Daughtry - Leave This Town (2009) Lyrics

Band: Daughtry

Album: Leave This Town

Release Date: 14 July 2009

Genre: Alternative Rock

Label: RCA Records

Artwork by: Jim Lee

Producer: Howard Benson

- Line Up CD: from left -
* Joey Barnes: Drums
* Josh Paul: Bass Guitar
* Chris Daughtry: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
* Brian Craddock: Rhythm Guitar
* Josh Steely: Lead Guitar

(United States: Laredo, Texas)

01. You Don't Belong - Lyrics:

With time to kill and an empty tomb
I always find a way to pass the time with you
Dark and smoky rooms, I can hardly stand the fumes

Telling me that you mean no harm
You stand me up like a crutch, another arm
But only when I'm gone have I been away too long

No, you don't belong to me, I think you lied to me
And with my back against this wall, it's hard to be strong
No, you'd tell me anything, look what you've done to me
Still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone, whoa whoa

Any given time or place I never will forget the disgrace on
Your face so full of love, will it ever be enough?
10 feet tall and bullet proof, I never thought that I had a thing to lose
Well, it looks like after all I'm gonna have to choose

No, you don't belong to me, I think you lied to me
(Against the wall)
And with my back against this wall, it's hard to be strong
No, you'd tell me anything, look what you've done to me
(You don't belong)
Still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

You help pass the time, but I'm doing fine on my own
So there's no good reason why to live such a lie
Tell me have I been gone away too long?

No, you don't belong to me, I think you lied to me
(Against the wall)
And with my back against this wall, it's hard to be strong
No, you'd tell me anything, look what you've done to me
(You don't belong)
Still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone

You don't belong to me, I think you lied to me
(Against the wall)
And with my back against this wall it's hard to be strong
You'd tell me anything, look what you've done to me
(You don't belong)
Still I tell myself that tomorrow you'll be long gone, long gone.

02. No Suprise - Lyrics:

I've practiced this for hours, gone round and round
And now I think that I've got it all down
And as I say it louder, I love how it sounds
'Cause I'm not taking the easy way out
Not wrappin' this in ribbons
Shouldn't have to give a reason why

It's no surprise I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow
But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

It came out like a river once I let it out
When I thought that I wouldn't know how
Held onto it forever, just pushing it down
Felt so good to let go of it now
Not wrapping this in ribbons
Shouldn't have to give a reason why

It's no surprise I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today
There's nothing here in this heart left to borrow
There's nothing here in this soul left to say

Don't be surprised when we hate this tomorrow
God knows we tried to find an easier way
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow
But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

Our favorite place we used to go
The warm embrace that no one knows
The loving look that's left your eyes
That's why this comes as no, as no surprise

If I could see the future and how this plays out
I bet it's better than where we are now
But after going through this
It's easier to see the reason why

It's no surprise I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today (stayed till today)
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow
But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

The kiss goodnight, it comes with me
Both wright and wrong, our memories
The whispering before we sleep,
Just one more thing that you can't keep

Our favorite place we used to go
The warm embrace that no one knows
The loving look that's left your eyes
But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise.

03. Every Time You Turn Around - Lyrics:

I been me, I been followin' my dreams
Tryin' to find the scene where you believed me
I been true, I been waiting here for you
I been patient, understanding and believing

Every time you turn around
I know you're standing there waiting for me
To take it on back down the other road baby
But I won't let you down

I know you're standing there waiting for me
To take it on back down the other road baby
But I won't let you down every time you turn around

I been good, I been doin' what I should
Workin' hard to make a world that we can live in
I been strong, I been holdin' out so long
And I don't want you to forget you are forgiven

I know you're standing there waiting for me
To take it on back down the other road baby
But I won't let you down

I know you're standing there waiting for me
To take it on back down the other road baby
But I won't let you down every time you turn around

All the reasons you believe what you believe
Never seeing that the truth is a part of me
Now I'm gonna do is show you what it really means to love
What it really means to love

I know you're standing there waiting for me
To take it on back down the other road baby
But I won't let you down

I see you standing there waiting for me
To take it on back down the other road baby
But I won't let you down every time you turn around
Every time you turn around, every time you turn around
Every time you turn around.

04. Life After You - Lyrics:

Ten miles from town
And I just broke down
Spitting out smoke on the side of the road
I'm out here alone
Just trying to get home
To tell you I was wrong, but you already know
Believe me, I won't stop at nothing to see you
So I've started running

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughing with you
And I think that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
'Cause I know there's no life after you

Last time we talked
The night that I walked
Burns like an iron in the back
Of my mind
I must have been high
To say you and I weren't meant to be
And just wasting my time
Oh why did I ever doubt you
You know I would die here without you

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughing with you
And I think that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
'Cause I know there's no life after you

You and I, right or wrong
There's no other one
After this time spent alone
It's hard to believe
That a man with sight could be so blind
Thinking about the better times
Must've been out of my mind
So I'm running back to tell you

All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
Without you God knows what I'd do
All that I'm after is a life full of laughter
As long as I'm laughing with you

And I think that all that still matters is love ever after
After the life we've been through
I know there's no life after you
No there's no life after you
No there's no life after you
No there's no life after you
No there's no life after you
No there's no life after you
No there's no life after you.

05. What I Meant To Say - Lyrics:

I woke up today sinkin' like the stones that you have thrown
Wounded by the same ole shots you take
It's easier to kick me when I'm low

And I just thought that you should know
That I've been holding on while you've been letting go
Well, it's not too late to say it right this time
'Cause I know I said I'm sorry but that's not what I meant to say

I'm strong enough to say that I don't wanna take the high road now
S-s-so typical of you to walk away
When your perfect little world is burning down

And I just thought that you should know
That I've been holding on while you've been letting go
Can I be so bold? 'Cause all this sucking up to you is just getting old
Well, it's not too late to say it right this time
'Cause I know I said I'm sorry but that's not what I meant to say

What I really meant to say with every little breath I take
I'm not the only one who makes mistakes
Just think of all the ones you've made

And I just thought that you should know
That I've been holding on while you've been letting go
Can I be so bold? 'Cause all this sucking up to you is just getting old
Well, it's not too late to say it right this time
'Cause I know I said I'm sorry but that's not what I meant to say
Not what I meant to say

Can I be so bold? 'Cause all this sucking up to you is just getting old
Well, it's not too late to say it right this time
'Cause I know I said I'm sorry but that's not what I meant to say.

06. Open Up Your Eyes - Lyrics:

A single rose left to remember
As a single tear falls from her eye
Another cold day in December
A year from the day she said goodbye

Seems it's only been a moment
Since the angels took him from her arms
And she was left there holding on to their tomorrow
But as they laid him in the ground
Her heart would sing without a sound

For the first time you can open your eyes
And see the world without your sorrow
Where no one knows the pain you left behind

And all the peace you could never find
Is waiting there to hold and keep you
Welcome to the first day of your life
Just open up your eyes, eyes

A single lifetime lays behind her
As she draws her final breath
Just beyond the door he'll find her
Taking her hand he softly says

For the first time you can open your eyes
And see the world without your sorrow
Where no one knows the pain you left behind

And all the peace you could never find
Is waiting there to hold and keep you
Welcome to the first day of your life

Just open up your eyes as I lay you down tonight
Safe on the other side, no more tears to cry

For the first time you can open your eyes
And see the world without your sorrow
Where no one knows the pain you left behind

And all the peace you could never find
Is waiting there to hold and keep you
Welcome to the first day of your life
Just open up your eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes.

07. September - Lyrics:

How the time passed away, all the trouble that we gave
And all those days we spent out by the lake
Has it all gone to waste? All the promises we made
One by one they vanish just the same

Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly
But the memories remain

In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end

Now it all seems so clear, there's nothing left to fear
So we made our way by finding what was real
Now the days are so long that summer's moving on
We reach for something that's already gone, yeah

Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly
But the memories remain

In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end

Yeah, we knew we had to leave this town (we knew we had to leave this town)
But we never knew when and we never knew how (we never knew how)
We would end up here the way we are
Yeah, we knew we had to leave this town (we knew we had to leave this town)
But we never knew when and we never knew how (we never knew how)

Of all the things I still remember
Summer's never looked the same
The years go by and time just seems to fly
But the memories remain

In the middle of September we'd still play out in the rain
Nothing to lose but everything to gain
Reflecting now on how things could've been
It was worth it in the end.

08. Ghost Of Me - Lyrics:

Thought it was dead and buried
Then it woke you up last night
You sounded so damn worried
You've been tossin', turnin', both ends burnin'

I wanna put your mind at ease again
Make everythin' alright
I know it's gettin' underneath your skin
I've tried to tell you now

Don't look over your shoulder
'Cause that's just the ghost of me you're seein' in your dreams
Wait, there's no rhyme or reason
Sometimes there's no meanin' in the visions when you're sleepin'

Don't wake up and believe them
You're lookin' at the ghost of me
You're lookin' at the ghost of me

With your imagination and emotions runnin' wild
Fuelin' my frustration like a fire burnin', clock keeps turnin'
I know it's gettin' underneath your skin
I've tried to tell you now

Don't look over your shoulder
'Cause that's just the ghost of me you're seein' in your dreams
Wait, there's no rhyme or reason
Sometimes there's no meanin' in the visions when you're sleepin'

Don't wake up and believe them
You're lookin' at the ghost of me
You're lookin' at the ghost of me
You're lookin' at the ghost of me

Don't look over your shoulder
'Cause that's just the ghost of me you're seein'
Wait, there's no rhyme or reason
Sometimes there's no meanin' in the visions when you're sleepin'

Don't wake up and believe them
Visions when you're sleepin'
Don't wake up and believe them
You're lookin' at the ghost of me
You're lookin' at the ghost of me
You're lookin' at the ghost of me.

09. Learn My Lesson - Lyrics:

Tonight the sunset means so much
The one thing that you know you'll never touch
Like the feeling, the real thing
I reach out for that sweet dream
But somehow the darkness wakes me up

And I've felt this emptiness before
But all the times that I've been broken
I still run right back for more

You'd think that I'd learn my lesson by now
You'd think that I'd somehow figure out
That if you strike the match
You're bound to feel the flame

You think that I'd learn the cost of love
Paid that price long enough
But still I drive myself right through the pain
Yeah, well it turns out I haven't learned a thing

Sometimes I think I'm better off
To turn out the lights and close up shop
And give up the longing, believing in belonging
Just hold down my head and take the loss

You'd think that I'd learn my lesson by now
You'd think that I'd somehow figure out
That if you strike the match
You're bound to feel the flame

You'd think that I'd learn the cost of love
Paid that price long enough
But still I drive myself right through the pain
Yeah, well it turns out I haven't learned a thing

You'd think that I'd learn my lesson by now
You'd think that I'd somehow figure out
That if you strike that match
You're bound to feel the flame

You'd think that I'd learn the cost of love
Paid that price long enough
But still I drive myself right through the pain
Yeah, well it turns out I haven't learned a thing

You'd think that I'd learn my lesson by now
You'd think that I'd somehow figure out
I haven't learned a thing
I haven't learned, I haven't learned
I haven't learned a thing.

10. Supernatural - Lyrics:

Lost from the start, I might as well be on the moon
Much colder than I thought even in the month of June
No communication makes you feel so alone
Well, all we need is patience of which I've never really known

But now it's too late, it's taking over me, it feels so supernatural
And I'm pulled the other way, it's more than I can take
And I'm losing hold of everything
And no matter how I try you know I can't deny
'Cause you feel so supernatural

Every step I've taken has led me here to where you are
But all that I believe in is keeping me from seeing too far
Throwing out the questions, waiting for the right reply
Looking for the answers, tell me will it be tonight?

But now it's too late, it's taking over me, it feels so supernatural
And I'm pulled the other way, it's more than I can take
And I'm losing hold of everything
When it's more than physical it's kind of hard to see beyond the glow
And no matter how I try you know I can't deny
'Cause you feel so supernatural

Through the atmosphere I'm seeing
Glimpses of the past I'm leaving
Holding on for life as we collide

Now it's too late, it's taking over me, it feels so supernatural
And I'm pulled the other way, it's more than I can take
And I'm losing hold of everything
When it's more than physical it's kind of hard to see beyond the glow
And no matter how I try you know I can't deny
'Cause you feel so supernatural

Feel so supernatural, feel so supernatural
Feel so supernatural, feel so supernatural.

11. Tennessee Line - Lyrics:
[Featuring: Vince Gill]

I open my lungs
To breathe in forgiveness and love
Haunting me now, reminders of how I used to be

And on down the road my troubles are sure to follow
Looking out the window the hell if I know where I will go
So I'll just keep on driving

On my way to L.A.
Looking into the rear view as the roads fade away
I've sworn off my past
First to last bad call that I ever made

Tell me how to make right
Every wrong turn that I've learned so this can all end tonight
Tennessee line just changed my mind
Well, it's my heart I'll follow this time

Who would've known that pride is so hard to swallow?
As I rest on the shoulder of a road growing colder
With the trouble I own, should I just keep on driving?

On my way to L.A.
Looking into the rear view as the roads fade away
I've sworn off my past
First to last bad call that I ever made

Tell me how to make right
Every wrong turn that I've learned so this can all end tonight
Tennessee line just changed my mind
Well, it's my heart I'll follow this time

I know I must be doing something right
Head the other way, back to where I started out
Ask myself if I can turn it all around tonight
And stop living with doubt

On my way to L.A.
Looking into the rear view as the roads fade away
I've sworn off my past
First to last bad call that I ever made

Tell me how to make right
Every wrong turn that I've learned so this can all end tonight
Tennessee line just changed my mind
Well, it's my heart I'll follow this time

I've sworn off my past
First to last bad call that I ever made
It's my heart I'll follow this time

I've sworn off my past
First to last bad call that I ever made
I'm gonna turn it all around tonight

Turn it all around tonight
Turn it all around tonight
I'm gonna turn it all around tonight
At the Tennessee line.

12. Call Your Name - Lyrics:

You never said, you never said, you never said that it would be this hard
Love is meant to be forever, now or never seems to discard
There's gotta be a better way for me to say
What's on my heart without leaving scars
So can you hear me when I call your name?

And when you fall apart am I the reason for your endless sorrow?
There's so much to be said
And with a broken heart your walls can only go down but so low
Can you hear me when I call your name?
When I call your name

Complicated situations are the makings of all that's wrong
And I've been standing in the river of deliverance way too long
There's gotta be a better way for me to say
What's on my heart without leaving scars
So can you hear me when I call your name?
So can you hear me when I call your name?

And when you fall apart am I the reason for your endless sorrow?
There's so much to be said
And with a broken heart your walls can only go down but so low
Can you hear me when I call your name?

You never said, you never said, you never said, you never said
When I call your name
You never said, you never said, you never said, you never said
When I call your name

And when you fall apart am I the reason for your endless sorrow?
There's so much to be said
And with a broken heart your walls can only go down but so low
Can you hear me when I call your name?

And when you fall apart am I the reason for your endless sorrow?
There's so much to be said
And with a broken heart your walls can only go down but so low
Can you hear me when I call your name?

13. What Have We Become - Lyrics:
[iTunes Bonus Track]

All those years
One day changes everything, and
Caught in your life and the passion fades away
Saving for something
That you'll never see in your days
Shutting out everything that you need

(Looking through distorted eyes)
Beautiful disaster
(Adding up a million lies)
So much for "ever after"

Building up your wall
Everything you wanted
Fit the pieces into holes we use to crawl away
Giving in only makes us numb
Now we are what we have become

All the tears
You never thought you'd see the day when
The trappings of your life
Just seem to disappear
Goin' through the vacancy that you leave behind
Not what you were promised
Not what you believed

(Looking through distorted eyes)
Beautiful disaster
(Adding up a million lies)
So much for "ever after"

Building up your wall
Everything you wanted
Fit the pieces into holes we
Use to crawl away
Finding out the truth, when
Nothing really matters
Chase the light that's
Blinding even as you crawl away
Giving in only makes us numb
Now we are what we have become

Another vice to ease your pain
Now you know it's not the way out
Now you know it's not the way out
Not the way out

Building up your wall
Everything you wanted
Fit the pieces into holes we
Use to crawl away
Finding out the truth, when
Nothing really matters
Chase the light that's
Blinding even as you crawl away
Giving in only makes us numb
Now we are what we have become
Giving in only makes us numb
Now we are what we have become.

14. On The Inside - Lyrics:
[iTunes Bonus Track]

Your life is like a crack in the mirror
Seven years of bad luck it ain't getting better now
And after all that's said and done

Reflection in the window is the same old face
Background, small town, everywhere you look around
Tell me what you're running from

Flip a coin
Let it land in your hand
Heads you're gonna stay
But it's tails so you can

Move to another town
Hide where you're sure you won't be found
But it's still just you on the inside
You can pretend
It'll be alright
Said it to yourself but you know it's just a lie
Cause it's still just you on the inside
Still you on the inside

Nothing faster than the speed that you're leaving
A hundred miles an hour
And there ain't no slowing down
But you can outrun yourself
Yeah, you can say you fitted like a joker in the deck but now
You're skipping like a broken record going round
And you're the last to ask for help

Flip a coin
Let it land in your hand
Heads you're gonna stay
But it's tails so you can

Move to another town
Hide where you're sure you won't be found
But it's still just you on the inside
You can pretend it'll be alright
Said it to yourself but you know it's just a lie
Cause it's still just you on the inside
Still you on the inside

It's never really been a question of how far
And at the end of every destination
There you are

You can move to another town
Hide where you're sure you won't be found
But it's still just you on the inside
Oh, you can pretend it'll be alright
No matter how you say it
When you tell that it's a lie
Cause it's still just you on the inside

Still you on the inside
(You can go and change your name, to me you'll always be the same)
Still you on the inside
(You can try to run and hide, you'll always be the same inside)
Still you on the inside
(You can go and change your name, to me you'll always be the same)
Still you on the inside
(You can try to run and hide, you'll always be the same inside)
I still love you on the inside.

15. Traffic Light - Lyrics:
[iTunes Bonus Track]

The traffic light
Waits for you to tell me the tale of a shattered life, tonight
And I just passed by when you have had the chance to fight
Or would you spend your last days alone
Thinkin' nobody would have cared
Or known just look me in the eye and see that its a light

So you're telling me, this is how you're going down
You thought that I never really wanted you around
Well, you are way off track to think like that
'Cause now you have taken back, everything that you ever said
About how Id never want to see you again
Well, this is what I, what I left behind

(What I left behind, what I left behind)

Need a change
In a minute of my time did I get your name?
Well you say, that I haven't been asked that in years
Now I think, the traffic light that stood in the way
So that I can hear what you had to say
I'm half way through your story
Cant help thinking that you're just like me

This is how I'm going down
I thought that they never really wanted me around
Well I was way off track to think like that
'Cause now I'm taking back, everything that I ever said
About how they'd never want to see me again
Well this is what I, what I left behind

Forgetting about ourselves
Is like history that dust is covering left on the shelf (on the shelf)
The crosswalks make the way for us to say what we need to say

Yeah, this is how you're going down
You thought I'd never really wanted you around
Well you were way off track to think like that
'Cause now you have taken back, everything that you ever said
About how I never want to see you again
Well this is what I, what I left behind
This is how you're going down

This is what I, what I left behind.