America's Favorite Pastime

Whippersnapper America's Favorite Pastime Lyrics
1.Wrong Or Right

Lyricist:Ben Allington, Nik Baker, Jason Nicholas Joseph, Pat Kerr,
Andrew Charles Munn

You used to think you knew it all
You used to stand so proud and tall
Until the day you found
That everything can change

Just take it easy
Take it one step at a time
If you can't have everything
You don't want anything at all

Is this wrong or right?
Is this wrong or right?
Is this wrong or right?

In all the questions that you ask
A silent longing for the past
That's when you say things were the way
They should've been

Made peace with everyone
Everyone except yourself
Don't try to lie to me
I know you all too well

Is this wrong or right?
Is this wrong or right?
Is this wrong or right?

Someone is watching
This other life, this part of me
Someone is watching
This other life, this part of me

Someone is watching
This other life, this part of me
Someone is watching
This other life


2.Bottom Line

Lyricist:Ben Allington, Nik Baker, Jason Nicholas Joseph, Pat Kerr,
Andrew Charles Munn

You stand in line beside me
Try to tell me of this life
Success is only failure
If it doesn't meet the bottom line

And then, you try to tell me
That I don't even try

Ignorance and apathy
You don't know, you don't care
You measure your own worth
By the classist trappings that you wear

And then, you try to tell me
That I don't even try

You try to justify your hate
Your hate is the only thing
You have, you have nothing of your own
Your own life's nothing but a sham

You try to justify your hate
Your hate is the only thing
You have, you have nothing of your own
Your own life's nothing but a sham

Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Where are you now?

Don't try to tell me, don't try to tell me
Don't try to tell me, that I don't even try

You try to justify your hate
Your hate is the only thing
You have, you have nothing of your own
Your own life's nothing but a sham

You try to justify your hate
Your hate is the only thing
You have, you have nothing of your own
Your own life's nothing but a sham

Where are you now?
Where are you now?


3.Two Of A Kind

Lyricist:Ben Allington, Nik Baker, Jason Nicholas Joseph, Pat Kerr,
Andrew Charles Munn

It's obvious that dealing with this
Is tearing you apart
I'd like to try to say I could help you more
But I've already done my part

We'll try to talk through this affliction
We'll talk the whole night through
But when she comes around again
You'll say, you feel like she needs you

Well, I can't believe
That you're willing to be
Afflicted because weakness and love
Are not one and the same

Why can't you try to understand
Why can't you walk away?
I walk a lonely path in a lonely town
But I'd rather live this way

Than to suffer subjugation
From a self-obsessive queen
You didn't want to believe she's not what she seems
You close your eyes so you can't see

And you can't hear a word I say

Is anybody there really listening
Does anybody hear?
You lift her up again and when she's up again
She won't even let you near

And now you're sitting all alone
Staring again at the telephone
You think she's thinking of you
But she's not thinking of you
Her mind is as empty as your stare

They say the grass is always greener on the other side
Because you want what you can't have
And all that you have is my sympathy
Well, my sympathy you have

I'm not trying to be her enemy
I'm trying to be your friend
Sometimes I want to scream
What's wrong with you?
Don't turn your back again

Is anybody there really listening
Does anybody hear?
You lift her up again and when she is up again
She won't even let you near

And now you're sitting all alone
Staring again at the telephone
You think she's thinking of you
But she's not thinking of you
Her mind is as empty as your stare

She lives her life alone
I know you don't know why
She lives her life alone
She doesn't care enough to try

Is anyone, is anyone, is anybody there?
Is anyone, is anyone, is anybody there?
Is anyone, is anyone, is anybody there?
Is anyone, is anyone, is anybody there?


4.Silent Crime

Lyricist:Ben Allington, Nik Baker, Jason Nicholas Joseph, Pat Kerr,
Andrew Charles Munn

I won't be the one to say every thing's going to be alright
Even though I thought I caught you crying on the phone last
night
And how can I say that I know what it's like
When there's nothing to believe in, there nobody listening?

We've seen it all before and the boy who lives next door
Who gains your trust and has his way
And all the bruises heal, but not the shame
Inflicted by this viciousness and everyone's to blame

It's a known injustice, it's a silent crime
That everyone pretends that they can't see
She already locked away the memories inside
And lives in a prison while he walks free

What kind of world have we become
Has everybody lost control?
Was there ever a time when anyone could feel safe
Wherever they go

Instead of living in fear suspecting everyone
Nobody wants to get involved
Sit and watch your neighbors die
Do you think that you're absolved?

It's a known injustice, it's a silent crime
That everyone pretends that they can't see
She already locked away the memories inside
And lives in a prison while he walks free

I think about it everyday and I don't think it's gonna change
I think about it everyday and I don't think it's gonna change

It's a known injustice, it's a silent crime
That everyone pretends that they can't see
She already locked away the memories inside
And lives in a prison while he walks free


5.Swing Shift

Lyricist:Ben Allington, Nik Baker, Jason Nicholas Joseph, Pat Kerr,
Andrew Charles Munn

When you first fell in love
I know you knew that it would never last
Felt like some thing's taken from you
Strange, how things they change so fast

Now I've grown so cold and bitter
A statue made of stone sometimes
I pray I wouldn't feel like I am
Somehow better off alone

Heard your conversation
It's not enough to make me change my mind
It's hard enough to live
With so much left inside

Heard your conversation
It's not enough to make me change my mind
It's hard enough to live
With so much left inside

I try to live my life
And take it step by step and day by day
Throw off these chains of instability
And find the light to lead my way

Answers, explanations, questions
Each bridge has its toll
I swore to God, I had more strength than that
But I'm not too strong to lose control

Heard your conversation
It's not enough to make me change my mind
It's hard enough to live
With so much left inside

Heard your conversation
It's not enough to make me change my mind
It's hard enough to live
With so much left inside

I'm so tired of waiting, it's somehow frustrating
To get it together, get out of this town
I'm so tired of waiting, it's somehow frustrating
To get it together, get out of this town

I'm so tired of waiting, it's somehow frustrating
To get it together, get out of this town
I'm so tired of waiting, it's somehow frustrating
To get it together, get out of this town


6.The System

Lyricist:Ben Allington, Nik Baker, Jason Nicholas Joseph, Pat Kerr,
Andrew Charles Munn

You never heard a word your father said
Until he said, 'Goodbye'
And now you walk these streets in agony
Just looking for the reason why

You try to tell me that you've played it safe
Lay in wait, looking for your reason to shine
And all this talk about intensity, your destiny
You're telling me you're going to be just fine

I want to believe you
But it's too late
I want to believe you
But it's too late

Finally you've come to see
That nothing's as it really seems
Your broken dreams, your blue skies turn to gray
And now you've left me kind of dangling
Wondering if ever really felt this way

I want to believe you
But it's too late
I want to believe you
But it's too late

Say you're going to prove yourself right
Say you won't go down without a fight
Don't know how 'The system ' is going to let you live
But words alone almost always mean nothing
Look in your eyes, I know that you're bluffing
Truth be known, I think you never had the will to give

Waste away your life, no motivation
Waste away your life, no motivation
Waste away your life, no motivation now
Waste away your life, no motivation
Waste away your life, no motivation
Waste away your life, no motivation now

Now I've learned how to walk away
And let you go your separate way
Before you drag me down
And in between your tears
You scream and shout, you're selling out
The water is overhead but I won't drown

I want to believe you
But it's too late
I want to believe you
But it's too late


7.Perfect World

Lyricist:Ben Allington, Nik Baker, Jason Nicholas Joseph, Pat Kerr,
Andrew Charles Munn

Somewhere between a lie and truth
Lies a subtle line of gray and
Although it's undetectable
It's reflected in all we say

We don't want to hate or judge each other
We just want to live our lives
To save ourselves, we must seek the truth
And recognize these rites

I have my motivation, prejudice and pain
I will not live my life, live my life in vain
I have my motivation, prejudice and pain
No, I will not live my life, live my life in vain

This more-than-human condition
A denial of our flaws
We want the effects of perfection
But disregard the cause

A simple mistaken judgment
An unmistakable fact of life
We want to say we can do no wrong
But wrong's what defines right

In a perfect world, in a perfect world
In a perfect world that I can't live
In a perfect world, in a perfect world
In a perfect world that I can't live

In a perfect world, in a perfect world
In a perfect world that I can't live

We're fallible, we're so fragile
We suffer for our sins
We have to learn to learn from our mistakes
And somehow make amends

Stress and instability
Depression and dismay
We want to live without regrets
But there is no other way
You can't have it, you can't have it all


8.Tragic Flaw

Lyricist:Andy Munn, Ben Allington, Jason Joseph , Nik Baker, Pat Kerr

You're only moving faster
Falling further, slip away from me
This failing situation breeds frustration
In all I try to be

I just can't understand what makes you feel this way
I just can 't stand to sit and watch you walk away
Sometimes I feel like I'm to blame
Sometimes I feel like there's nothing left for me to say

Left with all these memories
But they don't look the same
And in my mind I picture them
They seem so far away

I think of how things used to be
Without comfort, without shame
Where is the lesson I should have learned?
Why cant I find my way?

Try to ask the reason
Keep on reaching for a broken dream
I reach a revelation
I'm not waiting on some fantasy

And I can't hate you
For what you've done
Just made me realize
You're not the one

What you are and what you were
Are not the same
Guess I was right the first time
I'm not the only one to blame

Left with all these memories
But they don't look the same
And in my mind I picture them
They seem so far away

I think of how things used to be
Without comfort, without shame
Where is the lesson I should have learned?
Why can't I find my way?

Still breathing, believing
Go ahead and turn your back on me
You're losing that feeling
You don't know what it means to me

Still breathing, believing
Go ahead and turn your back on me
You're losing that feeling
You don't know what it means to me


9.Perceptions

Lyricist:Andy Munn, Ben Allington, Jason Joseph , Nik Baker, Pat Kerr

When you look at this life
You see economic gain and opportunity
And when we look at this world we see
All the truth of life, the love and misery

And though the world doesn't change at all
It's seen through different eyes
And when in one day it can be undone
Each day becomes a prize

Well, I guess we served our time
But our time is not enough
And we tried to see it through
Like diamond in the rough

With every layer stripped away
You realize the prize you sought
And it's the bargain of the day
Until you find out what you bought

Not quite unconscious, we try to know ourselves
We don't have much time
With your distractions, your politics, your wealth
Your life has left you blind

The sun is down, the light has broken
The end, we're going home

Everything you wanted to say
Everything you wanted to do, everything you wanted to be
You'd trade it all for one more day
The end, we're going home

We're going home, home
You waited for us now we're headed
Home, home, home
You waited for us now we're headed home

You waited for us and now we're headed
You waited for us and now we're headed
You waited for us and now we're headed home

You waited for us and now we're headed


10.Alt.Guitar.Com

Lyricist:Andy Munn, Ben Allington, Jason Joseph , Nik Baker, Pat Kerr

You suffer from your need, you suffer needlessly
And sacrifice yourself and when there's nothing left
You'll come to me and ask me for my hand
You wanna be my friend

And I don't trust this pain, how can I feel this way?
And why can't I believe in all the things I heard you say?
And I won't be the one, no, I won't be the one
I won't be the one to show you the way

And don't you ask me how I feel with everything
I want for you and everything I cleverly conceal
You've never stood alone this broken scale
This fairy tale and all you want is someone, someone you can
hold

But you don't know yourself, you're too afraid to try
I'm waiting for the day you look me in the eyes
And tell me what you want


An understated victory
A thinly shrouded mystery of how we live this life
And when you see the line between
What you want and what you need you'll step into the light

And I don't trust this pain, how can I feel this way
And why can't I believe in all the things I've heard you say?
And I won't be the one, no, I won't be the one
I won't be the one to show you the way

Turn out the lights, step into the dark
Where you can see yourself why are you afraid?
Turn out the lights, step into the dark
Where you can see yourself why are you, why are you afraid?
Why are you, why are you afraid?

And though you say goodbye to me
You'll always be a part of me, you'll always be my friend

And though you say goodbye to me
You'll always be a part of me, you'll always be my friend

And though you say goodbye to me
You'll always be a part of me, you'll always be my friend


11.Stand Your Ground

You worked through all this trouble now you left the past behind
You're winning, you're losing, you're learning You're living
your life with inspiration, suffered and you've sinned and now
that it's over, you're older, you've learned to depend on your
own actions you consider their point of view. Found strength in
a person and found out that person was you. This fight inside,
this battle without end with strength and motivation you'll
never run again Never run away never run away, never run away,
you've got to stand your ground and see this through. From
ignorance to competence this coupled with intelligence it's
struggle and it's common sense this boy becomes a man It's not
some of the time, it's not most of the time it's all of the time
or none of the time it's everything in everything, you do the
best you can You're never satisfied, you've got to see this
through This fight inside this battle without end with strength
and motivation you'll never run again. Never run away, never run
away, never run away, you've got to stand your ground and see
this through. Most of us spend a lifetime running away