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Paper Lanters / 2000 Light Years Away [Live from Alpharetta, Georgia] [Bonus Track]
  • Track #20 from Awesome As Fuck
  • Released 2011
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    Lyrics
    Now I rest my head from
    Such an endess dreary time
    A time of hopes & happiness
    That had you on my mind
    Those days are gone & now it seems
    As if I'll get some rest
    But now & then I'll see you again
    And if it puts my heart to the test

    So when are all my troubles going to end?
    I'm understanding now that
    We are only friends
    To this day I'm asking why
    I still think about you

    As the days go on I wonder
    (will this ever end?)
    I find it hard to keep control
    When you're with your boyfriend
    I do not mind if all I am is
    Just a friend to you
    But all i want to know right now
    Is if you think about me too...

    I sit alone in my bedroom
    Staring at the walls
    I've been up all damn night long
    My pulse is speeding
    My love is yearning

    I hold my breath and close my eyes
    And dream about her
    Cause she's 2000 light years away
    She holds my malakite so tight so..
    Never let go
    Cause she's 2000 Light years away

    I sit outside and watch the sunrise
    Look out as far as I can
    I can't see her, but in the distance
    I hear some laughter
    We laugh together

    Then I hold my breath and close my eyes
    And dream about her
    Cause she's 2000 light years away.
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