EP: A Classic Christmas (2023)












It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

(originally by Andy Williams)

It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you be a good cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's the happ, happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings
And gay happy meetings
When friends come to call
It's the happ, happiest season of all

There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
Of tales of the glories
Of Christmases long long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When loved ones are near
It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories
Of Christmases long, long ago
Long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When loved ones are near

It's the most wonderful time
Yes, the most wonderful time
Oh, the most wonderful time
Of the year

I'll Be Home For Christmas lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

(originally by Bing Crosby)

I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Please have snow
And mistletoe
And presents by the tree

Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

(originally by Brenda Lee)

Rockin' around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple try to stop
Rockin' around the Christmas tree let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie, and we'll do some caroling

Youwill get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rockin' around the Christmas tree have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way

Silent Night lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin, mother, and child
Holy infant, so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia

Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace

Oh Jesus Lord, at thy birth
Oh Jesus Lord, at thy birth

On a silent night

White Christmas lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

(originally by Bing Crosby)

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow, oh

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

I said I'm dreaming
Of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases
Be white

The Christmas Song lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother’s child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so, I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you

And so, I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you

Face The River (2022)




















Face The River lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I am tired of the waiting
I can hear the record playing
But no music, just the needle
Heaven knows just how I feel

Cry, try, and try
Try, try, try
Try to face the river I cannot cross
That's only you and I

All the praying, all the pleading
On my bended knee, heart bleeding
We'll get past this, we'll pull through it
Wild horses couldn't do

Try, try, and try
Try, try, yeah, and try
Try to face the river I cannot cross
That's only you and I

And all the time I gave love
I never got the same love
Looking for signs, throw a line
You were, oh, you were mine

Try, try, and try
Try, try, Lord, I, I try
Try to face the river I cannot cross
That's only you and I, yeah
Try to face the river I cannot cross
That's only you and I

Summertime lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I might never even know your name
If I hadn't taken half the time
To tell you that I had no shame
That I was gonna make you mine
But I let you be who you've become
Let the others wish they could have some
Let 'em have their bubblegum
While we fill up on summer

In the summertime
If I had a doubt, if I waited
In the summertime
Someone else might just've swung on in
In the summertime
Sun is comin' out
Celebrate it
In the summertime
We will never be this young again

Got a lot of catching up to do
And a lot of loving left to give
Less you feel you've got to prove
The more you wanna just let live
Even if you've been afraid of love
Or you're waiting for a little shove
A little bit could be enough
Just try it for the summer

In the summertime
If I had a doubt, if I waited
In the summertime
Someone else might just've swung on in
In the summertime
Sun is comin' out
Celebrate it
In the summertime
We will never be this young again

(In the summertime)
(Sweet, sweet, sweet, summertime)

In the summertime
If I had a doubt, if I waited
In the summertime
Someone else might just've swung on in
In the summertime
Sun is comin' out
Celebrate it
In the summertime
We will never be this young again

Yeah, in the summertime
If I had a doubt, if I waited
In the summertime
Someone else might just've swung on in
In the summertime
Sun is comin' out
Celebrate it
In the summertime
We will never be this young again, whoa

Ford lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Tryin', tired but I'm tryin'
This hill I've been climbin'
Oh I can't see the top
Old man, can you help me understand
Why I'm on this planet?
How do you know when to stop?
Working for a dollar
Well that's how you make a man feel broke
Working for a dollar
That's the only thing I know

"Just drive an old Ford
Count blessings and praise the Lord
Have less make it feel like more
Leave work at the front door
Work hard and you get paid
Don't give em your best days
Only so many left, save
Some of 'em up for the ones worth saving 'em for"

Patience, I've run out of patience
I need a vacation
I need out of this shift
Skydive, maybe see how fast I can drive
Too young to not feel alive
And I'm caught in a ditch
Passin' me a bottle
Oldman starts rollin' his own smoke
Says "you lost me at dollar
Here's the only thing I know

Just drive an old Ford
Count blessings and praise the Lord
Have less make it feel like more
Leave work at the front door
Work hard and you get paid
Don'tgive em your best days
Only so many left, save
Some of 'em up for the ones worth saving 'em for

Once you find your love, you hold her close and say her name
No amount of money's gonna make you feel the same
Can't you see?
Can't you see?

Just drive an old Ford
Count blessings and praise the Lord
Have less make it feel like more
Leave work at the front door
Work hard and you get paid
Don't give em your best days
Only so many left, save
Some of 'em up for the ones worth saving 'em for"

Freedom (Johnny's Song) lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Johnny's got a family of five, and he works for the state
He got debts that are piling high, and an old Chevrolet
Willie on the dash playin' tunes
Smells like grass cuz he's covered in June
Picking up extra cash mowing lawns with his kids

Stained sneakers walk through the church as they kneel down to pray
Sayin' "please Lord, have pity on us, take our troubles away
These seeds that we're plantin' with you
We hope one day, oh Lord will come true"
I remember even right now that look on his face

So we'd get high, and we'd ramble
Get drunk and we'd gamble
Teenagers cruising at 75
Singing "Sweet Home Alabama"
Stay out all damn weekend
Sundays are for sleeping
Nobody leaving this planet alive
Might as well enjoy your freedom
Yeah freedom

Mom says she gonna enlist, and the Corps pays for school
They'll have more money they could work with if she just had the tools
John says "What you think's best
I'll work doubles and make up the rest"
Still drown in college debt I'll never forgive or forget

So we'd get high, and we'd ramble
Get drunk and we'd gamble
Teenagers cruising at 75
Singing "Sweet Home Alabama"
Stay out all damn weekend
Sundays are for sleeping
Nobody leaving this planet alive
Might as well enjoy your freedom
Yeah freedom

Went to Woodstock
With his draft papers in his back pocket from Vietnam
Workin' in the slammer
Did hard time
Went through hell together, they'd die for each other
Oh these lovers in arms

Yeah they'd get high and they'd ramble
Get drunk and they'd gamble
When they were younger like everyone else
Like you couldn't blow out their candle
Stay out all damn weekend
Sundays are for sleeping
Nobody leaving this planet alive
Might as well enjoy your freedom
Yeah freedom

Greatest Of All Time lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Letting my love-light, my love-light shine
Right through the battles
Just like an arrow, straight to your heart
Even a wounded one like mine
Facing the gallows
That stood in the shadows
Is coming out of the dark

Even though I'd almost
Almost given up

But I did, I did it
I really stuck with it
Someone found love
I'm so excited
And this world, this life
So happy, could cry
This angel of mine
Greatest of all time

She's the greatest
The greatest

Yeah, I landed on the real thing, is this real life?
Used to be jaded, but that feeling faded
When I gave it a try
Put away my problems and all of my pride
Put on my halo, with my best foot forward
And I put in the time

I went through the darkness
Just to see the light

Yeah I did, I did it
I really stuck with it
Someone found love
I'm so excited
In this world, this life
So happy could cry
This angel of mine
Greatest of all time

She's the greatest
The greatest

Used to think love was blind
Until I saw you
Leaning on the hands of time sayin'
That there's no tomorrow
Now you're all I'm wanting
Now you're all I'm wanting

But I did, I did it
I really stuck with it
Someone found love
I'm so excited
In this world, this life
So happy could cry
This angel of mine
Greatest of all time

She's the greatest
The greatest
Greatest of all time
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
She's the greatest
The greatest

Destiny lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Love, the only love I need
The only one for me
My truth, my destiny

And there
Beyond a million stars
I'll wipe away the scars
For all eternity

And when asking how I knew
Your love was so true
Heaven only had to know

And we, we are the million to one
The children of the sun
A world so far away

Cry, let me be your tears
Let me face your fears
We've already lit the darkness

You and I
Look how far we've come
Walking on the sun
Stay forever in my heart

Lighthouse lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

We can't get off of this old
Wreckage of a boat unless we
Make a few phone calls
And that will be hard
The power is down and the supplies almost drowned
It's a matter of luck if we can figure this out

We're all victims of something without any meaning
A modest salvation, it's all very seemingly clear

Lighthouse, find me
Lighthouse, blind me

And we stand in the mirror and tell ourselves lies
Just to get through the trouble of solving the problem that's here

Lighthouse, find me
Lighthouse, blind me

The waters are rocky and the crew's pretty scared
Better get ourselves ready for a stormy affair
We followed the stars cause that's the right thing to do
But this isn't the water it's just me and you

We're all victims of something without any meaning
A modest salvation, it's all very seemingly clear

Lighthouse, find me
Lighthouse, blind me

And we stand in the mirror and tell ourselves lies
Just to get through the trouble of solving the problem that's here

Lighthouse, find me
Lighthouse, blind me

Can I get away, Can I get away?
Somebody save me
Can I get away, Can I get away?
Somebody save me, save me

We're all victims of something without any meaning
A modest salvation, it's all very seemingly clear

Lighthouse, find me
Lighthouse, blind me

And we stand in the mirror and tell ourselves lies
Just to get through the trouble of solving the problem that's here

Lighthouse, find me
Lighthouse, blind me

Chasing When lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Why do we continue
To follow this pilot
Into the burning sun
Waving a banner
Set by a standard
Sold to the obvious ones
So set up the pins and knock 'em all down
When are we ever gonna learn?

I can't depend on
Waiting for the trend
I'm always on the outside
While you're chasing when
From the clothing to the culture probing
Movement of the moment
Always chasing when
Always chasing when

I read on the newsflash
The fashion of my class isn't the same as before
The new hyperactive, endorphin distracted
Way to not talk anymore
For every solution there's a problem
And for every problem, a war

I can't depend on
Waiting for the trend
I'm always on the outside
While you're chasing when
From the clothing to the culture probing
Movement of the moment
Always chasing when
Always chasing

I can't think about it
Like you think about it
Give me a sign
I can't think about it
I'd go out of my mind

I can't depend on
Waiting for the trend
I'm always on the outside
While you're chasing when
From the clothing to the culture probing
Movement of the moment
Always chasing when

I can't depend on
Waiting for the trend
I'm always on the outside
While you're chasing when
From the clothing to the culture probing
Movement of the moment
Always chasing when
Always chasing when

Hero In Our House lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

There was a hero in my house
I really miss her
That's her on the porch
Right there, holding my sister
Used to wake me up for school
Helped put on my clothes
Lunch in the fridge
Wrapped in foil to stay cold
And then she walked me out
The hero in my house

Now my heart
It's locked in a cage
Thrown into the river
I can't help this rage
Sometimes I wonder
What she's doing up there now
Do they see her like we do?
The hero in our house

Yeah we're all a little numb
That's not the intention
The things that we saw
Just hurt too much to mention
I hurt for the pain
Hurt and I'm grieving
Oddest thing is
There's just no getting even
Her body took her out
The hero in our house

Now this heart
It's locked in a cage
Thrown into theriver
I can't help this rage
Sometimes I wonder
What she's doing up there now
Do they see her like we do?
The hero in our house

Some things you can't forget
Some folks you don't either
Can try to outrun pain
You stop and feel the fever
I needto get drunk
Feeling so crazy
I need to get work done
But then I just get lazy
If she could see me now
The hero in our house
It really gets me down
It really bums me out

Now this heart
It's locked in a cage
Thrown into the river
I can't help this rage
But sometimes I wonder
What she's doing up there now
Do they see her like we do?
The hero in our house

There was a hero in our house
Sent down from heaven
Then she went back
'Fore the age of 67
But she told us all goodbye
Told us she was proud
And that's how she went out
The hero in our house

Let Someone In lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Underneath the surface
You're not hard to please
Simple satisfaction for simple needs
And this thing between us
What is there to lose?
Have a little faith like I have in you

Let someone in
It's so good
Open up
Let someone in
To your heart
Let me in

Look at what we've started
How we lit the fuse
When you look at me I feel bulletproof
Let me be your shelter
Let me be your shield
Let me be the one that your soul can feel

Let someone in
It's so good
Open up
Let someone in
To your heart
Let me in

Those hours, those minutes
Each, each one we've lived in
All of them lead up to this
One we're in

Let someone in
It's so good
Open up
Let someone in
To your heart
Let me in

Love love love love love
Love love love love
Love love love love love...

Laat Me Nooit Meer Los (Never Let Me Go) lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Never, never let me go

Soms ben ik kwetsbaar en alleen
En m'n enige troost zijn de muren om me heen
Ik wacht tot jij weer bij me bent
Alleen jij staat me bij als de spiegel mij niet kent

En ik zie
Oh, oh
Donderwolken boven zee
Oh, oh
Dus sla je armen om me heen en

Laat me, laat me
Laat me nooit meer los
Laat me, laat me
Laat me nooit meer los
Ik zou niet weten wat ik moet zonder jou
Ben niets zonder jou
Ik zit hier in het donker, dus hou me vast
En laat me, laat me
Laat me nooit meer los

Some days I live inside the past
Wonderin' if I might be sad, I might be damned
Blinding the darkness with your light
Bring me back, bring me home and I'm all right

And I said
Oh, oh
Just when I get weak again
Oh, oh
You're my heaven closing in

Never, never
Never let me go
Never, never
Never let me go
Couldn't stand this, something about you
Being around you
Takes me like a rocket to outer space
Never, never
Never let me go

Oh, jij laat alle wolken verdwijnen
Jij maakt dat ik blauw kan zien
In jouw armen voel ik me veilig
Dus ik smeek je, alsjeblieft
Jij laat alle wolken verdwijnen (All the clouds disappear)
Jij maakt dat ik blauw kan zien (I can see through the skies)
In jouw armen voel ik me veilig
Dus ik smeek je, alsjeblieft, oh (Hold on tight, I'm begging, please)

Laat me (Never), laat me (Never)
Laat me nooit meer los
Laat me (Never), laat me (Never)
Laat me nooit meer los
Ik zou niet weten wat ik moet zonder jou
Ben niets zonder jou
Ik zit hier in het donker, dus hou me vast
En laat me (Never), laat me (Never)
Laat me nooit meer los

Never, never let me go

"Something Worth Saving" (2016)

She Sets The City On Fire lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Everybody knows she's a perfect ten
And I'm hanging on tight til the whole thing ends
Cause New York sky don't get much brighter
She sets, she sets the city on fire

Somebody told me if I'm not careful
Well, this one's gonna roll me
I got my hands full and this one's gonna own me and control me
I'm so mystified
She caught the last train last night, left another note
Saying "see you next time; miss me if you don't"
You look good in your bed; til we meet again
You went through my head and nobody told me so

Everybody knows she's a perfect ten
And I'm hanging on tight til the whole thing ends
Cause New York sky don't get much brighter
She sets, she sets the city on fire
She sets the city on fire
Burns like a million lighters
I'm going up, I couldn't get much higher
She sets, she sets the city on fire

New scene, next block
She'll be jaywalking right across while the cops talk
Make you feel like a boss when your eyes lock
And you can't stop staring endlessly
She got the whole thing figured out; hits me where it hurts
And I know I might be swinging at a curve
I don't mind it, though, when the lights are low
She can hit the notes wearing my T-shirt

Everybody knows she's a perfect ten
And I'm hanging on tight til the whole thing ends
Cause New York sky don't get much brighter
She sets, she sets the city on fire
She sets the city on fire
Burns like a million lighters
I'm going up, I couldn't get much higher
She sets, she sets the city on fire

But I don't know if I'm chasing ghosts
Put my hand in the flame of a flickering lighter
Again and again, I was lucky just to find her
But I don't know if I'm chasing ghosts
Put my hand in the flame of a flickering lighter
Again and again, I was lucky

Everybody knows she's a perfect ten
And I'm hanging on tight til the whole thing ends
Cause New York sky don't get much brighter
She sets, she sets the city on fire
She sets the city on fire
Burns like a million lighters
I'm going up, I couldn't get much higher
She sets, she sets the city on fire

I'm going up, I couldn't get much higher
She sets, she sets the city on fire

You Make My Heart Sing Louder lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I can hear it coming, feel it inside my bones
Oh, take me now, to the lake of fire
All of the hearts I have broken, hard as a rolling stone
Oh, it comes around, when you're out of time

This town I left for dead,
heart stopped, I had reached the end
That's when you raised my head
And led me into the light
Walked me to the waterfall,
slowly you removed it all
Set free my well and wall
you brought me back to life

'Cause you make my heart sing louder, high as the Eiffel Tower
And in the midnight hour, you give my love that power

When you would take me over, show me I'm not alone
You say that needing help, don't mean you not strong
Soon as the sky is falling and all that I had is gone
Oh, I fear no hell since you came along

This town I left for dead,
heart stopped, I had reached the end
That's when you raised my head
And led me into the light
Hey, walked me to the waterfall,
slowly you removed it all
Set free my well and wall
you brought me back to life

'Cause you make my heart sing louder, high as the Eiffel Tower
And in the midnight hour, you give my love that power

You're lifting me up and setting me free
Showing me something I could believe
Giving me hope you know that I need
And I am blinded, by it
Open my heart I gave you my soul
Gave you permission, gave you control
Show me the world that I didn't know
Let me inside it, inside it

'Cause you make my heart sing louder, high as the Eiffel Tower
And in the midnight hour, you give my love that power

Na, na na, na
Na, na na, na
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Na, na na, na
Na na na, na

Kite Like Girl lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Some girls want bright diamonds
Some girls wanna stick like glue
Not her, no, she's a little different
She ain't into things everybody seems to lose
This girl's got her own reputation
Everybody's got somethin' to prove
She said "Don't you know what I'm thinkin'?
A little bit of me and a whole lot of you"

So free, you know what i mean
Somethings you just can't keep

She might take her coat off
Tell you that she's gonna stay, yeah
Lay you down and float off
She's a kite like girl, you gotta let her fly away, hey
Let her fly away
She's a kite like girl, you gotta let her fly away, hey

She's as light as a feather
But she'll kick off of her cloud
Got nothin' to do with the weather
When you're wakin' up alone and she's nowhere to be found
We all wanna live in the moment
Always talkin' 'bout the here and the now
New bucks sellin' old religion
She's still the only one knowin' what I talk about

So free, you know what i mean
Somethings you just can't keep

She might take her coat off
Tell you that she's gonna stay, yeah
Lay you down and float off
She's a kite like girl, you gotta let her fly away, hey
Let her fly away
She's a kite like girl, you gotta let her fly away, hey

And if she takes you to the top, don't look down
This girl is not that innocent
And if she's lettin' you drop, there'll be no sound
She'll be playin' your heart, are you listenin'?

She might take her coat off
Tell you that she's gonna stay, yeah
Lay you down and float off
She's a kite like girl, you gotta let her fly away, hey
Let her fly away, yeah
She's a kite like girl

With a kite like girl, you gotta let her fly away

Making Love With The Radio On lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I tried giving up
Walked through quite enough
Had to call it a day
From an ex who showed up falling to
Grand piano falling on the edge of the parkway
Got no good advice
Hotline called me twice
Said, "I went through the wall
Do you have a quote to lend me
Or a friend to send me?"
But I got no help at all

So I loosened my lips
And let a little prayer I memorized
Do what I just wished
And suddenly, to my surprise

Oh, DJ, when you play my song
Make me feel bigger than an old King Kong
At the risk of this coming out wrong
Feel like making love with the radio on
Oh, every time I hear that jam
Grabbed my baby right by her hand
Even if my day was going all wrong
Feel like making love with the radio on

Snatched my medicine
Light it like Edison
Turned it right up to the sky
You're my absolutely fictional
Pure perfection
My Venetian boat ride
Blown out speakers
And worn out tweeters
And still I get the effect
If you got my go-to living
[?] me in the spirit
Even if I'm a complete wreck

Don't you call it a flaw
Everybody needs some a peace of mind
It should be the law
To take a little private time

Oh, DJ, when you play my song
Make me feel bigger than an old King Kong
At the risk of this coming out wrong
Feel like making love with the radio on
Oh, every time I hear that jam
Grabbed my baby right by her hand
Even if my day was going all wrong
Feel like making love with the radio on

I want to feel like this, so hold me forever
Emotions are real like this and flow like a river
And you are the only one

Oh, DJ, when you play my song
Make me feel bigger than an old King Kong
At the risk of this coming out wrong
Feel like making love with the radio on

Oh, every time I hear that sound
Engine running and I'm homeward bound
Even if my day was going all wrong
Feel like making love with the radio on

With the radio, with the radio
Feel like making love with the radio on
With the radio, with the radio
Feel like making love with the radio on
With the radio, with the radio
With the radio on
With the radio, with the radio

Harder To Believe lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Back of your house, back of your neck
Goodbye to the innocence
I said, "Goodbye, I have no regrets
We're just living on a dream"

Headstrong and a sugars tough
I got beat down and I drank too much
Got run over at the 911,
but I, I'm still alive

To tell you the truth,
I can't remember all the details
The hell I walked through,
left me shirtless in the night

You only see what I reveal
My clothes, my phone, my home, my automobile
Just take my word, you wouldn't think
But there's more to my story, that you can't dream
I could let the words just fall out while you're listening to me
But the truth just makes it harder to believe

Letting me in, leading me on
Who knows where it's coming from
One go and it's just begun,
but I, I'm closing in

To tell you the truth,
I can't remember all the details
The hell I walked through,
left me shirtless in the night

You only see what I reveal
My clothes, my phone, my home, my automobile
Just take my word, you wouldn't think
But there's more to my story, that you can't dream
I could let the words just fall out while you're listening to me
But the truth just makes it harder to believe

I wanted it so bad, more than I could really say
Nothing got in my way, oh woah, oh woah
But only you get there, you're waiting for the shoe to drop
All I'm saying is I just couldn't stop

Let it fall out
You only see what I reveal
My clothes, my phone, my home, my automobile, yeah
Just take my word, you wouldn't think
But there's more to my story, that you can't dream
I could let the words just fall out while you're listening to me
Said I'll let the words just fall out, while you're listening to me
But the truth just makes it harder to believe

Say I Am lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

One way, one way to the center of your heart
Slow down, the world is too loud and this loneliness too hard
We should let it out, just to be closer
Well, I need you now, over and over

We could stay up in the Sunday room
As we share these words unspoken
When you ask me if I'm in love with you
I would say you must be joking
I would say I, I would say I am

Slowly, show me what you hold and what you hide
Tell me that you really believe and I'll see it in your eyes
But when you've hurt so much, you're scared to get closer
You can let it out, over and over

We could stay up in the Sunday room
As we share these words unspoken
When you ask me if I'm in love with you
I would say you must be joking
I would say I, I would say I am

I could show you the river, we'll wash in the water
Give me your faith, there's so many waves

We could stay up in the Sunday room
As we share these words unspoken
When you ask me if I'm in love with you
I would say you must be joking
I would say I, I would say I am
I would say I am
I could show you the river, we could wash in the water

How Lucky Can A Man Get lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I want you to love me like the first time, yeah
I want you to love me like the sun shines, yeah
Girl, Imma make you feel good
Love you like a red blooded man should
Girl, I wanna love you like the first time

Listen I just wanna tell ya
You got the kiss that I wanna taste
And when we walk by the people all say
How lucky can a man get?
I wanna rock, I wanna roll
God help me, yeah, you save my soul
When you touch me I go losin' control
How lucky can a man get?
Straight to the top
Pot full of gold
Like honey dripping nice and slow
Sweet sugar she's my miracle
How lucky can a man get?

I want you to love me like the first time, yeah
Really keep me guessin' till I, till I cross the line
I take you back to my roots
Kiss you while I'm singin' "Blue Suede Shoes"
Girl, I wanna love you like the first time, oh!

Listen I just wanna tell ya
You got the lips that I wanna taste
And when we walk by the people all say
How lucky can a man get?
I wanna rock, I wanna roll
God help me, yeah, you save my soul
When you touch me I go losin' control
How lucky can a man get?
Straight to the top
Pot full of gold
Like honey dripping nice and slow
Sweet sugar she's my miracle
How lucky can a man get?

In the name of all the love you give me
You're the one to bring out somethin' in me
Shine your light on all the things we could be
We could be
We could be
(Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya)

I wanna rock, I wanna roll (I wanna rock)
God help me, yeah, you save my soul (save my soul)
When you touch me I go losin' control (ooh-hoo)
How lucky can a man get? (can a man get)
Straight to the top
Pot full of gold (oh, straight to the top)
Like honey dripping nice and slow
Sweet sugar she's my miracle (what)
How lucky can a man get? (can a man get)
How lucky can a man get?
How lucky can a man get?
How lucky can a man get?
How lucky can a man get?
How lucky can a man get?
(Can a man get, can a man get, can a man get, can a man get?)

New Love lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I thought that you were over with it, told me it was time to quit it
Now you're saying you regret it (just a little late)
So listen I was really in love, then I went and found a new drug
Something that was legal enough (just a little late)

One more time I tell you so you know that this is real
One more time I tell you so you know just how I feel
I'll fill you in:

I got a new love, oh what a face, holding it down, she's running the place
I got a new love, talk of the town, I, I, I said it now
I got a new love, just couldn't wait, all of my friends are calling it fate
I got a new love, you might've met, I, I, I'm saying it

You make me feel like going insane, call me every curse you can name
Now you wanting back in the game (just a little late)
Some people never learn how to cope, think everything will come that they hope
Sorry, but the answer is no (just a little late)

One more time I tell you so you know that this is real
One more time I tell you so you know just how I feel
I'll fill you in:

I got a new love, oh what a face, holding it down, she is running the place
I got a new love, talk of the town, I, I, I said it now
I got a new love, just couldn't wait, all of my friends are calling it fate
I got a new love, you might've met, I, I, I'm saying it

No longer need to know, that means no
(Need to know, that means no)
So you don't need to know, need to know
(No you don't)
But you keep asking me, begging me
(Yea, you're asking me, but you're begging me)
Baby please
Be careful what you wish for, this'll only hurt you more

I got a new love, oh what a face, holding it down, she is running the place
I got a new love, talk of the town, I, I, I said it now
I got a new love, just couldn't wait, all of my friends are calling it fate
I got a new love, you might've met, I, I, I'm saying it

I got a new love, you might've met, I, I, I'm saying it

Annalee lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

You fire it up
Dancing around
Knocking back
Knocking down you go all night
All night
Blow em away
Pourin it on
Laugh at the jokes
Sing a few songs you know all right
All right

Gettin all, gettin all, gettin all their attention
Now you're takin em, takin em, takin em for a ride
All right

Oh Annalee, Annalee
Don't you know I'm on to you?
Your eyes are bright as chandeliers
But I see the truth
Your mystery, Annalee
Got them falling from the roof
Hypnotized and paralyzed but
That's nothing new
Annalee, you know that
I'm onto you

Fresh out of jail
Left Santa Fe
Making your rounds out in LA, look at you now, oh wow
They're buying you rings
Giving you cars
It's never enough, you turn their hearts all inside out, side out

Getting all, gettin all, gettin all their attention
Takin em, takin em, takin em for a ride
Every time

Oh Annalee, Annalee
Don't you know I'm on to you?
Your eyes are bright as chandeliers
But I see the truth
Your mystery, Annalee
Got them falling from the roof
Hypnotized and paralyzed but
That's nothing new
Annalee, you know that
I'm onto you

It started with a white lie
You thought it was a good time
Now they got the fever
Oh beep bop ba lulah
Now everybody wants you
But I'm looking right through
And I want to tell you
Get yourself together girl cause nothing lasts forever

Oh Annalee, Annalee
Don't you know I'm on to you?
Your eyes are bright as chandeliers
But I see the truth
Your mystery, Annalee
Got them falling from the roof
Hypnotized and paralyzed but
That's nothing new

Annalee, Annalee...
Annalee, you know that
I'm onto you

Something Worth Saving lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Sometimes
When I lie awake at night
I think about how far we made it together
We were wild
I knew we would always be
Maybe it's all part of finding our heaven

Even if it breaks your heart
Even if it tears your world apart
Still you keep holding on
If something's worth saving
All of our hopes and fears
They may get tangled but love's sincere
So we keep holding on
To something worth saving
Even if it breaks your heart

My hopes
They only align with yours
They're only as big as we both aim to make them
For love
If I had a thousand lives
I'd find you a thousand times
You know I'd come back again

Even if it breaks your heart
Even if it tears your world apart
Still you keep holding on
If something's worth saving
All of our hopes and fears
They may get tangled but love's sincere
So we keep holding on
To something worth saving
Even if it breaks your heart

How good it could be
I knew it would be somehow
And I know now that it is
Who could imagine
With all that's happened
The names, the fights, the insanely long nights
And I'm standing on top of the world
Yeah
And when the dust settles
You're standing right with me 'cause

Even if it breaks your heart
Even if it tears your world apart
Still you keep holding on
If something's worth saving
All of our hopes and fears
They may get tangled but love's sincere
So we keep holding on
To something worth saving
Even if it breaks your heart

Technicolor lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Rose colored lenses
Had their intentions lost on me
Love's an illusion
That was my whole philosophy

They say we're creatures of habit
They say people never change
But you rubbed up on my static
Lit a spark and then a flame
Like a disco ball that's spinning
Every time you're in the room
No one shines the way you do

When I laid eyes on you
Everything came to life
Before you
I was all black and white
Now I might never recover
Ever since I met you girl I'm seeing technicolor

Blindsided by you
I wanna buy you everything
I even tried to
Then you replied
Let's start with drinks

So I ordered up a vodka
Something simple something clear
You got something from the tropics
Pink umbrella up to here
You said what's the point of living
If you don't do it in style
I want you to show me how

When I laid eyes on you
Everything came to life
Before you
I was all black and white
Now I might never recover
Ever since I met you girl I'm seeing technicolor

So bright I think I'm about to freak
That's why I'm hiding behind these cheap
Sunglasses, ain't even summer
Ever since I met you girl I'm seeing
Technicolor

Somewhere
In the winds of your air
I wish that I could go to sleep
And never leave
Why don't you meet
Why don't you meet me there

Eyes on you everything came to life
Before you
I was all black and white
Now I might never recover
Ever since I met you girl I'm seeing technicolor
Yeah

So bright I think I'm about to freak
That's why I'm hiding behind these cheap sunglasses, ain't even summer
Ever since I met you girl I'm seeing
Technicolor

Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor

Yeah every since I met you girl I'm seeing technicolor

"Make A Move" (2013)

Best I Ever Had lyrics - Gavin DeGraw


Melt Antarctica, savin’ Africa
I failed algebra and I miss you sometimes
We’re at war again, save the world again
You can all join in, but you can’t smoke inside

You said, “Take me home, I can’t stand this place
‘Cause there’s too many hipsters and I just can’t relate.”
You’re my neon gypsy, my desert rain
You’re my “Helter Skelter”, oh how can I explain that

You’re the best I ever had
And I’m trying not to get stuck in my head
But I've read that soda kills you and Jesus saves
On a bathroom wall where I saw your name
You’re the best I ever had
I won’t be the same

Night sky full of drones, this neighborhood of clones
I’m looking at the crowd and they’re staring at their phones
They groom the coast line here, the sun will disappear (oh, God!)
And maybe once a year I think to clean my car

Caught my reflection, dropped the call
I’ve been medicating with cigarettes and alcohol
I got vertigo, no I can’t see straight
I got obligations though I’m usually late but

You’re the best I ever had
And I’m trying not to get stuck in my head
But I think I dropped my wallet in Santa Fe
Lost the only picture I had of you that day and
You’re the best I ever had
I won’t be the same

Hey West Virginia, Hey North Dakota
I think I love you, but don’t even know you
Hey Massachusetts, Hey Minnesota
I think I love you, but don’t even know you
Hey Carolina, Hey Oklahoma
I think I love you, but don’t even know you
Hey Alabama, Hey California
I think I love you, but don’t even know you

You’re the best I ever had (you’re the best I ever had)
And I’m trying not to get stuck in my head (not to get stuck in my head)
But I passed a lonely sign on the interstate
Saying, “Find someone 'fore it gets too late!”
You’re the best I ever had (you’re the best I ever had)
I won’t be the same

Hey West Virginia, Hey North Dakota (Oh why, oh why)
I think I love you, but don’t even know you (I won’t be the same)
Hey Massachusetts, Hey Minnesota (you’re the best I ever had)
I think I love you, but don’t even know you (I won’t be the same)

Yeah, I won’t be the same

Make A Move lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Hey, from the first time that I asked your name
It's like a drug that went straight to the vein
I feel a high coming on, and it's all because of you

We, could get it going like one, two
Freeze, put up your hands and surrender to me
I know I'm easy to read, and it's all because of you

I don't care where we sleep tonight
I don't care if it's in or outside
You know what to do
Make a move

You could throw away your phone
Make believe that we're all alone
I'm talking to you
Make a move, 'cause I'm ready

I've been thinking about something you once said
That life is short, so let go of regrets
So then I take your advice, and I bet it all on you

Now, you're giving sexy a whole new name
Yeah what I'm feeling is hard to explain
I'm thinking we're overdue, and I bet it all on you

I don't care where we sleep tonight
I don't care if it's in or outside
You know what to do
Make a move

You could throw away your phone
Make believe that we're all alone
I'm talking to you
Make a move, 'cause I'm ready

I'm aware of what you've gone through
Not afraid to say I've fallen for you
If you need someone to talk to
I've got the time

I don't care where we sleep tonight
I don't care if it's in or outside
You know what to do
Make a move

You could throw away your phone
Make believe that we're all alone
I'm talking to you
Make a move, 'cause I'm ready

Finest Hour lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Got a text from you
Is it really true?
All the stuff we did last night
We shut down the bars
Danced on top of cars
Asked some girl if she’d be my wife

Oh, and I got pictures that I don’t remember taking that are so bad
And, oh, I had to break into my own damn apartment
How bout that?

They say the best always come from the worst nights baby, but
Oh, it was crazy
And, oh, it was amazing
We blew all our money
And crashed in your Mercedes
Yeah, we both got numbers
But didn’t get the names
And my whole damn party lost power
It was, it was, it was our finest hour

Bruises on my knee
They’re all over me
Think I mighta lost a fight
Found a drink receipt
From 42nd street
Man, we musta lost our minds
I got pictures that I don’t remember taking that are so bad
I think I mighta fell asleep in the subway
How bout that?

They say the best always come from the worst nights baby, but
Oh, it was crazy
And, oh, it was amazing
We blew all our money
And crashed in your Mercedes
Yeah, we both got numbers
But didn’t get the names
And my whole damn party lost power
It was, it was, it was our finest hour

This night was ours
This night was ours
And it was our finest hour

This night was ours
This night was ours
And it was our finest hour

Got a text from you
Is it really true?
All the stuff we did last night

Oh, it was crazy
And, oh, it was amazing
We blew all our money
And crashed in your Mercedes
Yeah, we both got numbers
But didn’t get the names
And my whole damn party lost power
It was, it was, it was our finest hour, our finest hour
It was our finest hour
This night was ours
This night was ours
And it was our finest hour

I'm Gonna Try lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I’m gonna try
Try like a mother, I’ll make this one come around
Sing all through the night
Shaking the shutters, I know she’ll be coming down
Hear the neighbors calling out names, Well I can't put up with that
So I’m gonna try
Try til I get it back

You don’t know what she means to me
My reality and my fantasy
On the wave of confidence and gin
Like a hurricane, I come crashing in

But oh, man this thing is moving too slow
Damn I think I’m losing control
‘Cause I just took a flight
To make it here tonight to say that I

I’m gonna try
Try like a mother, I’ll make this one come around
Sing all through the night
Shaking the shutters, I know she’ll be coming down
Hear the neighbors calling out names, well I can’t put up with that
So I’m gonna try
Try til I get it back

Listen, I’mma tell you once
From an honest guy, who has screwed it up
Celebrate the one you’re with
A little take and give, never hurt no one

But oh, now I’m standing out in the cold
Trying to find the heart that got stole
‘Cause I just took a flight
To make it here tonight to say that I

I’m gonna try
Try like a mother, I’ll make this one come around
Sing all through the night
Shaking the shutters, I know she’ll be coming down
Hear the neighbors calling out names, well I can’t put up with that
So I’m gonna try
Try til I get it back

If she placed a badge
Oh no
The chances that your wasting until then
Would you, stand it?

I’m gonna try
Try like a mother, I’ll make this one come around
Sing all through the night
Shaking the shutters, I know she’ll be coming down

I’m gonna try
Try like a mother, I’ll make this one come around
Sing all through the night
Shaking the shutters, I know she’ll be coming down
Hear the neighbors calling out names, well I can’t put up with that
So I’m gonna try
Try til I get it back

Who's Gonna Save Us lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I know you got a wild side,
That I don't wanna hold back
And everyone I ever had,
Was just the means to an end
Now we're standing at the edge,
We've never been here before
So are we gonna give in?
What happens if we fall?

Who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight, tonight?
Who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight, tonight?
We've been way too cool for this
But it's just too strong to fight
So tell me who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight?

Politics and presidents–
It's like they're building a wall.
I got my own line of defense,
Somehow you broke through it all.
At the bottom of an empty bottle,
Is where the truth starts to spill.
Don't wanna wake up with regret,
From this feeling we can't kill.

Who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight, tonight?
Who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight, tonight?
We've been way too cool for this
But it's just too strong to fight
So tell me who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight?

See and believe
You're making me breathe deeper than the ocean
Beside us, who can we call?
We're risking what we have
For something more, don't wanna lose it all

Who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight, tonight?
Who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight, tonight?
We've been way too cool for this.
Were these words too strong to fight?
Should we stop, should we wait before it's too late?
Should we stop, should we wait before it's too late?
Tell me who's gonna save,
Who's gonna save us tonight?

Everything Will Change lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Take those boots off the shelf
Wipe that dust off yourself
Even if you’ve been through hell; you’re back
It’s time to separate the men from the boys
And the women from the girls
And the tools from the toys
Even if you’re freaking out: just relax

Hey, before it gets too late
Before the night is over, before the world’s awake
Everything will change
Hey, I feel it coming on
Starting like a fire, tonight you lit the flame
Now everything will change

Back when it used to hurt
Took you a little while just to find the worth
Losing, well, it sometimes burns, but you keep moving on
You’ve got to push on like you’re leading the nation
Got to make the best out of this situation
Get your hands up like it’s a celebration
And you keep moving on

Singing hey, before it gets too late
Before the night is over, before the world’s awake
Everything will change
Hey, I feel it coming on
Starting like a fire, tonight you lit the flame
Now everything will change

(oh)
Now everything will change
(oh)
Everything will change
(you can talk the talk-talk, but you can’t walk the walk-walk)

Take those boots off the shelf
Wipe that dust off yourself
Even if you’ve been through hell; you’re back

Hey, before it gets too late
Before the night is over, before the world’s awake
Everything will change
Hey, I feel it coming on
Starting like a fire, tonight you lit the flame
Now everything will change

It’ll change
(you can talk the talk-talk, but you can’t walk the walk-walk)
You won't know If you don’t try
(you can talk the talk-talk, but you can’t walk the walk-walk)
It’ll change
(you can talk the talk-talk, but you can’t walk the walk-walk)

Everything changes
Life happens in stages
You won't have your story
Without turning pages yeah

Need lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

He tells lies, you slam doors
You think twice, oh oh oh oh
He makes plans, you change yours
Two damn nights, oh oh oh oh
But you got this secret you keep
Like the looks that you steal from me
Say you just don’t know, what you need
What you need

But baby when you wake up in the middle of the night
With your makeup running rivers from your eyes
You will see, what you need
Baby when you wake up cause your bed is feeling cold
And you reach out cause you want someone to hold
You will see, what you need

I’m past him, don’t fear him
Better than oh oh oh oh
So don’t waste time
Yours and mine
Girl what you need is a better man
And you got this secret you keep
Like the looks that you steal from me
Say you just don’t know what you need
What you need

But baby when you wake up in the middle of the night
With your makeup running rivers from your eyes
You will see, what you need
Baby when you wake up cause your bed is feeling cold
And you reach out cause you want someone to hold
You will see, what you need

What you need
What you need
What you need [2x]

When you wake up in the middle of the night
With your makeup running rivers from your eyes
You will see, what you need
Baby when you wake up cause your bed is feeling cold
And you reach out cause you want someone to hold
You will see, what you need

What you need [3x]

But baby when you wake up in the middle of the night
With your makeup running rivers from your eyes
You’ll see, what you need
What you need

Heartbreak lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Night
It’s at night, whoa
That’s the time I get the call
And I
Would smile for
Just because I turn you on

You wasted ticking, ticking time
We didn't make it but we tried
And baby that’s okay
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
And now we’re talking about your only
Calling me up because you’re lonely
In the middle of the night
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Heartbreak isn't what it used to be
Now it’s a bedtime story, not a tragedy
I got the silver lining on a cloud like that
You let it rain so we won’t come back
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Heartbreak ouuuuuuu

Drink
When you drink, whoa
Maybe you should hide the phone
At least
Try to think, whoa
Instead of lashing out, right before you’re passing out

You wasted ticking, ticking time
We didn't make it but we tried
And baby that’s okay
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
And now we’re talking about your only
Calling me up because you’re lonely
In the middle of the night
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Heartbreak isn't what it used to be
Now it’s a bedtime story, not a tragedy
I got the silver lining on a cloud like that
You let it rain so we won’t come back
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

There’s no fine print to read
Go live your fantasy
Your magic carpet ride
Let go of tears that you cried

Heartbreak isn't what it used to be
Now it’s a bedtime story, not a tragedy
I got the silver lining on a cloud like that
You let it rain so we won’t come back
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Heartbreak ouuuuuuu [4x]

When you drink, whoa

Every Little Bit lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Me and my woman, we both got the blues
But with so much to gain and such little to lose
Are we both getting played or do we like to pay for abuse

Down to a dollar and last bit of ale
But with too many sips, you forget the details
And you pale in the city lights shine, on the holes of your shoes

Every little bit, every little bit, every little
Every little bit, every little bit, every little bit
Just a drop in the bucket when you don’t have love

If I wake up tomorrow we’d both be surprised
If the car’s got some gas we’d both go for a ride
Hit our stride and some window shopping first, then stay out all night

Oh babe, you look so good I forget how to breathe
I wanna make that dress and give you a squeeze
There are reasons I am eager to please and easy to see, yeah

Every little bit, every little bit, every little
Every little bit, every little bit, every little bit
Just a drop in the bucket when you don’t have love

Take a little hit, take a little hit, take a little
Take a little hit, take a little hit
Baby get used to that hole in your pocket that’s the price of love

All the things we say
The promises, we make mistakes
All the things we do to live and love
And die
Dance with another
Never find another
While we have each other
While we have each other

Well I got some friends and they give advice
Some got big fancy houses and fantasy wives
But I’d rather be broke with you baby than live in their lives, yeah

Every little bit, every little bit, every little
Every little bit, every little bit, every little bit
Just a drop in the bucket when you don’t have love

Take a little hit, take a little hit, take a little
Take a little hit, take a little hit
Baby get used to that hole in your pocket, that’s the price of love

Different For Girls lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Oh you just don't know, what you do to me
Oooh, I come in close 'til you can barely breathe
You're out with your friends, but it's only you
That I'm looking at, thinking baby "yes, I do"
Is it even fair?
And are we to blame?
If we're in too deep and I don't even know your name
Just another night, of another week
With a groove so hot, we don't have to speak

There's just no way, that I'm gonna hear a word you say
Cause you know that boys don't cry
While you get hung up on every other guy
And I know that it's different for girls who care
Always wonder if his head is somewhere
I know it's different for girls
That's what you are
And oh, I know I just don't understand why it's different for girls

So we have a few and a little more and a little more and a little more
Till we both let go and you just give in
Yeah, we go too weak, forget about the shape we're in
The night is young, that dress is new
You spend too much time, thinking what I mean to you
Let goooooo, we're losing control
You know

There's just no way, that I'm gonna hear a word you say
Cause you know that boys don't cry
While you get hung up on every other guy
And I know that it's different for girls who care
Always wonder if his head is somewhere
I know it's different for girls
That's what you are
And oh, I know I just don't understand why it's different for girls

I don't understand why
I'm searching and I need to know
Just take me by the hand while
To get a little love and risk it all
I'm in trouble baby, can I get a witness?
I'm in trouble and I really need some help

There's just no way that I'm gonna hear a word you say
Cause you know that boys don't cry
While you get hung up on every other guy
And I know that it's different for girls who care
Always wonder if his head is somewhere
I know it's different for girls
That's what you are
And oh, I know I just don't understand why it's different for girls

Are we headed somewhere?
And oh, I know I just don't understand why it's different for girls
Headed somewhere
Is it headed somewhere?
Tell me if we're headed somewhere
ooooohhhh

Leading Man lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Walk in like a fistful of bottle rockets
It's only the flints on my back pocket
You never seen what you gonna see
And you won't believe when you see it
But it's only me

I'm your leading man, uh-huh
Up front like the leader of the band, yeah
The one thing ya must understand, uh-huh
You got to draw a line in the sand, yeah
For the leading man

Rip rollin' on the rug and it's alright
Slip slidin' in the truck and it's all night
You're gonna feel what you're gonna feel
And it's gonna feel, yeah, feel alright, yeah

I'm your leading man, uh-huh
Up front like the leader of the band, yeah
The one thing ya must understand, uh-huh
You got to draw a line in the sand, yeah
For the leading man

Got those alligators on the corner acting up
And the bravest has a hole on the back of his drum
He's a snake skin lizard to the tip of his tongue
Hold my gun and tell me where you're from

I'm your leading man, uh-huh
Up front like the leader of the band, mmm-hmm
The one thing ya must understand, yeah
I got to draw a line in the sand, yeah
I'm the leading man

All you suckers get the back of my hand
Dudes run while the pretty girls stare
Don't hate me for the way the chips land

I'm you're leading man
Up front like the leader of the band

"Sweeter" (2011)

Sweeter lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

You
You don't know how lucky you are
Hanging with that girl on your arm
But soon enough I'm taking my shot

Bang!
Once I get 'em locked in my sight
Doesn't mean I wasn't alright
I'm just seeing something I like
Woo hoo

I just wanna take
Someone else's holiday
Sometimes the grass is greener
And someone else's sugar,
Someone else's sugar's
Sweeter

You,
Went to school and found out you're dumb
Maybe you just had too much fun
Fell in love and think it's the one

You're like an angel
Got me feeling like a devil
I wanna give you something
If you promise that you won't tell
Woo hoo

I just wanna take
Someone else's holiday
Sometimes the grass is greener
And someone else's sugar,
Someone else's sugar's
Sweeter

I'ma recommend
You take that body to the other end
I really like you but I can't be friends
Not with these hands of mine

I just wanna take
Someone else's holiday
Sometimes the grass is greener
And someone else's sugar,
Someone else's sugar

I just wanna take
Someone else's holiday
Sometimes the grass is greener
And someone else's sugar,
Someone else's sugar's
Sweeter.

Not Over You lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Dreams, that's where I have to go
To see your beautiful face anymore
I stare at a picture of you and listen to the radio
Hope, hope there's a conversation
We both admit we had it good
But until then it's alienation, I know
That much is understood
And I realize

[Chorus:]
If you ask me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth,
No matter what I say I'm not over you, not over you

Damn, damn girl, you do it well
And I thought you were innocent
Took this heart and put it through hell
But still you're magnificent
I, I'm a boomerang, doesn't matter how you throw me
I turn around and I'm back in the game
Even better than the old me
But I'm not even close without you

[Chorus:]
If you ask me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth,
No matter what I say I'm not over you

And if I had the chance to renew
You know there isn't a thing I wouldn't do
I could get back on the right track
But only if you'd be convinced
So until then...

[Chorus:]
If you ask me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth,
No matter what I say I'm not over you
Not over you
Not over you
Not over you

Run Every Time lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

I got troubles that I can’t hide
So many and it’s turning on the inside out
I know a woman’s nature
There’s nothing you can save here
Me, I run every time

We got two tickets but the one way
And I went with it so I can’t say no
I lit a fuse I can’t stop
I opened doors I can’t lock
Still, I never meant to be this close

And let it slip away
I keep stumbling till I finally miss the last train
Ooh, she’s ready, I’m not ready
I hear people go crazy for steady
But me, I run every time

So I told her get a head start
Like the last one I didn’t have the heart
To tell her straight
I know how she’ll receive it
And I can’t bear to see it
That’s why I never meant to be this close

And let it slip away
I keep stumbling till I finally miss the last train
Ooh, she’s ready, I’m not ready
I hear people go crazy for steady
But me, I run every time

And I hope she sees
It’s not her, it’s just me
And I’m so sorry
To be this close

And let it slip away
I keep stumbling till I finally miss the last train
Ooh, she’s ready, I’m not ready
I hear people go crazy for steady
But me, I run every time

I’m close and let it slip away
I keep dragging my feet till I finally miss the last train
Ooh, she’s ready, I’m not ready
I hear people go crazy for steady
But me, I run every time
I run every time
I run every time I’m close

Soldier lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Where did all the people go?
They got scared when the lights went low.
I'll get you through it nice and slow,
When the world's spinning out of control.

Afraid of what they might lose
Might get scraped or they might get bruised.
You could beg them, what's the use?
That's why it's called a moment of truth.

I'll get it if you need it.
I'll search if you don't see it.
You're thirsty, I'll be rain.
You get hurt, I'll take your pain.

I know you don't believe it,
But I said it and I still mean it.
When you heard what I told you.
When you get worried I'll be your soldier.

Funny when times get hard,
At the last moment when you're supposed to charge,
Always on the longest yard,
Oh, they feel their feet getting cold.

Hiding here, hiding there.
Find them underneath the stairs.
People hiding everywhere
Trying to be still like a stone.

But I'll get it if you need it.
I'll search if you can't see it.
You're thirsty, I'll be rain.
You get hurt, I'll take your pain.

I know you don't believe it,
But I said it and I still mean it.
When you heard what I told you,
When you get worried I'll be your soldier.

My aim is so true.
I wanna show you.
I'll try forever.
I'm never gonna say "Surrender".

I'll get it if you need it.
I'll search if you can't see it.
You're thirsty, I'll be rain.
You get hurt, I'll take your pain.

I know you don't believe it,
But I said it and I still mean it.
When you heard what I told you,
When you get worried I'll be your soldier.

I'll be your soldier.
Well, I'll be—oh, I'll be your soldier
I'll be your soldier.

Candy lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Remember the day you came to me and said you found the truth?
And I turned away and told you should take another look?
You said you’d see what’s going on
I know you trust but something’s wrong

We have our lives to bear
Our bags to burden
But we just buy and we wear
The plastic version of
Love, hope, understanding
But we can’t survive on candy

Red carpet ride
Can take your mind
Away from anything
And I wanna die
At every mention of “celebrity”
Like “who’s doing who”
Just how and where
Long as it’s not you
I just don’t care

We have our lives to bear
Our bags to burden
But we just buy and we wear
The plastic version of
Love, hope, understanding
But we can’t survive on candy

Running far away from all your serious concerns
I know you’ve learned to you use your fairytales
To get you through the hurt
Who’s falling? We’re falling
And there’s just no climbing back
So I’m slowin’, I'm stallin’
While I’m under full attack

We have our lives to bear
Our bags to burden
But we just buy and we wear
The plastic version of
Love, hope and understanding
But we can’t survive on candy
On candy
On candy
On candy
We can’t survive, can’t survive on candy

You Know Where I'm At lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Well, before you go away
I'm gonna give you all that I can say
The truth is harder to amuse
But when you know it's wrong
You got to cut it loose

Oh, it's better up ahead
The worst is over now
Remember what I said
Live, you don't have to look back
But if you ever do,
You know where I'm at

The thought of you to disappear
Shutting the door and walking out of here
To know there's something you must find
That I never had, believe me that I tried

Oh, it's better up ahead
The worst is over now
Remember what I said
Live, you don't have to look back
But if you ever do,
You know where I'm at

Calm down
I do declare
A conversation
We tried
And put it on the line
Sometimes
The feeling can survive

Oh, it's better up ahead
The worst is over now
Remember what I said
Live, you don't have to look back
But if you ever do,
You know where I'm at

Oh if you ever do,
If you ever do
You know where I'll be at

Stealing lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

You might really be
The very best woman to ever suit me
But I can’t expect you to see how I see
Cause sometimes I don’t see a thing
But personal pressure is making me guess
My time’s running out as we’re both getting dressed
I don’t know who’s body I’d rather feel pressed
But I cannot arrest on my thoughts

Cause we had a good time
Then it was sorrow
I call it stealing
You call it borrow
So I want my heart back
If you’re not gonna keep it
If you’ve got no uses
Then I’m gonna need it
And someone else
Is gonna need it too

While some of it’s here
I’m wondering where did the rest disappear
The parts that I thought were the best are unclear
Or hiding there under your doubt
So maybe we’ll call this a hard lesson learned
But you’re holding something that I’ll need returned
If you need some time
I’ve still got some to burn
But burning is just running thin

Cause we had a good time
Then it was sorrow
I call it stealing
You call it borrow
So I want my heart back
If you’re not gonna keep it
If you’ve got no uses
Then I’m gonna need it
And someone else
Is gonna need it too

What would the point be
If we let this thing drag out
Failing to accept
These impressions passed around
Oh, you and I
It’s been a wild ride
And I wouldn’t change at all
But I’m gonna let you know

Cause we had a good time
Then it was sorrow
I call it stealing
You call it borrow
So I want my heart back
If you’re not gonna keep it
If you’ve got no uses
Then I’m gonna need it
And someone else
Is gonna need it too


Radiation lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Na na na nana na na nah
Na na na nana na na nah

I'll lay it down one time through, gather round
Though this is a chore
So rich with lies, I prefer poor advice
And showed her the door

This is your goodbye and kiss opportunity
Thought you were burning me down
But I'm finally free and...

If you miss me don't
If I never wanna see you again
I won't
If you get an invitation
I'm probably drunk
You're just as hot as radiation
But I'm in this situation

Oh the sun came up
Tell me where'd I park?
We did it again.
We had some fun
Did some things
We got dumb
But I want it to end

Cause I only give in
When I get the need
I'm only coming around
Cause I get to leave and...

If you miss me don't
If I never wanna see you again
I won't
If you get an invitation
I'm probably drunk
You're just as hot as radiation
But I'm in this situation

Can't breathe, I can't sleep
Thinking 'bout the best of you and,
Some things I couldn't see
What about the rest of you?
Well, you're under my skin
But I can't let you win
Though you don't see scars
That's exactly what they are baby
Na na nana na nah
Na na nana na nah
Ooooh oh
Baby, baby, baby
You're never gonna hurt me

If you miss me don't
If I never wanna see you again
I won't
If you get an invitation
I'm probably drunk
You're just as hot as radiation
But I'm in this situation
[x2]

Na na nana na nah
Yes I am
Na na nana na nah
I gotta get out
Na na nana na nah
Na na nana na nah
If you miss me
If you miss me, if you miss me
Na na nana na nah
Na na nana na nah...

Where You Are lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Well everybody hurts,
That’s where we’re all the same
We drive on through the worst
And push on through the pain

I’m standing at your door
It’s been a million miles
I’ll be the first to say
I can’t take anymore

And that I wanna be where you are
I feel the same as I did from the start
Whoa, I wanna be where you are
And I’m willing to get there

There won’t be any hearts breaking again
This is the part where I stay where I stand
Oh, I wanna be where you are
Tell me you’re with me so far

So let this be the chance
The only one that counts
Your love will be my last
Until my life runs out

Until then I won’t rest
Till then I will not stop
Until I hear the words
All I need is a 'yes'

And that I wanna be where you are
I feel the same as I did from the start
Whoa, I wanna be where you are
And I’m willing to get there

There won’t be any hearts breaking again
This is the part where I stay where I stand
Oh, I wanna be where you are
Tell me you’re with me so far

I am amazed
And I’m clutching to each word you say
If only the space
Forgetting every mistake
That I made

I’m beginning to change
Cause I feel all my fears slip away
And each look at you
Is a moment I choose to embrace

And that I wanna be where you are
I feel the same as I did from the start
Whoa, I wanna be where you are
And I’m willing to get there

There won’t be any hearts breaking again
This is the part where I stay where I stand
Oh, I wanna be where you are
Tell me you’re with me so far

Spell It Out lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

With my eyes wide open
And with words unspoken
I still understand

And I'm reading your mind
Using every outline
You're drawing in my hand

Ooo, feel your fingers
Ooo, I'm in way too deep

To wake up
Step out
Cause I'm really getting used to being in this dream
You know what I mean I
Can't find
Any reason I would ever wanna turn back now
Once you spelled it out

Oh, when I first met you
There were things I'd been through
That I would never tell

But it was almost as if
You already knew my language
Cause you'd been there yourself

Ooo, I'm still falling
Ooo, don't make me return

And wake up
Step out
Cause I'm really getting used to being in this dream
You know what I mean I
Can't find
Any reason I would ever wanna turn back now
Once you spelled it out

I know it's not an accident
I can feel it crashing in
And I'm not pushing back

Come on, we can leave the world behind
Close the curtains, shut out the light
Just state the good
Don't let me go
Don't tell me I should

Wake up
Step out
Cause I'm really getting used to being in this dream
You know what I mean I
Can't find
Any reason I would ever wanna turn back now
Once you spelled it out

Once you spelled it out
Once you spelled it out

"Free" (2009)

Indian Summer lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Summer is lost now
The frost is closing in
To the cold gospel dollar
The poor man walks in sin
I can't get no entrance
The doors all in rows
I pray into the distance
Let me outta these heavy clothes

I beg
Indian summer I need some return
So hard to get warm now
And so easy to get burned
Down on the pavement the laws are learned
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned

When a sister called up
And said that love had broken down
I said there too much ice around here
To find no solid ground
Well I just squeezed a season
From this paper bag
I pray to the burning tires
Wrap my feet in rags

Begging
Indian summer I need some return
It's so hard to get warm now
And so easy to get burned
Down on the pavement the laws are learned
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned

Now the sky is empty
The street is sweating tears
Communion at the station
For a million grinding gears
Well I'm riding out this century
The harvest engines sing
From the church of mercenaries
To a naked virgin spring

I'm singing
Indian summer I need some return
It's so hard to get warm now
And so easy to get burned
Down on the pavement the laws are learned
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned

Hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned

Free lyrics - Gavin DeGraw


I'm a poor, I'm a rich
I'm a mountain, and a ditch
I'm a dagger, and a shield
I'm impatient, I'm a yield

And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel love
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need

I'm the fight and the dance
I am heartbreak and romance
The feather and the stone
I feel crowded and alone

And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel love
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need

And every once in a while
I wanna sit back and enjoy the view
I'm feeling my senses
But woman my life has been surrounded by fences
But I found some that I could see through
I could see through

And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air
I have to feel love
Holding on me
I'll give you everything that you would ever need

Everything that you would ever need
Everything that you would ever need

Stay lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

You don't have to be part of the problem
I just need a second chance
I just need a second chance
Instead of leaving me standing in sorrow
I know that you'll understand
I hope then you'll understand
I know that I was wrong
But just don't walk away

[Chorus:]
Oh won't you stay
I need you need you here
When you're with me
All others disappear
I'll follow close
So close I'll almost touch
I need your love
But it never hurt this much

I don't wanna be someone who's searching
Finally met someone
I finally met someone
There's a couple things I'm still learning
Just gotta figure out
But you need someone who knows
I came to you tonight
But now you're just walking away

[Chorus]

Don't get caught up in me feeling off course today
You can take a minute before you go slipping away
I know I took some time but I realized my mistake
You don't have to be part of the problem
I just need a second chance

[Chorus]

I need your lovin' arms at night, but it never hurt this much
You don't have to be part of the problem
I just need a second chance

Mountains To Move lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Sunlight goes down, as you pack up your things
Feelings amount, we can work out the kinks
Your eyes on fire, as you drag him towards the door
Your bags so heavy, leavin marks across the floor

I guess, I win, Goodbye Again
Go spread the news, Oh and don't forget your shoes
It's going to be a long walk
And you know what you could lose
Oh, when you've got mountains to move

I suppose you cant leave the mark of all your saints
You aim too high, and I'm just trying to keep it straight
Worse times are coming and I don't have to tell you,
Times are already hard,
Good luck out there getting where you think you're heading for

I guess, I win, Goodbye Again
Go spread the news,
Oh and don't forget your shoes
It's going to be a long walk
And you know what you could lose
Oh, when you've got mountains to move

And oh, once I was a fool
Who would brush all my fears aside
There was nothing, I wouldn't do
But now, I really seen the world on the surface
Just, doesn't show you what it hides

Oh, no, no

I guess, I win, Goodbye Again
Go spread the news,
Oh and don't forget your shoes
Cuz it's going to be a long walk
And you know what you could lose
Oh, and when you've got mountains

Glass lyrics - Gavin DeGraw

Fool you made the girl fall in love
You said those beautiful things
She thought you spoke things you mean

Caress her skin like it's glass
She hears your voice making plans
And sees your face in her hands

You don't wanna see somebody beg
As you feel her heart surrender you begin to fall
How do you say that something's through
When it never even started, at least not for you

You breathe her air and you leave
You keep your mind on yourself
And lie the glass on the shelf
After the heavenly speech
Your body throws holy heat
The angels sing when our eyes meet

It wasn't a lie but it wasn't true
I just wanted to make him feel good
Just wanted you near
I wasn't prepared I wasn't thinking of you
That you could actually love me
It never should have started

She's dreaming back on the past
Every opinion agreed
Doesn't know what to believe

It must have been for a cause
Our lives have so many doors
Don't think about him anymore

But it was the kiss, it took me away
It's like he knew that I am fragile
He handled me like glass

And it hurts
But it's what I deserve
Because I should have been more careful
With these others that I've handled
I should have been more

And knowing this I know that he'll get his
But I don't want the man to suffer
Not the way I am

'Cause deep down I know that he's glass too
And it really doesn't matter until it's happenin' to you
Everybody breaks, everybody breaks sometimes, sometimes

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