A thought burst in my head and I need to tell you 
It's news that I for thought 
Was it just a dream that happened long ago? 
I think that I just forgot 

Well it hasn't been the first time 
And it sure does drive me mad 

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy 
There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy 
He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting. 
Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting 

I shuffle through my mind 
To see if I can find 
The words I left behind 
Was it just a dream that happened long ago? 
Oh well... 
Never mind. 

Well it hasn't been the first time 
And it sure does drive me mad 

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy 
There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy 
He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting. 
Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting 

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy 
There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy 
He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting. 
Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting 

There's a boy who fogs his world and now he's getting lazy 
There's no motivation and frustration makes him crazy 
He makes a plan to take a stand but always ends up sitting. 
Someone help him up or he's gonna end up quitting

Verse 1- 

I heard you crying loud, 
all the way across town 
You've been searching for that someone, 
and it's me out on the prowl 
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself 
Don't get lonely now 
Dry your whining eyes 
I'm just roaming for the moment 
Sleazin' my back yard so don't get so uptight 
you been thinking about ditching me 
Chorus- 

No time to search the world around 
Cause you know where I'll be found 
When I come around 
Verse 2- 

I heard it all before 
So don't knock down my door 
I'm a loser and a user so I don't need no accuser 
to try and slag me down because I know I'm right 
So go do what you like 
Make sure you do it wise 
You may find out that your selfdoubt means nothing 
was ever there 
Bridge- 

You can't go forcing something if it's just 
not right 
Chorus- 

No time to search the world around 
Cause you know where I'll be found 
When I come around (2x) 
When I come around (7x)

Thought I ran into you down on the street 
Then it turned out to only be a dream 
I made a point to burn all of the photographs 
She went away and then I took a different path 
I remember the face 
But I cant recall the name 
Now I wonder how Whatsername has been 

Seems that she disappeared without a trace 
Did she ever marry 'ol Whatshisface 
I made a point to burn all of the photographs 
She went away and then I took a different path 
I remember the face 
But I cant recall the name 
Now I wonder how Whatsername has been 

Remember, whatever 
It seems like forever ago 
Remember, whatever 
It seems like forever ago 

The regrets are useless 
In my mind 
She's in my head 
I must confess 
The regrets are useless 
In my mind 
She's in my head 
From so long ago 
Go--go--go-- 

And in the darkest 
If my memory serves me right 
I'll never turn back time 
Forgetting you, but not the time...

Boxed up 
All of her favorite things 
Sold the rest at a rainy yard sale 
Big plans and leaving friends and 
A westbound sign 
Weighed out 
Her choices on a scale 
Prevailing nothing made sense 
Just transportation and a 
Blank decision... 

She's taking off 
Taking off... 
Taking off... 
Taking off... 

No time and no copping out 
She's burning daylight and petrol 
Blacked out the rearview mirror 
Heading westward on 
Strung out 
On confusion road 
And ten minute nervous breakdowns 
Xanex a beer for thought 
And she determined... 

She's taking off 
Taking off... 
Taking off... 
Taking off... 

Is it salvation? 
Or an escape from discontent? 
Will she find her name 
In the California cement? 
Punched out of the grind 
That punched her one too many times... 
Is tragedy 2000 miles away? 

She's taking off 
Taking off... 
Taking off... 
Taking off...

Dear mother, 
Can you hear me whining? 
It's been three whole weeks 
Since that I have left your home 
This sudden fear has left me trembling 
Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own 
And I'm feeling so alone 

Pay attention to the cracked streets 
And the broken homes 
Some call it the slums 
Some call it nice 
I want to take you through 
a wasteland I like to call 
my home 
Welcome To Paradise 

A gunshot rings out at the station 
Another urchin snaps and left dead on his own 
It makes me wonder why I'm still here 
For some strange reason it's now 
Feeling like my home 
And I'm never gonna go 

Pay attention to the cracked streets 
And the broken homes 
Some call it slums 
Some call it nice 
I want to take you through 
a wasteland I like to call 
my home 
Welcome To Paradise 

Dear mother, 
Can you hear me laughing 
It's been six whole months since 
Since that I have left your home 
It makes me wonder why I'm still here 
For some strange reason it's now 
Feeling like my home 
And I'm never gonna go 

Pay attention to the cracked streets 
And the broken homes 
Some call it the slums 
Some call it nice 
I want to take you through 
a wasteland I like to call 
my home 
Welcome To Paradise

This is a public service announcement 
This is only a test 
Emergency, evacuation, protest 
May impair your ability 
To operate machinery 
Can't quite tell 
Just what it means to me 
Keep out of reach of children 
Don't you talk to strangers 
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker 

Warning, live without warning 

Without, alright 

Better homes and safety-sealed communities 
Did you remember to pay the utility? 
Caution: police line 
You better not cross 
Is the cop or am I 
The one that's really dangerous? 
Sanitation, expiration date 
Pushing everything 
Or shut up and be a victim of authority 

(Chorus) 
(Verse 2) (First 2 lines through megaphone) 
(Chorus) 

This is a public service announcement 
This is only a test

Do as I say not as I do because 
The shit so deep you can't run away 
I beg to differ on the contrary 
I agree with every word that you say 
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive 
My wallet's fat and so is my head 
Hit and run and then I'll hit you again 
I'm a smart ass but I'm playing dumb 

Standards set and broken all the time 
Control the chaos behind a gun 
Call it as I see it even if 
I was born deaf, blind and dumb 
Losers winning big on the lottery 
Rehab rejects still sniffing glue 
Constant refutation with myself 
I'm a victim of a catch 22 

I have no belief 
But I believe 
I'm a walking contradiction 
And I ain't got no right 

Do as I say not as I do because 
The shit so deep you can't run away 
I beg to differ on the contrary 
I agree with every word that you say 
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive 
My wallet's fat and so is my head 
Hit and run and then I'll hit you again 
I'm a smart ass but I'm playing dumb 

I have no belief 
But I believe 
I'm a walking contradiction 
And I ain't got no right 

I have no belief 
But I believe 
I'm a walking contradiction 
And I ain't got no right

Come together like a foot in a shoe 
Only this time I think I stuck my foot in my mouth. 
Thinking out loud and acting in vain. 
Knocking over anyone that stands in my way. 

Sometimes I need to apologize. 
Sometimes I need to admit that I ain't right. 
Sometimes I should just keep my mouth shut, or only say hello. 
Sometimes I still feel I'm walking alone. 

Walk on eggshells on my old stomping ground, yet there's really no one left, that's hanging around. 
Isn't that another familiar face? 
Too drunk to figure out they're fading away.

Summer has come and passed 
The innocent can never last 
Wake me up when September ends 

Like my father's come to pass 
Seven years has gone so fast 
Wake me up when September ends 

Here comes the rain again 
Falling from the stars 

Drenched in my pain again 
Becoming who we are 

As my memory rests 
But never forgets what I lost 

Wake me up when September ends 

Summer has come and passed 
The innocent can never last 
Wake me up when September ends 

Ring out the bells again 
Like we did when spring began 

Wake me up when September ends 

Here comes the rain again 
Falling from the stars 

Drenched in my pain again 
Becoming who we are 

As my memory rests 
But never forgets what I lost 

Wake me up when September ends 

Summer has come and passed 
The innocent can never last 
Wake me up when September ends 

Like my father's come to pass 
Twenty years has gone so fast 
Wake me up when September ends 

Wake me up when September ends 
Wake me up when September ends

I've been waiting for a long time 
For this moment to come 
I'm destined 
For anything...at all 
Downtown lights will be shining 
On me like a diamond 
Ring out under the midnight hour 
No one can touch me now 
And I can't turn my back 
It's too late ready or not at all 

I'm so much closer than 
I have ever known... 
Wake up 

Dawning of a new era 
Calling...don't let it catch you falling 
Ready or not at all 
So close enough to taste it 
Almost...I can embrace this 
Feeling....on the tip of my tongue 

I'm so much closer than 
I have ever known... 
Wake up 
Better thank your lucks stars.... 

I've been waiting for a long time 
For this moment to come 
I'm destined for anything at all 

Dumbstruck 
Colour me stupid 
Good luck 
You're gonna need it 
Where I'm going if I get there... 
At all.... 

Wake up 
Better thank your lucky stars....