I know you think that I shouldn't still love you or tell you that
but If I didn't say it well I'd still have felt it, where's the sense in that
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
or return to where we were but

I will go down with this ship and I won't put my hands up and surrender
there will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be

I know I left too much mess and destruction to come back again
and I cause nothing but trouble, I understand if you can't talk to me again
and if you live by the rules of it's over 
then I'm sure that that makes sense but

I will go down with this ship and put my hands up and surrender
there will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be

and when we meet, which I'm sure we will
all that was there, will be there still
I'll let it pass, and hold my tongue
and you will think, that I've moved on

I will go down with this ship and put my hands up and surrender
there will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be

when you're stoned baby, and I am drunk
and we make love, it seems a little desolate
it's hard sometimes not to look away
and think what's the point
when I'm having to hold this fire down
I think I'll explode, if I can't feel this freely now

if you won't let me fall for you
then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
instead you will be missing me when I go
cos I'm bored of hanging out in your cold

when I feel loved baby, I join the road
and the world moves with me
when I feel lost I just slip away
silently, quietly take my things and go
and think what's the point
think where's the hope we're coming home

if you won't let me fall for you
then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
instead you will be missing me when I go
cos I'm bored of hanging out in your cold

if you find one day
find some freedom and relief
and with this freedom maybe
maybe you will find some peace
and with this peace baby
I hope it brings you back to me, bring you home, take me home

if you won't let me fall for you
then you won't see the best that I would love to do for you
instead you will be missing me when I go
cos I'm bored of hanging out in your cold

I haven't ever really found a place that I call home
I never stick around quite long enough to make it
I apologise that once again I'm not in love
but it's not as if I mind that your heart ain't exactly breaking
it's just a thought, only a thought

but if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
well I deserve nothing more than I get
cos nothing I have is truly mine

I"ve always thought that I would love to live by the sea
to travel the world alone and live more simply
I have no idea what's happened to that dream
cos there's really nothing left here to stop me
it's just a thought, only a thought

but if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
well I deserve nothing more than I get
cos nothing I have is truly mine

while my heart is a shield and I won't let it down
while I am so afraid to fail so I won't even try
well how can I say I'm alive

but if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
well I deserve nothing more than I get
cos nothing I have is truly mine

I've driven round, in circles for three hours
it was bound to happen that I'd end up at yours
I temporarily forgot there's better days to come
I thought that I would give it just one more chance

cos I want, tonight, what I've been waiting for
but I found, tonight, what I'd been warned about

you think you are complicated, deep mystery to all
well it's taken me a while to see, you're not so special
all energy no meaning, with a lot of words
so paper thin that one real feeling, could knock you down

and I've seen, tonight, what I'd been warned about
I'm gonna leave, tonight, before I change my mind

so see you when you're 40, lost and all alone
being comforted by strangers you'll never need to know
not sad because you lost me
but sad because you thought it was cool to be sad

you think misery will make you stand apart from the crowd
well if you had walked past me today I wouldn't have picked you out
I wouldn't have picked you out

now I've seen, tonight, how could I waste my time
and I'll be on my way, and I won't be back
cos I've seen, tonight, what I've been warned about
you're just a boy, not a man, and I'm not coming back

danny is lonely cos mary's in india now
she said she'd call but that was three weeks ago
she left all her things well, her books and her letters from him
and as the sun rises on mary, it sets on him

just dance, just drink and just see the things
I'll probably never get a chance to see

danny's not eating, he's drinking and sleeping in
I saw him last night at a party, he's definitely thin
he says he's happy, he looked pretty good but I think
that as the sun rises on mary, it sets on him

and just dance, just drink and just see the things
I'll probably never get a chance to see

danny came over last night and I cooked for him
we talked about you mary and how much we loved you still
he told me he's packed up your books and your letters and things
and as the sun sets on mary, it's rising on him

and we danced and we drank, and I've seen some things
you probably never got a chance to see
don't worry mary, cos I'm taking care of danny
and he's taking care of me

like a ghost don't need a key
your best friend I've come to be
please don't think of getting up for me
you don't even need to speak

when I've been here for just one day
you'll already miss me when I go away
so close the blinds and shut the door
you won't need other friends anymore
oh don't leave home, oh don't leave home

and if you're cold, I'll keep you warm
if you're low, just hold on
cos I will be your safety
oh don't leave home

and I arrived when you were weak
I'll make you weaker, like a child
now all your love you give to me
when your heart is all I need
oh don't leave home, oh don't leave home

and it you're cold, I'll keep you warm
if you're low, just hold on
cos I will be your safety
oh don't leave home

oh how quiet, quiet the world can be
when it's just you and little me
everything is clear, everything is new
so you won't be leaving will you

and if you're cold, I'll keep you warm
and if you're low, just hold on
cos I will be your safety
oh don't leave home

two weeks away feels like the whole world should have changed
but I'm home now, and things still look the same
I think I'll leave it till tomorrow lo unpack, try to forget for one more night
that I'm back in my flat
on the road where the cars never stop going through the night
to a life where I can't watch the sun set, 
I don't have time, I don't have time

I've still got sand in my shoes and I can't shake the thought of you
I should get on, forget you but why would I want to
I know we said goodbye, anything else would have been confused
but I want to see you again

tomorrow's back to work and down to sanity
should run a bath and then clear up the mess I made before I left here
try to remind myself that I was happy here before I knew that I could get
on a plane and fly away
from the road where the cars never stop going through the night
to a life where I can watch the sun set and take my time, take all our time

I've still got sand in my shoes and I can't shake the thought of you
I should get on, forget you but why would I want to
I know we said goodbye, anything else would have been confused
but I want to see you again

two weeks away, all it takes, to change and turn me around I've fallen
I walked away, and never said, that I wanted to see you again

I've still got sand in my shoes and I can't shake the thought of you
I should get on, forget you but why would I want to
I know we said goodbye, anything else would have been confused
but I want to see you again
 

if you're feeling low and lost today
probably doing too much again
spend all your hours just rushing around
do you have a little time for me

slow down my love you're confusing me
if you're feeling stressed just try calling
spend your love waiting for anyone to see
do you have a little time for me

if you should stop for a while
you will find me standing by
over here, at the side of your life
I'd like to hold you still
remind you  of all you've missed
if you have a little time, if you have a little time that is

why do you still run when you could walk with me
life will pass you by when you move this quickly
what can you see when you're spinning around
do you have a little time for me

if you should stop for a while
you will find me standing by
over here, at the side of your life
I'd like to hold you still
remind you  of all you've missed
if you have a little time, if you have a little time that is

if you let me listen I'll make you feel clear
spend your time waiting for anyone to see

if you should stop for a while
you will find me standing by
over here, at the side of your life
I'd like to hold you still
remind you  of all you've missed
if you have a little time, if you have a little time that is

from behind these walls I hear your song, oh sweet words
the music that you play lights up my world
the sweetest that I've heard
could it be that I've been touched and turned, oh lord please
finally, finally things are changing

this land is mine but I'll let you rule
I'll let you navigate and demand
just as long as you know, this land is mine
so find your home and settle in
oh I'm ready to let you in
just as long as we know, this land is mine

after all the battles and wards, the scars and loss
I am still the queen of my domain
and feeling stronger now
the walls are down a little more each day, since you came
finally, finally things are changing

this land is mine but I'll let you rule
I'll let you navigate and demand
just as long as you know, this land is mine
so find your home and settle in
oh I'm ready to let you in
just as long as we know, this land is mine

for all the days I've travelled alone
in this cold and colourless place till now
it's what I had to pay

this land is mine but I'll let you rule
I'll let you navigate and demand
just as long as you know, this land is mine
so find your home and settle in
oh I'm ready to let you in
just as long as we know, this land is mine

I'm coming round to open the blinds
you can't hide here any longer
my god you need to rinse those puffy eyes
you can't lie still any longer
and yes they'll ask you where you've been
and you'll have to tell them, again and again

and you probably don't want to hear tomorrow's another day
but I promise you you'll see the sun again
and you're asking me why pain's the only way to happiness
and I promise you you'll see the sun again

come on take my hand
we're going for a walk, I know you can
you can wear anything, as long as it's not black
please don't mourn forever, she's not coming back
and yes they'll ask you where you've been
and you'll have to tell them, again and again

and you probably don't want to hear tomorrow's another day
but I promise you you'll see the sun again
and you're asking me why pain's the only way to happiness
and I promise you you'll see the sun again
and I promise you you'll see the sun again

do you remember telling me you'd found the sweetest thing of all
you said one day of this was worth dying for
so be thankful you knew her at all
but it's no more

and you probably don't want to hear tomorrow's another day
but I promise you you'll see the sun again
and you're asking me why pain's the only way to happiness
and I promise you you'll see the sun again
and I promise you you'll see the sun again

so leave your taxi waiting
turn and close my door
sit back down where you were sitting 
a little closer than before

when you look that serious
it just makes me want you more
and I've been meaning to tell you

the closer you get, the better I feel
the closer you are, the more I see
why everyone says that I look happier when you're around
the closer you get, the better I feel

and yes I know you're nervous
never seen you so unsure
you haven't touched your food tonight and you're drinking more and more
and there's no need to hurry
take your time I'll still be here
and I've been meaning to tell you

the closer you get, the better I feel
the closer you are, the more I see
why everyone says that I look happier when you're around
the better I feel

the closer you get, the better you see
the closer you are, the more I see
why everyone says that I look happier when you're around
the closer you get, the better I feel
the better I feel

we've been circling for time baby
coming down to land tonight
the wait is over now and now it's easy
everything is fine

the closer you get, the better I feel
the closer you are, the more I see
why everyone says that I look happier when you're around
the better I feel

the closer you get, the better you see
the closer you are, the more I see
why everyone says that I look happier when you're around
the closer you get, the better I feel
 

I didn't hear you leave, I wonder how am I still here
I didn't want to move a thing, it might change my memory
Oh I am what I am, I'll do what I want, but I can't hide
I won't go, I won't sleep, I can't breathe, until you're resting here with me
I won't leave, I can't hide, I cannot be, until you're resting here with me
I don't want to call my friends, they might wake me from this dream
And I can't leave this bed, risk forgetting all that's been
Oh I am what I am, I'll do what I want, but I can't hide
I won't go, I won't sleep, I can't breathe, until you're resting here with me
I won't leave, I can't hide, I cannot be, until you're resting here with me

With one light on in one room, I know you're up when I go home
With one small step upon the stair, I know your look when I get there
If you were a king up there on your throne, would you be wise enough to let me go
For this queen you think you own
Wants to be a hunter again, wants to see the world alone again
To take a chance on life again, so let me go
The unread book and painful look, the tv's on, the sound is down
One long pause, then you begin, oh look what the cat's brought in
If you were a king up there on your throne, would you be wise enough to let me go
For this queen you think you own
Wants to be a hunter again, wants to see the world alone again
To take a chance on life again, so let me go, let me leave
For the crown you've placed upon my head feels too heavy now
And I don't know what to say to you but I'll smile anyhow
And all the time I'm thinking, thinking
I want to be a hunter again, want to see the world alone again
To take a chance on life again, so let me go

So you're with her, and not with me, I hope she's sweet and so pretty
I hear she cooks delightfully, a little angel beside you
So you're with her and not with me, oh how lucky can one man be
I hear your house is smart and clean, oh how lovely with your homecoming queen
Oh how lovely it must be
When you see her sweet smile baby, don't think of me
When she lays in your warm arms, don't think of me
So you're with her, and not with me, I know she spreads sweet honey
In fact your best friend, I heard he spent last night with her
Now how do you feel
When you see her sweet smile baby, don't think of me
When she lays in your warm arms, don't think of me
And it's too late and it's too bad, don't think of me
Oh it's too late and it's too bad, don't think of me
Oh it's too late and it's too bad, don't think of me
Does it bother you now all the mess I made
Does it bother you now the clothes you told me not to wear
Does it bother you now all the angry games we played
Does it bother you now when I'm not there
When you see her sweet smile baby, don't think of me
When she lays in your warm arms, don't think of me
And it's to late and it's too bad, don't think of me
Oh it's too late, oh it's too bad, don't think of me

My lover's gone, his boots no longer by my door, he left at dawn, and as I slept I felt him go
Returns no more, I will not watch the ocean, my lover's gone, no earthly ships will ever
Bring him home again, bring him home again
My lover's gone, I know that kiss will be my last, no more his song, the tune upon his lips has passed
I sing alone, while I watch the ocean, my lover's gone, no earthly ships will ever
Bring him home again, bring him home again

I'd like to watch you sleep at night, to hear you breathe by my side
And although sleep leaves me behind, there's nowhere I'd rather be
And now our bed is oh so cold, my hands feel empty, no one to hold
I can sleep what side I want, it's not the same with you gone
Oh if you'd come home, I'd let you know that
All you want, is right here in this room, all you want
And all you need, is sitting here with you, all you want
It's been three years, one night apart, but in that night you tore my heart
If only you had slept alone, if those seeds had not been sown
Oh you could come home and you would know that
All you want, is right here in this room, all you want
All you need is sitting here with you, all you want
I hear your key turning in the door, I won't be hearing that sound anymore
And you and your sin can leave the way you just came in, send my regards to her
I hope you've found that
All you want, is right here in that room, all you want
And all you need is sitting there with you, all you want
I'd like to watch you sleep at night, to hear you breathe by my side

My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey, but your picture on my wall
It reminds me that it's not so bad, it's not so bad
I drank too much last night, got bills to pay, my head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today, I'm late for work again
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply that I might not last the day
And then you call me and it's not so bad, it's not so bad and
I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life
Push the door, I'm home at last and I'm soaking through and through
Then you hand me a towel and all I see is you
And even if my house falls down, I wouldn't have a clue
Because you're near me and
I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life

I just want to feel safe in my own skin, I just want to be happy again
I just want to feel deep in my own world
But I'm so lonely I don't even want to be with myself anymore
On a different day, if I was safe in my own skin, then I wouldn't feel lost and so frightened
But this is today and I'm lost in my own skin
And I'm so lonely I don't even want to be with myself anymore
I just want to feel safe in my own skin, I just want to be happy again

Even on a day like this when you're crawling on the floor
Reaching for the phone to ring anyone who knows you anymore
It's all right to make mistakes, you're only human
Inside everybody's hiding something
Staring at the same four walls, have you tried to help yourself
The rings around your eyes they don't hide, that you need to get some rest
It's all right to make mistakes you're only human
Inside everybody's hiding something
Take time to catch your breath and choose your moment
Don't slide
Even at a time like this when the morning seems so far
Think that pain belongs to you but it's happened to us all
It's all right to make mistakes, you're only human
Inside everybody's hiding something
Take time to catch your breath and choose your moment
Don't slide
You brought this on yourself and it's high time you left it there
Lie here and rest your head and dream of something else instead
Don't slide

I thought it was funny when you missed the train
When I rang you at home they said you'd left yesterday
I thought it was strange when your car was found
By the tree in Ennis where we used to hang around
Dear Isobel, I hope you're well and what you've done is right
Oh it's been such hell, I wish you well, I hope you're safe tonight
It's been a long day coming and long will it last
When it's last day leaving, and I'm helping it pass
By loving you more
and who he would become, all the things he'd have done
Would he have loved you and not let you down
And would he be stronger than his father
Don't punish yourself, leave it well alone
Dear Isobel, I hope you're well and what you've done is right
Oh it's been such hell, I wish you well, I hope you're safe tonight
It's been a long day coming and long will it last
When it's last day leaving, and I'm helping it pass
By loving you more

If you gave me just a coin for every time we say goodbye
Well I'd be rich beyond my dreams, I'm sorry for my weary life
I know I'm not perfect but I can smile
And I hope that you see this heart behind my tired eyes
If you tell me that I can't, I will, I will, I'll try all night
And if I say I'm coming home, I'll probably be out all night
I know I can be afraid but I'm alive
And I hope that you trust this heart behind my tired eyes
I'm no angel, but please don't think that I won't try and try
I'm no angel, but does that mean that I can't live my life
I'm no angel, but please don't think that I can't cry
I'm no angel, but does that mean that I won't fly
I know I'm not around each night
And I know I always think I'm right
I can believe that you might look around
I'm no angel, but please don't think that I won't try and try
I'm no angel, but does that mean that I can't live my life
I'm no angel, but please don't think that I can't cry
I'm no angel, but does that mean that I won't fly

What I choose to do is of no concern to you and your friends
Where I lay my hat may not be my home, but I will last on my own
'Cause it's me, and my life, it's my life, it's my life
Oh the world has sat in the palm of my hand not that you'd see
And I'm tired and bored of waiting for you and all those things you never do
'Cause it's me, and my life, it's my life, it's my life

Touch my skin and tell me what you're thinking, take my hand and show me where we're going
Lie down next to me, look into my eyes and tell me, oh tell me what you're seeing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling, what you feel now is what I feel for you
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
See my eyes, they carry your reflection, watch my lips and haer the words I'm telling you
Give your trust to me and look into my heart and show me, show me what you're doing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling, what you feel now is what I feel for you
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
Take your time, if I'm lying to you, I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me
Feel the sun on your face and tell me what you're thinking
Catch the snow on your tongue and show me how it tastes
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
Take your time and if I'm lying to you, I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me

I know what you came for and I know when you'll leave
You came for my heart and it's lost to me
For I won't stop you, I will open my door
My heart is here waiting
I don't need it no more
I know why you're leaving and I'll just let it be
I am left with nothing and now you're lost to me
For I can't stop you, I will open my door
My heart is here waiting
I don't need it no more
I know why you're waiting
Give me time breathe
Before you take my heart now
And just get up and leave
For I won't stop you, I will open my door
My heart is here waiting
I don't need it no more
For love makes a fool of me
For love makes a part of us
You know it's worthless, as worthless can be
For love makes a fool of me
For love makes a part of us
You know it's worthless, as worthless can be