Nickelback

Curb - 1996

1. Little Friend
2. Pusher
3. Detangler
4. Curb
5. Where ?
6. Falls Back On
7. Sea Groove
8. Fly
9. Just Four
10. Left
11. Window Shopper
12. I Donīt Have



1. Little Friend


Manhunt to find your daughter
Buried underneath the water
Now they consult a psychic
Find how much I like it

And now Iīve found a little friend
Itīs too fast
This wonīt last
And to touch
Hurts too much
And now Iīve found a little friend

And now itīs just you and me
Borrow one and we will make three
I say we steal one more
Just like we did once before

And now I thought I told her
That she wonīt get much older
And now Iīve found a little friend

And now it makes no difference
Cause I am not quite in yet
And now its on the table
Cause sheīs perfectly able
And now Iīve found a little friend



2. Pusher


And some say
Why you follow somethings so long
So I asked him
And he convinced me before long
Now its over
And Iīve seen him, donīt come back anymore
And he said...

I need
I donīt ask much anymore
I found
I found something

Throw a stone into the water
The ripple is broke
Burn the baby
Just for holding the cradle too close
Take it all back
Search for justice, donīt live there anymore
And he said

I need
I donīt ask much anymore
I found
I found something

And why do you see me in this way?
The way that I did
I gave him the means to the ends
Yes I did
I bothered not to believe in this way
The way that I did
I made him just to see in this way
The way that I did

I need
I donīt ask much anymore
I found
I found something



3. Detangler


I asked you to stay
But you said thereīs no way
I begged-- you call
And you leave me after all
I know Iīm not to blame
I know you donīt feel the same
Didnīt even tell me why
You just left me here to die

I stand, I fall, I bounce off these 4 walls
You laugh, you leave
And you leave me here alone,
Is this how its gonna be
Itīs fine for you and not for me
Did you even care at all
You stand, I fall

Iīm guilty too
Forsiring all to you
Well, thatīs my one sin
Sorry for giving in
Didnīt mean to waste your time
Thanks for wasting mine
Could have to tried to let me be
Would you just set me free?

Could I pay you not to...



4. Curb


Have I gone all too far?
Have I been here before?
If I have let me know
How it goes

Take her place
And I will
See her face
No reason
Let it slide
And I will
Watch her die...
To run through fields
To find, and I will
Hold, then lead, then lie
And I will... no I wonīt

Is it now really time?
Can I just give mind, if
I can simply trade
Deal Made

Take her place
And I will
See her face
No reason
Let it slide
And I will
Watch her die...
To run through fields
To find, and I will
Hold, then lead, then lie
And I will... no I wonīt

Run, hide away from me
Desouled, to seek, decide
And I will, no I wonīt

Run through fields to find
Hold then lead, then lie
And I will
Run, desouled, and
Hold, to heal, to find
And I canīt



5. Where ?


I was wrong to think that I could ever trust in you,
I was wrong to think that you might want to trust me, too.

Here I am, here I am,
Here I stand,
Here I am, here I am, here I am, here I stand.

I was wrong to think that I could ever love in you,
I was wrong to think that you might want to love me, too.

Here I am, here I am,
Here I stand,
Here I am, here I am, here I am, here I stand.

So where the hell are you?
So where are you when I need someone, too?
Iīm tired of needing you.



6. Falls Back On


No, I donīt guess
I donīt sacrifice
And I know
I donīt realize
Just how much
I can idolize ... and I know

And then I find it falls back on
On to me, to see, believe
And down onto you, We do, itīs true
And I wonīt beg to stay, to leave, or to believe
A word you say, and then I guess
It all falls back on you
To find out (find out)
Whatīs the deal
And I guess you donīt
Simplify
Itīs just, you had to
Had to take, and I know

Thereīs a fine line between right and wrong
And I know we knew all along
Just how much I can half belong ... and I know
And then I find out it all falls back on you
Cause Iīm really up on this
Cause Iīve seen it before
Where the hell did I get through you?



7. Sea Groove


Take away from me
That what you just gave
Nothing left to heal
Nothing left to save
Given half a chance
Given what weīve spent
I will not repay
I will not repent
I donīt wanna leave
I donīt wanna stay
Get away from me
Stay the hell away

And I will give up my mind
And I will give my way
And I will pluck out my eyes
Yes I will feel my way
Yes I will

Is there something wrong
With the way I feel
I donīt wanna beg
I donīt have to steal
Let me prove myself
Let me earn your trust
Let me betray
The way that we discussed
I donīt want to thieve
I donīt want to snatch
Get away from me
Stay the hell away

And I will give up my mind
And I will give my way
And I will pluck out my eyes
Yes I will feel my way
Yes I will

In open hand, unopened gift
Her broken bones, her head wonīt lift
A decade since youīve been gone
Mend the cracks and say so long
Say so long



8. Fly


Father, tell me somethinī
Where do bad men go when they die?
And mother says youīll go there but
Wings for her and I and I donīt mind
Cause I have always wanted to learn to...

Fly... learn to
Fly...

Brother, tell me somethinī
If I take this, am I going to die?
And he says no, so then I figure what the hell
Iīll try cause itīs my life
So light the match and you and I will...

Fly... learn to
Fly...

Cause Iīm on my hands and knees Iīve crawled eternity to beg forgiveness
And someday Iīll be there I swear to you, God, as my witness
For all the trusts Iīve broke and, let justice know, itīs just that easy
Cause Iīm a liar, I conspired, Iīm a liar...

And father tell your son,
Itīs not your gun and bloody hands
Donīt hide behind locked doors
In dresser drawers those bullets wait to fly...

Fly... wait to
Fly...

Cause Iīm on my hands and knees
Iīve crawled eternity to beg forgiveness
And someday Iīll be there I swear to you,
God, as my witness
For all the trusts Iīve broke and,
Let justice know, itīs just that easy
Cause Iīm a liar, I conspired, Iīm a liar...



9. Just Four


I want take his eyes out
Just for looking at you
Yes I do
I want to take his hands off
Just for touching you
Yes I do

And I want to rip his heart out
Just for hurting you
And I want to break his mind down
Yes I do

And I want to make him
Regret life since the day he met you
Yes I do
And I want to make him
Take back all that he took from you
Yes I do

And I want to rip his heart out
Just for hurting you
And I want to break his mind down
Yes I do



10. Left


I saw the river, just pulled him down
I knew the man who hunted him down
We watched the river, take him away
Before he died, I could have sworn he said

I am the only one
I am the only one left

Tired and afraid lies a saddened man
Knelt beside him with head in hand
And escaped on a lonely breath
But before he died I could have sworn he said

I am the only one
I am the only one left
Who ever gave a damn about you
I am sorry
I am sorry
I was wrong
I was wrong
Iīve been wrong for way too long
I am sorry that youīre gone



11. Window Shopper


Forevers a lonely time and the dogs arenīt always
Arenīt always on my mind
Cause I didnīt free them
The scenery is burning me cause Iīm still in it
So why donīt you free me
Cause its not my business

What heīs done to me
Control is all you really need
And I guess I had it coming,
My fault for not runnin
I just dressed too tempting
Cause your heads fuckin empty
And I canīt believe it
I canīt believe that you didnīt see me

Passing glances fall on me
Like screams on deaf ears
Theyīre all laughing at me
With encouraging cheers.



12. I Donīt Have


I donīt live anymore
I donīt love me this way
I donīt have wings to fly
I donīt have, gone away

I donīt have anything
I donīt need a space to breathe
I donīt hide in sanctity
I donīt need what you need
I donīt have, have a space to...

I donīt claim to know just why
I donīt try to pacify
I donīt love me just yet
I donīt care, gone away

This ones mine
All mine
Not this time I wonīt deny
This oneīs mine
All this time
Not this time I wonīt deny
All this time, Yes itīs mine

I donīt have anything
I donīt need the space to breathe
I donīt hide in sanctity
I donīt need what you need
I donīt have... I donīt have...
I donīt have anything
I donīt need the space to breathe
I donīt hide in sanctity
I donīt need what you need

I donīt have... I donīt have...


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