Ryan Richards.
Thanks But No Thanks. (So Damned)

Excuse me,

Can you help me figure out where I went wrong?

I don’t even want to try

I don’t even know what’s next…

Thanks but no thanks

You think it’s that simple (But it’s so damn hard)

Thanks but no thanks

You think it’s that simple (But we’re so damn far)

You ask, “What do you mean?”

You say, “Keep your head up”

Well I’m told I’m something great but not great enough

Maybe I’m not what you’re looking for

Thanks but no thanks

You think it’s that simple (But it’s so damn hard)

Thanks but no thanks

You think it’s that simple (But we’re so damn far)

Well I sure as hell have more heart than most

But how can you tell me to keep trying,

When you’ve already given up?

Thanks but no thanks

You think it’s that simple (But it’s so damn hard)

Thanks but no thanks

You think it’s that simple (But we’re so damn far)

Thanks but no thanks

Skull Heart.

I’m just trying to pick up this girl at the Alkaline Trio show

But all of my lines are weak

Everyone’s got their somebody

But I’m peaked out, still looking for mine

What am I going to do?

Do I still have the time?

I’m just questioning if I’m fine

Well I’ve got a skull heart for you

Bony and dry, broken into two

Will you please be my glue?

I’ve got a skull heart for you


I’ve seen you before

Red lipstick, cigarette between your fingers

Dressed in black, I already thought you were mine

Then I realized how impossible you are to find

Call Me A Ghost

All I ever do with my days alone is think about my life

It pains me to realize that getting ahead

May involve giving up what completes me as a whole

Give me reassurance or some direction

 

What’s my worth?

What comes first?

 

Call me a ghost, I’m more pale than it shows

Call me a ghost, I’ve been stepping on my toes

I’ve been third wheeling on a date with death

Am I real? Do I feel? I just wanna catch my breath

 

How many more songs am I going to write,

About feeling like shit?

Feeling sorry for myself, sinking down to hell

I don’t drink for my health, just until I’m well

Spare me the sympathy

And just let me be

Happy Trails

“Happy Trails”

You left in such a damn hurry

Forget to take your secrets from my bedroom?

Yeah, you left so soon…

No goodbyes, just good lies

A great disguise, I wasn’t so wise

For 2 weeks, I just wanted answers

Not these reckless drunken slurs

So leave me in the dust

You were the last soul I could trust

This bed is bigger without you

I waited up at night without a clue

This house is emptier without you

I wonder if you were ever true

Call me selfish, call me what you will

How was the binge? Was it worth being ill?

How was Chicago? Did you forget I didn’t know?

“If I had a heart still, then it sure as fuck left me today”

Happy trails, happy trails trick

Happy trails, you make me sick

Heart Of Gold

Lately, I’ve been feeling so numb (I don’t know why)

Maybe because I’ve been so dumb

How did I end up in this fucking place?

Bad news that hit me right in my face

Killing me down softly

You don’t even know what you’ve done to me

Heart of gold, you’ve taken my soul

Please get me out of this nightmare

I’m so cold, in such a hole

It’s not like you had a care

I’ve got a few questions for you

Why did you put me through this?

Why were you so deceiving? (With that very last kiss)

What will you do when it’s said and done?

Where will you go when it’s dead and gone?

Wonderland.

It’s a wonder why you took me out of reality

A place that was too good to be true

It’s a wonder how I still can’t escape you

I knew it from the start but I just couldn’t see

What’s my problem? It was only a couple of nights

I thought I had you where I wanted in my sights

The feeling I had inside you

Still feels so damn true

I don’t understand what happened

It’s beyond me why I’m still saddened

I wish I could just turn back time

Just to relive and see it all unwind

(To your wonderland)

It’s an array of feelings I go through

When I’m alone in bed, I see you

You’re in my fucking dreams and in my head

I still remember this particular thing you said

It still gets to me

A feeling of being trapped

Just please set me free

It’s got me so bad, I believe I’m lovesick crazy

Unhealthy to its core, I can’t stop wanting more

I’m in such an uproar, but you’re what I’m looking for

But they must only make you in perfect stories

At least I had you for those early cold mornings

Back Burner

As each day comes

I have to fight harder to survive

As each night passes

I can’t seem to fall asleep before 5

Yeah, it’s a growing struggle we live in

Day in, day out, when am I going to win?

We are the ones that you left out

We are cold and sick of your doubt

We are the back burners you stored away

And we are finished with the shit you say

Well I guess I’m just pissed off

I’ve tried every trick in the book to get your attention

For all the times I claimed to not give a fuck

I was just leaving the talking to my best friend bad luck

Okay, so maybe white lies are strings without ties

Get over it, I must be the only one who even tries

But I’m going to tell you right here and right now

I don’t give a fuck (Fuck you)

So much thought goes through my head (Through my head)

It’s a wonder how I’m not dead (I’m not dead yet)

Go home to where you have it made

It’s obvious that’s where you should have stayed (All along)

Love Shit.

Everyday, there’s a mask I have to wear

No it’s not needed for me to scare

Just. a. fucked up mind. that. acts. so damn kind

I’m trying to find what I need to realize

Just tell me what I need to hear

Truth is I’m a nervous wreck

And this curse is breathing down my neck

And the truth is what I fear

The Dirty Streets. (Part #9)

“Where Did The Time Go?”

I’ve stared into these pictures

Memories I cannot re-enact

I can’t believe we grew up so damn fast

(Where did the time go?)

I couldn’t tell you where I’ve been

But I know what I have seen

Seven years I slept with one eye open

Is it bad luck to stare at the clock?

Time is ticking, no one’s listening

On this phone, I’m on my own

On my own…

Tonight has defeated me

My past creeps up (to what I see)

To see what I see

(I’ve been dreaming just to dream)

I’ve been dreaming just to dream (x2)

Where did the time go? (Why didn’t it go so slow?)

Where did the time go? (I don’t know, I don’t know)

At this point, I’m just trying to shut my eyes

Sometime before I see the sunrise

These memories will remind me that I lived my life 

When we were young and reckless (Bold lines sung twice)

Now I’m just restless…

The Dirty Streets. (Part #8)

“Cerveza Buena Vida”

How do I hold on in a place like this?

I’m so lost and dizzy

I’ve been wandering around and…I

Can’t even speak straight, oh no.

Oh my god, what have I done to myself?

This is getting harder as it comes

Oh my god, what have I become?

This isn’t me or where I am from

I’m stumbling forward to the next bottle

I’m such a mess

Crawling forward to the cheers of the crowd

Such an embarrassment, I’m not proud

“Take another drink, you’re good to go!”

No, no, no! I really don’t know!

What do I do? I’m gonna be sick

My blood now alcohol, it’s that thick!

Get it out of me, get it out of me, please make it quick

Get it out of me, get it out of me, my throat is so sore

Get it out of me, get it out of me, I can’t take much more

Get me out of here, get me out of here

Get me away from this place

Get me out of here, get me out of here

Please take me home

Por favor llévame a casa…