Washington Square Park

Lyrics

[Lyrics in italics are from the Live/Burst & Decay versions] [Verse 1] I'm looking for the upsides to these panic-attack nights Where I'm staying in eating take-out food by TV light and I'm trying to play the b-side to this awkward life of mine You could flip me over I'd sing a few lines about how I'm so used to shooting myself in the kneecaps Standing in the way of progress or letting down my friends [Chorus] So I'm nailing shards of hope together To put something over my head Because you know here it's always raining And it happened again, happened again She said, "I let this slide when we were younger You know you don't have to write like this The whole world's full of losers If you get a chance to win, (you should) take it!" [Verse 2] I stood on the roof with Matt and Molly Watched the gray slide off the city Because it's finally spring We rode our bikes over to 6th Street To Washington Square Park To see if the tides would turn for me (and they did) [Chorus] I'm nailing shards of hope together To put something over my head Because you know here it's always raining And it happened again, happened again She said, "I let this slide when we were younger You know you don't have to write like this The whole world's full of losers If you get a chance to win, (you should) take it!" [Refrain] I left a lot of blood in California On our first trip out west I was younger and restless back then And I thought, if no one's in my corner Since everyone left I'd better make it worth it [Refrain] I left a lot of blood in California On our first trip out west I was younger and restless back then And I thought, if no one's in my corner Since everyone left I'd better make it worth it [Outro] (I left a lot of blood in California On our first trip out west I was younger and restless back then)