Lyrics to RED

Bullseye

We're gonna run, gonna run, gonna save you

We're rolling up our sleeves, got our fingers curled

for the bad, for the good, for the evil, 

they got it out for me, for me

We're tripping hard, gotta hit it on the bullseye

we gotta check our traps, gotta sneak out late

for the girls, and the boys, for the broken

they got it bad for me, for me

We gotta run, gotta run, who will save me

we're rolling up our sleeves

We're trippin hard gotta hit it on the bullseye

they got it out for me

Baby, it's the chain reaction, you'll see.

It's a lonely, lonely world, at a crazy, crazy speed 

and you don't need no more distractions from me

it's a lonely lonely world, at a crazy, crazy speed

Ya hit a groove, hit a groove on your back road

You walk the boulevard looking for a change

in your eyes, in your hands, at your young age

They're looking low for you, for you

They got it out for me.  They got it out for me. 

Daniel

Do you still sleep without your pillows in the house on cherry street?

Do you hear the sea?

And we promised we would meet back up in Autumn, but next spring came crawlin' on its knees.

You couldn't fit inside my suit case,

And I didn't wanna be slowed down.                        

Sometimes I wish that I could turn the clock around.

Why Daniel, I wish you'd talked me out of it, through thin and thick 

Why Daniel? Why'd you let me walk away, I would've stayed.

I convinced me If I loved you, I'd leave you, i was lying.

You stood there with your palms out, your crying was silent

Why Daniel, I didn't mean a word I said back then. Why'd you let me win?

I remember when we spoke of flying North to Paris, France, just to feed the birds

And do you still have that old napkin you took home from the cafe, where I wrote those 3 words? 

You couldn't follow me to LA

I should have never took that job

Now 3 years have passed and I still feel so robbed

Have you settled down with someone since I gave you time to grow?

Do you ever think about me, was it easy to let go? I was such a foolish soul.

Billy The Kid

Now once upon a time when the west was old

A ma saw her son was a sight to behold

he could shoot his daddy's gun like a straight arrow

He wrestled with the rattlesnakes before he walked

Ya, He grew up fast with a hardened grit

and he had the pluck and he had the wit

Ya his mamma called him William till he up and quit

and in these here parts he's known as Billy The kid

I've had you in my sights, my arms for so long.

Where did you go?  I didn't know. 

I've been around here waiting for so long, so long

And I'll wait for you.

He was as tough as nails, barging in the saloon

missing an eye, gun glowed in the moon

he called out to the crowd, "I don't want no fuss. 

See, I'm looking for a runaway, who looks like this!" 

And he slammed the paper down, it was covered in dust, 

but the crowd kept silent, sure, he looked real tough,

 but they knew the portrait well, and they knew not to,

mess with Billy the kid and his gang of thugs

The sheriff knocked on the door of a pretty girl

tipped his hat, said, "We gotta have a look around.

We'll give you cash if you tip off the fugitive."

She bit her lip, she was in love and acted clueless.  

He grabbed her arm and said, "We heard you been a harborin'. 

Give him up, I give my world I'll keep your name clean."

She steered 'em clear of the cracks in the floorboards and

said, "You'll never find him, you'll never find him!"

Trapeze

I'll never tell you what I saw

or how it made me breathe.

I'll never repeat what I heard

how long it took me to leave.

I'll never tell you what I saw

or how it made my smile freeze

Cause this world is a whirlwind, but I'm holding that trapeze

and I'll never tell you what I saw

I'll never tell you who I loved

or how they made me free

I'll never tell you how I slept

back when I was 15

I thought that I could just forget

the bricks that have built me

but this world is a whirlwind and I'm holding that trapeze

and I'll never tell you who I loved

but If I could tell you one thing

I would tell you I'm not leaving

If I could show you one thing

all my mistakes have shaped me

into who I am 

and who I am just wants to make you home

I'll never tell you why I drive

into the night and back again

I hardly speak of my home town

My little hands in the cement

I'll never tell you what I saw, close the door, swallow the key 

but this world is a whirlwind and I'm holding that trapeze

Ya this world keeps on turning, love is carried in a sling

Ya this world is a whirlwind and I'm holding that trapeze.

So I'll never tell you what I saw

The Broken Ones

I know they've hurt you bad

Why hide the scars you have

Baby let me straighten out your broken bones

All your faults to me make you more beautiful

I can't help it I love the broken ones

the ones who need the most patching up

the ones who never been loved

never been loved

never been loved enough

Maybe I see a part of me in them

The missing piece always trying to fit in

the shattered heart hungry for a home 

no you're not alone

I love the broken ones

You don't have to drive with your headlights off

It's a pocket knife, not a gift from God

Don't you learn of love from the love they kept

I will be your anchor, slowly, step by step

Maybe we can rip off the bandage

Maybe you will see it for what it is

Maybe we can burn this building holding you in

I Will

If you forget the reason that you're singing

and it's hard to find the song of your soul

just remember how you helped me start believing

anytime you're feeling down, I hope you know

Whose gonna always have your back

Whose gonna be a friend like that

I will, I will

whose gonna try to make you laugh

remind you life ain't all that bad

I will, I will

If you're feeling like the queen of nothing's working

and you question every choice you make

When you're sick and tired of being so uncertain

and everything you thought was right is lost along the way

Anytime,  anyplace, I don't care

No questions, no judgements, I'll be there

When all your wells are running dry

and nothing's really going right 

who's gonna help you fight the fight

Good Boy

You're gonna have to take him away, cause he don't wanna leave

Charlie's such a good boy, a good boy

Mamma's crying out, "Where's he hiding?"

Charlie's such a good boy, good boy.

And now he's sleeping at home in his rocket ship bed

Why does being good feel so damn bad?

He stares at a picture of his run away dad

shines his flashlight steady.

Kid, you're such an easy target, without a rebel bone.

You're so compliant, quiet as a stepping stone.

Did he give you the love you were yearning for? Did he give you what you need?

Have you heard the headlines on Blackberry street

There lived a kid out there in number 523

He came home smelling of old shaving cream

He began to act out.

He became a little devil, BB gun to the birds

and he spit out the F! and the S! and D! words

His mamma asked the priest and the priest replied,

"He used to be an angel, mam, Ya, I don't know why."

You can keep a secret right? Right. I can trust you with my life?  Right.

I don't get no sleep at night, Night. You can keep a secret right? 

Homeless

Walking along the streets of New York with a bag full of old memories but I'll follow you.

And I always thought that home was up the stairs to space 11B but time can change things too.

Red, yellow, red, green

Traffic in the city, reflects light in your eyes.

Hands touch, eyes meet, I remember perfectly the night we fell in love.

Everywhere we go is home baby home, home is you're with me      

Everything we touch is love, baby love, love is all we need

Is all we need. Is all we need.

I don't need a roof over my head while I've got your hands to shade the sun away from my face

I don't need a space to call my own, to scatter records on my floor, you're my secret place.

Red, yellow, red, green

Traffic on a side street, the corner where we met

Lips touch, you breathe, right into the soul of me, I haven't come down yet

You're all I'll ever need, You're all I'll ever need

Hearts out to dry

It's too late, you're too late

reach for the window pane

look to our childhood for screws that are loose, don't we?

We all know ourselves well

winter has dug in its heels

living like all love we worked for was something we stole.

How does the wind sing so sweet

even after all this time

How the lights dim, heavenly

taking back what was mine

you should have seen the way you loved me

leaving our hearts out to dry

you should have seen the way you left me

leaving our hearts out to dry

How did we come to this?

Chips in the paint that we missed.

Hard to put my finger down on the day it turned cold.

June turned into July.

Oh how the time will fly by

We were so careless to run from the words that we spoke

Isabella

Isabella, Isabella, I heard you crying through the walls

What's the matter? What's the matter? All the neighbors hear it down the hall

and I didn't want to be the first to say

everyone around here thinks you're crazy

and I didn't want to be the first to say you shouldn't stay, Isabella run away

All your hero's are your records, you play 'em loud but I don't mind the noise.

Why ya hiding?  Why you staying?  Maybe you don't think you have a choice.

and I didn't want to tell you face to face

that your mom and dad are straight up crazy

It's really hard for me to say that you shouldn't stay, Isabella run away

Don't you be afraid

It's never too late

You're a sleeping tiger, come awake

Out the window of your bedroom, climb on down the fire escape.

I left some money and a ticket. For the first time in your life don't be afraid

and baby I will be the first to say

You are stronger than you know, you'll find your way. Isabella run away. 

Don't kick the chair

Have you ever felt like everybody's watching, waiting for you to lose?

Have you ever felt like you're living in a spotlight, searching for the real you

Tell me, Have you ever woken up just to wish you could close your eyes

Getting hard to find a friend in a city like this where you can't even trust a smile

There are lonely nights when you see no hope, and you're feeling short of breath

Like the whole damn world is a braided rope in a noose around your neck

Don't kick the chair

It's gonna get better

Don't kick the chair

It can only get better

Have you ever felt love, really really felt love, the kind that could save a life

But right before you know it, you find out in a moment, you're gonna have to say goodbye

Walk Away

Looking back on younger days, the time has passed, and nothing stays the same.

She was such a pretty girl, with glowing eyes and yellow curls. Hey!

Stars are in a summer night, She's wishing that they'd fall down through the atmosphere, for a souvenir.

She's waiting for her Superman, her Never land, cause He can show the way.

Where's her missing piece her mind's been chasing, chasing?

A bullet with your name, a ticking time grenade, you better run away  

Either way you're screwed,  there's nothing you can do, no matter what you say.

She's tellin' tales through telephone that make you cry, chill to the bone. Hey!

It's lock and key, electrified, hide and seek from dirty eyes

Driving in the rain to somewhere far, but they've got tattoos stamped upon their arms, of her name in hearts

She doesn't understand that love is what you give, not given up. Hey!

Where's her missing piece her mind's been chasing, chasing?

Yeah you better not sleep, because she's waiting, waiting. 

She knows all about you. You're in her aim.