The Best Of Hanson: Live And Electric

Hanson The Best Of Hanson: Live And Electric Lyrics
1.Optimistic

Flies are buzzing round my head
Vultures circling the dead
Picking up every last crumb
The big fish eat the little ones
The big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some

You can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough

This one's optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one dropped a payload
Fodder for the animals
Living on animal farm

If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough

I'd really like to help you, man
I'd really like to help you, man
Nervous messed up marionettes
Floating around on a prison ship

If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
Dinosaurs roaming the Earth
Dinosaurs roaming the Earth
Dinosaurs roaming the Earth


2.Every Word I Say

You feel like liberation
You give me new sensation
You show me what I need and
You are my life completed

Can't stop, can't break, who's driving?
Sometimes there's no denying
Till today I feel I can't lose
I'm letting go of what I knew

I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say

Before you I was only
What I let control me
You are a revolution
Against my own conclusions
Till today I feel I can't lose
I'm letting go of what I knew

I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say

And now I say goodbye to the way I used to be
There is no room for question
Cause your name it sets me free
Yesterday's troubles harm me
Today's are creeping in
So let go of the world around me
Cause your love is all I need

I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and that's okay
I hear your name in every word I say

I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say

Every word I say
Every word I say
In every word I say

I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name well all I hear is your name
All I hear is your name
All I hear is your name
And no one can take it away


3.Where's The Love

Something has been going on and I don't know what it is
You don't mind the taking girl, but you don't know how to give
You drove me crazy but I don't know baby
You're thinking that it's me you're fooling
Where's the right in, all of our fighting?
Look at what you're doing
Where's the love
It's not enough
It makes the world go 'round and 'round and...
Where's the love
Give it up
It makes the world go 'round and 'round and 'round
Can you tell me what you see whenever you look around?
We're tripping all over ourselves and pulling each other down
We're separating, consciousness is fading
Are you thinking that it's me you're fooling?
Where's the right in, all of our fighting?
Look at, look at, look at what we're doing

(Repeat Chorus)

Dark clouds all around, lightning, rain pouring down
Waiting for the bright light to break through
Face down on the ground
Pick us up at the lost and found
We've got to change our point of view, if we want the sky blue
We're segregating, consciences are fading
You're thinking that it's me you're fooling
Where's the right in, all of our fighting
Look at what we're doing

(Repeat Chorus)

Won't you, won't you give it up


4.Look At You

Look at you baby
Standing in the shadows wondering what I'm doing here
Wishing something would happen, maybe I could disappear
She walks in with that look in her eye
Somehow she doesn't even have to try
Just kick off your shoes, get on the floor
This is what we came here for
Oooooh, you've got to break it down
You've got to get it out
Just get on the floor
Everybody wonders when they look at you
Everybody wonders what you're gonna do
You got it all wrapped up you do
Everybody wonders when they look at, look at you
Look at you baby, look at you baby
In the middle of the dance floor lights shinin' in my face
Twistin', shoutin' there was no doubt people dancing all over
the place
Out of the corner of my eye she said why don't you come and give
it a try
Get on the floor, just kick off your shoes
You ain't got a thing to lose
Oooooh, you've got to break it down
It's time to get it out
Just get on the floor

(Repeat Chorus)

Look at you, look at you baby
Look at you, look at you baby
Look at you, look at you baby
Ooooh, Whoooooa, Whoooooa, baby
Look at you, look at you baby
Look at you, look at you baby
Look at you, look at you baby
Ooooh, Whoooooa, Whoooooa, baby
I was standing in the shadows wondering what I'm doing here
Wishin' something would happen so that I could disappear
She breaks the silence with a move of her hips
You better hang on don't want to lose your grip
Kick off your shoes, get on the floor
This is what we're waiting for
Oooooh, you've got to break it down
You've got to get it out. Just get on the floor.


5.Strong Enough to Break

I don't feel myself today
Just a figure in a big monopoly game
Struggle is the price you pay
You get just enough just to give it away
I'm sinking but I'm floating away
Throw me a line so I can anchor my pain
The fabric is about to fray
The fabric is about to fray

Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately
Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately
Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately

Things keep coming and I keep wondering
I start feeling the walls close in
Things keep coming and I keep stumbling
I start feeling I'm strong enough to break
Oh, I start feeling I'm strong enough to break

Been running through my mind today
Scenarios to add to your hypocrisy
No one ever takes the blame
But everyone is searching for a cure to the pain
Nothing ever seems to change
Oh, nothing ever seems to change
We just play like broken records in a deaf man's charade

Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately
Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately
Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately

Things keep coming and I keep wondering
I start feeling the walls close in
Things keep coming and I keep stumbling
I start feeling I'm strong enough to break
Oh, I start feeling I'm strong enough to break

Carry on just a pawn and the same old song
I'm still holding on

The fabric is about to fray

Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately
Maybe you could take a look at yourself lately

Things keep coming and I keep wondering
I start feeling the walls close in
Things keep coming and I keep stumbling
I start feeling I'm strong enough
Things keep coming and I keep wondering
I start feeling the walls close in
Things keep coming and I keep stumbling
I start feeling I'm strong enough to break
Oh, I start feeling I'm strong enough to break


6.I Will Come To You - Isaac Hanson

When you have no light to guide you
And when no one to walk beside you
I will come to you
Oh I will come to you
When the night is dark and stormy
You won't have to reach out for me
I will come to you
Oh I will come to you
Sometimes when all your dreams may have seen better days
And you don't know how or why, but you've lost your way
Have no fear when your tears are fallin'
I will hear your spirit callin'
And I swear I'll be there come with you

(Repeat Chorus)

'Cause even if we can't be together
We'll be friends now and forever
And I swear that I'll be there come with you
When the night is dark and stormy
You won't have to reach out for me
I will come to you
Oh I will come to you
We all need somebody we can turn to
Someone who'll always understand
So if you feel that your soul is dyin'
And you need the strength to keep tryin'
I'll reach out and take your hand

(Repeat Chorus)


7.Underneath

Waking up this morning
Thinking this can't be real
But they say there is nothing love can't heal
Why don't you come on down
So you can feel what I feel

Sitting all alone in this place
Even though we're here face to face
There is nothing gone
But there's something wrong

Can't you see that I'm stuck here underneath
And you're making it hard to breathe
So take a look around and tell me what you see
You'll find me underneath

I know what to say but don't know where to begin
The fear of losing you beneath my skin
Is there resolution for this pain that I'm in

Sitting all alone in this place
Even though we're here face to face
There is nothing gone
But there's something wrong

Can't you see that I'm stuck here underneath
And you're making it hard to breathe
So take a look around and tell me what you see
You'll find me underneath

If only you could feel what I dream
Maybe you could hear what I mean
There is nothing gone
But there's something missing

Can't you see that I'm stuck here underneath
And you're making it hard to breathe
So take a look around and tell me what you see
You'll find me underneath

Cause I'm stuck here underneath
And you're making it hard to breathe
So take a look around and tell me what you see
You'll find me underneath


8.Hand In Hand

Yeah.

(say goodbye)

Well I know
Just how much I love you
There is no time
To explain.
I realize
Just what I'd give to.
To get you back.
In my arms.

(Bridge)And I,
I see you hand in hand.
With another man.
And I,
Don't know.
What you see in him.
And why you let us go.

(Chorus)
And if you're gonna lie,
Atleast you could,
Just let us die.
And if you're gonna cry,
To me baby
Atleast you could of,
Just say goodbye.

And I'm caught between.
Myself and me.
And I,
Can't find the bridge
From my mind to reality.
I'm trying to find.
A place in the sun.
But I'm drowning in the rain
That's falling every place I run

And I,
I see you hand in hand.
With another man.
And I,
Don't know.
What you see in him.
And why you let us go.

(chorus)

And if you're gonna lie,
Well atleast you could of,
Just let us die.
And if you're gonna cry
To me baby
Atleast you could,
Just say goodbye.

Well I'm not gonna sit around,
Just waitin' for you
To to get over him.
So I said
No No No..

Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye now

And if you're gonna lie,
Well atleast you could,
Of let us die.
And if you're gone,
Don't cry to be baby.
Atleast you could,
Just said goodbye.

Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye

Oh yeah.

Won't you say goodbye
Won't you say goodbye now
Won't you say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye now

Want to kiss me?
Goodbye
'Cause you gotta tell me

Goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye now
Say goodbye
Say goodbye now.


9.In A Little While

In a little while
Surely you'll be mine
In a little while I'll be there

In a little while
This hurt will hurt no more
I'll be home, love

When the night takes a deep breath
And the daylight has no end
If I crawl, if I come crawling home
Will you be there?

Slow down my beating heart
Slow down my beating heart

In a little while
I will blow by every breeze
Friday night running
To Sunday on my knees

That girl, that girl, she's mine
And I've know her since
Since you were a little girl
With Spanish eyes
Oh, when I saw her
In a pram they pushed her by

Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my beating heart
Slowly, slowly love

Man dreams one day to fly
A man takes a rocketship into the sky
He lives on starlets dying in the night
And follows in the trail the scatter of light

Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my bleeding heart
Slowly, slowly love
Slow down my beating heart
Slowly, slowly love


10.Penny & Me

Cigars in the summer time
Under the sky by the light I can feel her read my mind
I can see it in her eyes
Under the moon as it plays like music every line
There's a rug with a bleeding dye
Under the fan in the room where the passions burning high
And a chair with the leopard skin under the light
It's always Penny and me tonight

On the plane step with both my feet
Riding in seat number three on a flight to NYC
Got my bean in a coffee cup next to my seat
Catch the view and another good book to read
Sitting at home or the friendly skies missing her eyes
It's always Penny and me tonight

Penny and me like to roll the window down
Turn the radio up push the pedal to the ground
Penny and me like to gaze at starry skies
Close our eyes pretend to fly
It's always Penny and me tonight

Staring at a million city lights
But still Penny and I are all alone beneath the sky
Feel the wind brushing slowly by
If I could soar I would try, to take these wings and fly
Away to where the leaves turn red
But no matter where I am instead
Singing along to feeling alright
Or making it by under pink moonlight
It's always Penny and me tonight

Penny and me like to roll the window down
Turn the radio up push the pedal to the ground
Penny and me like to gaze as starry skies
Close our eyes pretend to fly
It's always penny and me tonight

Penny likes to get away
And drowned her pain, in lemonade
Penny dreams of rainy days
And coffee cake by the fireplace
And aimless conversations 'bout the better days

Singing along to feeling alright
Or making it by under pink moonlight
It's always Penny and me tonight

Penny and me like to roll the window down
Turn the radio up push the pedal to the ground
Penny and me like to gaze as starry skies
Close our eyes pretend to fly
It's always penny and me tonight

Penny and me tonight
Penny and me tonight
Penny and me tonight
It's always Penny and me tonight


11.MMMBop

You have so many relationships in this life,
But only one or two will last.
You go through all the pain and strife,
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast.

Oh yeah. They're gone so fast.

Oh, so hold on to the ones who really care,
In the end they'll be the only ones there.
When you get old and start losing your hair,
Can you tell me who will still care?
Can you tell me who will still care? Oh care.

Chorus:

MMMBop, ba duba dop ba do bop,
Ba duba dop ba do bop,
Ba duba dop ba do. Oh yeah,
MMMBop ba duba dop ba do bop,
Ba duba dop ba do bop,
Ba duba dop ba do

Oh yeah, in an MMMBop they're gone. Yeah.

Plant a seed, plant a flower,
Plant a rose, you can plant any one of those
Keep planting to find out which one grows.
It's a secret no one knows.
It's a secret no one knows.
Oh, no one knows.

(Chorus...)


12.This Time Around - Isaac Hanson

It's getting colder in this ditch where I lie
I'm feeling older and I'm wondering why
I heard they told her it was tell and live or die
I didn't know her but I know why she lied
I didn't know her but I know why she died

Chorus:
You can't say I didn't give it
I won't wait another minute
We're on our way this time around
You can't say I didn't give it
I won't wait another minute
We're on our way this time around

And we won't go down

I heard them say that dreams should stay in your head
Well I feel ashamed of the things that I've said
Put on these chains and you can live a free life
Well I'd rather bleed just to know why I die

Chorus

And we won't go down
And we won't go down
And we won't go down
And we won't go down
All I know is that fear has got to go
This time around

I've started feeling like I don't want to fight
Give in to the given and put out the light
Cannons a blazing shower these moonlit skies
Then I remember and I know why he died
Do you know why I die

Chorus 2x

And we won't go down
And we won't go down
And we won't go down


13.Rock n Roll Razorblade

C1
Watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razorblade
Won't you watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razorblade

V1
Rock n Roll Razorblade
It cuts so deep they failed to say
This Rock n Roll Razorblade

B1
'Cause there's nothing left in this down
For a Rockerball rolling down

V2
Rockerball had to find
Away to ease his rocker mind
Rockerball he couldn't stay

B2
'Cause there's nothing left in this down
For a rockerball rolling down
Well this Rockerball's rolling down

C2
Won't you watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razorblade
Won't you watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razorblade

V3
Rockerball slipped away
On a bus to LA
He found a band
He had to play

B3
They said take a breath, look around
Well there's nothing left in this town
For a Rockerball's brand new sound

C3
Won't you watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razorblade
Won't you watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razorblade
Watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razor
Watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razor
Watch me bleed Rock n Roll Razorblade


14.If Only

Well every single time I see you I start to feel this way
It makes me wonder if I am ever gonna feel this way again.
There's a picture tearin
in the back of my head
I see it over and over
I wanna hold you and love you
In my arms and then
I wanna need you
cuz I need to be with you till the end
Then I hear myself reply 'You've got to hold it in' this time
tonight

If only I had the guts to feel this way, if only you'd look at
me and
want to stay, if only I could take you in my arms and say,
I won't go cuz I need you

Sit here waiting, wondering, hoping that I'll make this right
Cuz all I think about is your hands, your face and all these
lonely nights
There's a feeling screaming in the back of my head
Saying it over and over
I wanna hold you and love you
In my arms and then
I wanna need you
cuz I need to be with you till the end
Then I hear myself reply 'She'll never let you in' this time
tonight

If only I had the guts to feel this way, if only you'd look at
me and wanna
stay, if only I could take you in my arms and say, I won't go
cuz I need you
I wanna hear you say it'll always be this way

And we'll be hand in hand for everynight and everyday
I wanna scream and shout cuz rules are never doubt
And all I care about is you and me and us and now
If only I had the guts to feel this way,
if only you'd look at me and wanna stay,
if only I could take you in my arms and say,
I won't go cuz I need you

Please don't go cause I need you now
Yeah. Cuz I need you
If only, yeah cuz I need you now
If only cuz I need you, I need you
If only , cuz I need you
If only cuz I need you
If only, yeah, if only...I need you now....yeah


15.A Song To Sing

Goodbye four leaf clovers.
Hello gone awry
Don't cry the fight ain't over
Unless you let it pass you by

(chorus)
I'm looking for a song to sing,
Looking for a friend to borrow.
I'm looking for my radio.
So I might find a heart to follow.

I've never been this
Longing for your lovin'
I've never been so
Wearin' down to nothin'
I've never been just
Looking for a reason.
So maybe you've been thinkin'
Of me.
Oh...
You've been thinking of me.

All that I have found in reason,
Is reason just to not believe.
And all that you are left is treason.
Is treason just to let I be.

(chorus)

I'm looking for a song to sing,
Looking for a friend to borrow.
I'm looking for my radio.
So I might find a heart to follow.

I've never been this
Longing for your lovin'
I've never been so
Wearin' down to nothin'
I've never been just
Looking for a reason.
So maybe you've been thinkin'
Blue yonder dreams
And second hand shoes
You're so far gone,
That you're left to lose.
It's too late to go home
All alone.
Your the tar in that
Old cigar
And the worn out cable
On a cable car - and,
You're too tired to admit
You've gotta choose.

(chorus)

I'm looking for a song to sing,
Looking for a friend to borrow.
I'm looking for my radio.
So I might find a heart to follow.

I've never been this
Longing for your lovin'
I've never been so
Wearin' down to nothin'
I've never been just
Looking for a reason.
So maybe you've been thinkin'
Of me.
Oh...
You've been thinking of me.
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