Lyrics - America At Night (2007)

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Bleak House (by Ryan Walker)

Let's go out tonight, let's go out and start a fight
The full moon's shooting, the women are glowing and the men are looting
My stomach's hanging by a thread, you make me wish I wasn't dead
Unplug from the wall and start growing old
I'm not a gambler and I don't know when to fold

Let's go out tonight into the city and into the lights
That asked me where my soul would stumble
when protection has failed me and my body has crumbled
I surely hope I'll fly away and confident expectations stay
I'd rather spend my life apart if you can't find me in your heart

Let's get out of town, sleep together and wake up to the sound of
peace and quiet, but listen close, outside there's a riot
Why are we always on the run when we've done nothing wrong and nothing fun
We both can't help but feel bleak, but after a valley comes a peak
So let's go out tonight
Fake It (by Brian Kent)

I've been going under replaced with something better
Got to look real strong, can't say nothing wrong

I got my qualifications, I know the answers to your questions
You've surely been looking for me, I'll be who you want me to be

Can't you see that it's not me, I'm not the one that you see

Fake it man, take a stand and dress as smart as you can
Just pretend you're in a race and run as fast as you can to the end

I've been going under replaced with something better
Got to look real strong, can't say nothing wrong
I got my qualifications, I know the answers to your questions
You've surely been looking for me, I'll be what you want me to be

Can't you see that it's not me, I got this advice from someone old and wise

Fake it man, take a stand and dress as smart as you can
Just pretend you're in a race and run as fast as you can to the end

I've been going under replaced with something better
You've surely been looking for me, I'll be who you want me to be

Can't be who you want me to be, no,
Can't be who you want me to be, no...

Elephantitis (by Ryan Walker)

I'm all alone, I'm all alone, I'm all alone, yeah
Nobody's home, nobody's home, I'm all alone, yeah
Just waiting for the neighborhood to be my own, oh yeah
But instead I'm wishing that I wasn't alone
Stayed up all night drinking tea, writing songs that'll never get sung, yeah
Never saw the light of day, never even begun to
Just throwing up words on a page that'll never reach your ears, not in a million years
Don't hold your breath, just make sure that I'm not alone

Everybody's the same, they cheat at their game, don't tell you their name
I'm a man following a plan to take a new stand as best that I can

Been climbing up stairs, trying not to fall back down again
I'm far enough along to face up to where I've been
Now there's ghosts everywhere I turn my head
You don't have to let 'em in, just please make sure I don't fall back down again

Everybody's the same, they cheat at their game, don't tell you their name
I'm a man following a plan to take a new stand as best that I can

I'm all alone, I'm all alone, I'm all alone, yeah
Nobody's home, nobody's home, I'm all alone, yeah
Just waiting for the universe to be my own, oh yeah
Don't waste your breath just make sure that I'm not alone...
Without A Hitch (by Ryan Walker)

We can't believe our eyes, this don't come in our size
America at night, the heat just fills the sky
Not crying anymore, getting to be a bore
Bury me not under the place where I just hit the floor

Quiet, quiet don't make a sound, I was lost but now I'm found
Everything goes without a hitch these days

The sandy beaches white, everyone thinks they're right
Put it right out your mind, rather be out of sight
Poppin' that protein back like it was morning snack
It ain't comin' again so let's all have a crack

Quiet, quiet don't make a sound, I was lost but now I'm found
Everything goes without a hitch these days

Now that I know the things I know, I know it takes a long time
Never again will I look out for only me and mine
'Cause then pretty soon you turn around and find out everything changes
I don't know about you but I can't handle that

Quiet, quiet don't make a sound, I was lost but now I'm found
Everything goes without a hitch these days...

Female Form (by Brian Kent)

When you see me walkin', and turn my head
When you see me runnin', where'm I goin' instead?
When you see me workin', working for the cure
When I put my hand out, is that something pure?

What do you see, when you look at me?
What do you see, do you see beauty?

When I put my hair down, do you see the real me?
When I take it all off, do I still look pretty?
When I wear that smile, and I put on that flaunt
Does that make you happy, is that what you want?

What do you see, when you look at me?
What do you see, do you see beauty?

Don't, don't underestimate me
Don't, don't underestimate me...

All The World is New (by Ryan Walker)

I found out what was going on
There was no doubt in my mind
Nothing said, nothing done, it was all right
I know now what I knew before
But I know more than you
Don't mean to sound harsh, just thought that you would
like to hear it like it is
Well, all the world is gone
But all the world is new
You haven't learned a thing that's of any use to you
Wind is blowing hard
On everything you drew
You find that it's okay to not know what to do

Came to me like a dream
Fast and loud like a band that can't say no
Then the walls came down, and everybody turned around
It was completely indescribable

And now we live alone
Was it worth all the bridges we burned?
Was it worth all the days
We spent wishing for more time?
Wind is blowing hard
One of these days it's true
It's perfectly okay to not know what to do

Find another way, we know it's okay
But it's trouble on my mind
Today, today, today, there's no waiting anymore
But when I wake I will find that...

All the world is gone
Yeah, but all the world is new
You haven't learned a thing that's of any use to you
Wind is blowing hard
On everything you drew
It's perfectly okay to not know what to do

Fog Over My Mind (by Ryan Walker)

The lights all got too bright for me to look at
I suddenly knew not where I was
With sickly worried mind I took to sleeping
And when I woke the world was still a fuzz

It's no way for a man to live a lifetime
Feeling like he's slowly sinking down
One day I won't be able to fight anymore
Will it be the day I'm six feet underground?

I didn't know I had so much fear in me
I didn't know my heart could race so fast
I don't know what I did to make the sunshine go away
I don't know how much longer I can last

with this fog over my mind, with this fog over my mind

Warm feelings tease my soul almost constantly
Can't do the things I used to love to do
Go to beat this thing that holds me under the surface
'Cause I wish it wasn't such a chore loving you

So I fill my head with possibilities
Not good ones but the ones you try to avoid
Still I find myself waking up every day
Lord knows how I came to be so paranoid

I didn't know the world turns into a wall
The day I try to grab it by the reins
I'd rather smack myself flat against the pavement
You know everybody wants a shady lane

But this fog over my mind, Too full of pain, I can't explain
This fog over my mind, Too much rage, can't turn the page
This fog over my mind, Hold my hand, it's sinking sand
This fog over my mind, Mark my words, you haven't heard the last
of this fog

Every couple of days, I can see a faint light
It brightens my night, it makes me want to fight you all
Something makes me want to keep on goin', like a river flowin'
I know that I can show you all

Shine on like you know you will and when you get that thrill
Make sure you still don't lose that sight
Make the smoke clear and leave from me, 'cause I can finally see
I know it's gonna be all right
Welcome Back (by Ryan Walker)

Save your crying, it's not over yet
Save it up for when you'll need it
You need to know we're not out of time
Thanks for nothing I'll be back around
Everything is all I want
I'll need to waste some time for a while

Welcome back to the real world
Been so long since we've been here
Welcome back to the new deal
We needed this feeling so bad
Whenever we come down into fear
We are not alone
Been such a long long journey back
We're happy to be home

Pray to God I don't go back where I once was
Some people go there purposely
But i'm not one to change my mind
Something tells me not to let you go
Seek out the things that keep you here
You'll be surprised at what you'll find

Welcome back to the real world
Been so long since we've been here
Welcome back to the new deal
We needed this feeling so bad
Whenever we come down into fear
We are not alone
Been such a long long journey back
We're happy to be home...