jean shorts, and a sweater
I didn’t know if she was hot or cold
I told her on the day that I met her
I was never gonna let her go
There’s a spark in her eyes when she’s smilin’
Lights a fire in my soul
When she touches me, the flames get higher
And it’s burnin’ outta control

The years go by, my heart knows I miss California
Highway 1, halfway to Hollywood, miss California
Sunset dippin’ in the water never looked this good
I just wanna watch her all-day
When she comes in and out like a wave
She puts her moonlight lips on my face and she goes
There she goes, miss California

Putting X’s on the page, counting down the days
Until the summer was gone
Sex on the beach, and her older brother’s weed
Polaroids and Coppertone

The years go by, my heart knows I miss California
Highway 1, halfway to Hollywood, miss California
Sunset dippin’ in the water never looked this good
I just wanna watch her all-day
When she comes in and out like a wave
She puts her moonlight lips on my face and she goes
There she goes, miss California

Oh, Miss California
Yeah, oh
Oh, Miss California

Highway 1, halfway to Hollywood, miss California
Sunset dippin’ in the water never looked this good (Whoa)
I just wanna watch her all-day
When she comes in and out like a wave
She puts her moonlight lips on my face and she goes
There she goes, miss California

Oh, she’s Miss California, yeah
Oh-oh, Miss California

Sunday morning and I’m waiting for a train
Darling, I’ll be gone for a while
Don’t know how to ask but, baby, will you wait?
You know the world gets lonely sometimes
A rolling stone in the desert, a wind that blows in the trees
Through the storms and bad weather, babe
The only thing that we need

Is a love, burning love, well, it’s a wildfire love
Taking everything it sees
And it’s a love, red-hot love, well, it’s a wildfire love
Well, baby, that’s just you and me
Oh, baby, that’s just you and me

There were times when I was far away from you
And I saw your face in the stars
On the road again and counting down the days
Wishing you were here in my arms
A boat that flows on the river
A bird that soars on the sea
Through the storms and bad weather, babe
The only thing that we need

Is love, burning love, well, it’s a wildfire love
Taking everything it sees, yeah
It’s a love, red-hot love, well, it’s a wildfire love
Baby, that’s just you and me, oh

We were never just a waste of time
Maybe you should see the way we shine
See the lights from a thousand miles away, yeah
Girl, without you I would lose my mind
You’re living proof that love is blind
All I want in the world is you and me

Yeah, and our love, burning love, our wildfire love
Taking everything we see, yeah
Our love, red-hot love, well, it’s a wildfire love
Maybe that’s just you and me
Oh, that’s just you and me
Oh, that’s just you and me

Only heartbreak on the six o’clock news
They ought’a call it the six o’clock blues
Seems like this whole world’s goin’ wrong
There ain’t no kind of love song

We gotta hold on, we gotta hold on
There ain’t nothing that a little love can’t get us through
We gotta hold on, when it feels like hope is gone
There is a remedy for you and me
We gotta hold on to each other, yeah

People say, “Let it go”
That’s just the way it is, don’t ya know?
But I don’t see how it can do any harm
To keep reachin’ out with open arms, yeah, yeah

We gotta hold on, we gotta hold on
There ain’t nothing that a little love can’t get us through
We gotta hold on, when it feels like hope is gone
There is a remedy for you and me
We gotta hold on to each other, yeah
Oh, to each other now, now

Everybody (Everybody) understands (Hold on)
Everybody needs a helpin’ hand
Oh, everybody, yeah (Everybody)
They understand now
Everybody needs, everybody needs a helpin’ hand, y’all

We gotta hold on, we gotta hold on
There ain’t nothing that a little love can’t get us through
We gotta hold on, when it feels like hope is gone
There is a remedy for you and me
We gotta hold on to each other (Hold on)
Yeah (Hold on) oh, to each other, yeah
Hold on (Hold on) hold on (Hold on)
Oh, to each other, yeah

Once there was a thankless leader
Blinded by a golden ring
Now there’s no more peaceful gatherings
Take me ’cross the aisle now baby
Let me see how y’all get down
Take a hopeful sound and make it loud

I said, “Turn it up”
When I’ve had enough
I wanna feel the love
Turn it up (Turn it up, up)

Once there was a paradise where a boy saw suffering
He raised his voice up loud and began to sing
Oh, all the people gathered ’round him
He cried out a freedom song
Everyone began to sing along

Oh, he said, “Turn it up”
‘Cause I’ve had enough
I wanna feel the love
Yeah, oh turn it up (Turn it up, up)

They said, “Be quiet, little girl” but you amplified the sound
Of a million broken hearts from all around
You can hear the children crying
It’s not safe to go outside
We’re free but we gotta keep our kids alive
Oh, y’all, we can’t let ’em down

Turn it up
‘Cause I’ve had enough (Oh, yeah)
I wanna feel the love
Ah, come on, turn it up
Turn it up, oh
‘Cause I’ve had enough (turn it up, oh)
I wanna feel the love
Oh, yeah, turn it up
Ah, turn it up, turn it up

Don’t need a reason, don’t need a rhyme
French champagne or a box of wine
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care
She can shake it up, she can break it down
Cool blue jeans or an evening gown
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care

She don’t ask for roses, she don’t ask for much
She says, “If I’m all she’s got, she’s got more than enough”
I get so low solo, she gets me back high
She says, “Mondays are just Fridays in disguise”
And hey, babe, it’s gonna be alright”

Don’t need a reason, don’t need a rhyme
French champagne or a box of wine
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care
She can shake it up, she can break it down
Cool blue jeans or an evening gown
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care
No, not tonight, no, not tonight

I don’t need perfection, she don’t mind mistakes
If she’s all I got, then I’ve got more than I can take
She says, “Hey, baby, it’s gonna be alright”

I don’t need a reason, don’t need a rhyme
French champagne or a box of wine
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care
She can shake it up, she can break it down
Cool blue jeans or an evening gown
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care
No, not tonight, no, not tonight

Let it go, let it grow, let it fade away with the light
We can worry about it tomorrow, but not tonight
Let her go, let her grow, let her fade away with the light
We can worry about it tomorrow, but not tonight
No, not tonight, no, not tonight

I don’t need a reason, don’t need a rhyme
French champagne or a box of wine
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care
She can shake it up, she can break it down
Cool blue jeans or an evening gown
My baby don’t care, my baby don’t care
No, not tonight, no, not tonight
No, not tonight, no, not tonight
No, not tonight, no, not tonight
No, not tonight, no, not tonight

We can worry about it tomorrow, but not tonight

We are one, you and I, we don’t even have to try
It’s supposed to be this way
Like a sun shining light in the middle of the night
Girl, you brighten up my day
We are one, you and I, like the color of the sky
When the clouds are blown away
So much fun, you and I, we don’t need a reason why
And together we will stay

And, oh, it’s magic when a chill is running down my spine
Here we are (We are one, you and I)
Oh, yeah, here we are (We are one, you and I)
Here we are, where no one else can ever be
I am apart of you and you’re part of me

We are one, you and I, to the left or to the right
Meet you somewhere in between
Like a child whose eyes never noticed black and white
‘Cause it’s all they’ve every seen
We are on, you and I, up until the day we die
And forever on it goes
So much fun, you and I, let your soul and spirit fly
Where we end up no one knows

And, oh, it’s magic when a chill is running down my spine
Here we are (We are one, you and I)
Oh, yeah, here we are (We are one, you and I)
Here we are, where no one else can ever be
I am apart of you and you’re part of me
We are one, you and I

When you walk in a room, everything stops
And all eyes turn to you and every jaw drops
My friends keep on, keep on askin’ what I did to make this happen
Why’s a beauty queen standing here with me
Everybody sees, everybody knows

Everybody but you
Sees everything so different than you do
Thank God that you don’t listen
When they say that you’re too good for me
And that you’re way out of my league
That’s okay as long as it stays true to everybody but you

I wish that I could say
You love me ’cause I’m funny or maybe for my brain
We know it ain’t the money, no
The truth it, truth is you’re the one with all the smarts and all the fun
I’m just a lucky man, everybody understands

Everybody but you
Sees everything so different than you do
Thank God that you don’t listen
When they say that you’re too good for me
And that you’re way out of my league
That’s okay as long as it stays true to everybody but you
Ooh, everybody but you

Everybody sees it, everybody knows it’s true
Everybody says it every time they’re around me and you
Everybody sees it, everybody knows it’s true
Everybody, everybody, everybody, yeah

Everybody but you
Sees everything so different than you do
Thank God that you don’t listen
When they say that you’re too good for me
And that you’re way out of my league
That’s okay as long as it stays true to everybody but you (Everybody but you)
Ooh, everybody but you (Everybody but you)
Everybody but you (Everybody but you)
Yeah, everybody but you

I just can’t believe you’re here alone
Sittin’ in the corner while a party’s going on
My heart made my feet walk up to you
There’s so many things that we could do

Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Lonely on a Saturday night
Oh, yeah, yeah

An angel by herself, I don’t understand
Tell me where’s your friends and where’s your man
If i bought you a drink, would you tell me your name?
‘Cause if I didn’t ask, I’d leave here ashamed

Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Lonely on a Saturday night
Oh, yeah, yeah
Lonely on a Saturday night
Oh, yeah, yeah

Straight off the cover of a magazine
Dancing right up close to me
Best damn woman that I’ve ever seen
Oh, yeah

Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely
Can I be lonely with you tonight?

Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (Shouldn’t be lonely)
Lonely on a Saturday night
Oh, yeah, yeah
Lonely on a Saturday night
Oh, yeah, yeah
Lonely on a Saturday night

Baby, I don’t wanna close my eyes
I don’t wanna miss a moment with you
Won’t let the stars fade tonight
Tell me to, and I will shoot down the moon
Don’t you keep me guessing, here’s my only question:

Why, baby, why waste a moment like this?
Give me all you’ve got to give
Let me be the one you can’t resist
Why, tell me, why would we ever deny what feels so damn right?
If this is the where and now’s the when, then tell me why

Why, why, why, why

When a million little things add up
To something that we both can’t explain
We can say nothing at all
‘Cause your eyes say everything

Why, baby, why waste a moment like this?
Give me all you’ve got to give
Let me be the one you can’t resist
Why, tell me, why would we ever deny what feels so damn right?
If this is the where and now’s the when, then tell me why

Why, why, why, why

You’re in my head, you’re in my heart
In the hands of fate
I want you in my arms

Why, baby, why waste a moment like this?
Give me all you’ve got to give
Let me be the one you can’t resist
Why, tell me, why would we ever deny what feels so damn right?
If this is the where and now’s the when, then tell me why

Oh, oh, tell me why
Why, why, why, why

Some days you’re sitting on top of the world
Some days you’re stuck in a hole
Sometimes the only thing left to do is watch it go up in smoke
Can you say, “Whoa now, whoa now,” let it all go
Just let it all go

‘Cause the sun’s gonna shine
Leaving these clouds way behind
Some things just look better in the rear-view
Feeling these wheels turn around
Burning this road up town-to-town
Play that hand you’re holding and just keep rollin’

Let the tide come in on the coast of Carolina, baby, roll in
I don’t wanna know where we’re going now, now

Don’t know about you
But I could sure use a little more salt in my breeze
A little less work, a little more play
A little more sway in my trees
With the windows down

‘Cause the sun’s gonna shine
Leaving these clouds way behind
Some things just look better in the rear-view
Feeling these wheels turn around
Burning this road up town-to-town
Play that hand you’re holding and just keep rollin’

Let the tide come in on the coast of Carolina, baby, roll in
I don’t wanna know where we’re going, yeah, no

‘Cause the sun’s gonna shine
Leaving these clouds way behind
Some things just look better in the rear-view (Oh, oh, yeah)
Feeling these wheels turn around
Burning this road up town-to-town
Play that hand you’re holding and just keep rollin’

Keep on rollin’
Gotta keep on rollin’
Oh, rollin’
Keep on rollin’

I feel the daylight slipping
The summer sunshine winding down
I feel the warmth escaping another time, another town
I was redirected
Radio silence tuned me in
I felt more connected than anywhere I’ve been

Half a day ahead
Where night and day collide
Nothing changes between sunset and sunrise
Side-by-side, we watch our future come alive
Half a day ahead

City full of water
Islands drift into the skies
The reflected skyline, everlasting, old and wise
I’m thankful for my sisters
Oh, my brothers take me in
Slow me down a little, sing, “Open up your heart and win”

Half a day ahead
Where night and day collide
Nothing changes between sunset and sunrise
Side-by-side, we watch our future come alive
Half a day ahead

Half a day ahead
Where night and day collide
Nothing changes between sunset and sunrise
Side-by-side, we watch our future come alive
Half a day ahead

How can I pretend
That from the start until the end
I’ll get to keep the things I love?
No matter how I plan
My world keeps shifting like the sand
When I try to hold on, it all just slips away

And I pile my expectations
But winds of change come in and blow ’em down

As I grow old, one thing stays the same
Always waitin’ there to meet me is changeAnd how the kids have grown
You can’t turn back the clock, I know
I wish that time could just stand still
I find a chapter in my life
Good friends, a home I really like
I can’t stop the pages as they begin to turn

And I find my inspiration
Like a candle, the flame gets blown away

And as I grow old, one thing stays the same
Always wakin’ up to greet me is change

I wish I had more time
I wish that I could be a smile
Out on this road alone
I wish that I could stay home a while

And as I grow old, one thing stays the same
Always waitin’ there to meet me is change
Always wakin’ up to greet me, tryin’ so damn hard to beat me
Always waitin’ there to greet me is change

Oh, mm