Things I Know - Runtown

Mother said, "Straight ahead" Not to delay or be mislead I should have headed her advice But he seemed so nice And he showed me things Many beautiful things That I hadn't thought to explore They were off my path So I never had dared I had been so careful I never had cared And he made me feel excited Well, excited and scared When he said, "Come in!" With that sickening grin How could I know what was in store? Once his teeth were bared Though, I really got scared Well, excited and scared But he drew me close And he swallowed me down Down a dark slimy path Where lie secrets that I never want to know And when everything familiar Seemed to disappear forever At the end of the path Was Granny once again So we lay in the dark 'Til you came and set us free And you brought us to the light And we're back at the start And I know things now Many valuable things That I hadn't known before Do not put your faith In a cape and a hood They will not protect you The way that they should And take extra care with strangers Even flowers have their dangers And though scary is exciting Nice is different than good Now I know: Don't be scared Granny is right, Just be prepared Isn't it nice to know a lot! And a little bit not

Mother said, "Straight ahead, not to delay or be misled" I should have heeded her advice, but he seemed so nice And he showed me things, many beautiful things That I hadn't thought to explore They were off my path, so I never had dared I had been so careful, I never had cared And he made me feel excited, well, excited and scared When he said, "Come in" with that sickening grin How could I know what was in store Once his teeth were bared, though, I really got scared Well, excited and scared, but he drew me close And he swallowed me down, down a dark slimy path Where lie secrets that I never want to know And when everything familiar seem to disappear forever At the end of the path, was granny once again So we wait in the dark until someone sets us free And we're brought into the light, and we're back at the start And I know things now, many valuable things That I hadn't known before Do not put your faith in a cape and a hood They will not protect you the way that they should And take extra care with strangers Even flowers have their dangers And though scary is exciting Nice is different than good Now I know, don't be scared Granny is right, just be prepared Isn't it nice to know a lot? And a little bit not

There's some things I know to be true Snow is white and the ocean is blue Rain is wet when it falls from the sky And the stars come out every night And just as sure as the sun will rise This love is real you see in my eyes Plant a seed and it will grow Some things I know There's some things in life I need Water to drink air to breathe A place to rest when I need sleep When I'm hungry food to eat As sure as I need the Lord above That's how much I need your love I need shelter from the cold Some things I know There's some things in life I want A house with a porch, trees out front Someone to talk with, someone to hold And walk with, as we grow old And I want all my dreams to come true And I want them all with you And I just had to tell you so Some things I know There's some things I know to be true

I go to bed real early Everybody thinks it's strange I get up early in the morning No matter how disappointed i was With the day before It feels new I don't leave the house much I don't like being around people Makes me nervous and weird I don't like going to shows either It's better for me to stay home Some might think it means i hate people But that's not quite right I do some stupid things But my heart's in the right place And this i know I got a dog I take him for a walk And all the people like to say hello I'm used to staring down at the sidewalk cracks I'm learning how to say hello Without too much trouble I'm turning out just like my father Though i swore i never would Now i can say that i have a love for him I never really understood What it must have been like for him Living inside his head I feel like he's here with me now Even though he's dead It's not all good and it's not all bad Don't believe everything you read I'm the only one who knows what it's like So i though i'd better tell you Before i leave So in the end i'd like to say That i'm a very thankful man I tried to make the most of my situations And enjoy what i had I knew true love and i knew passion And the difference between the two And i had some regrets But if i had to do it all again Well, it's something i'd like to do

This morning, I got diagnosed With frost bite in my toes Who knew that the winter comes through Sherman Oaks? So I drove to the Rite Aid where we used to go And I know you'd make a bad joke About getting cold feet And how that sounds much more like you than like me You'd be happy to know that my new place has heat Whenever you're back I've got so much I could tell you And I know you'd laugh If I told you just half of the things that have happened today And I have to remind myself It's okay you're not coming home 'Cause I keep a list Of all of the things you don't know And I feel like you'd be so proud I made it out Of a heartbreak with some scars and twelve songs, somehow And I play them when I wonder where you are now 'Cause I wish you could be here to hold me When I just can't sleep Or that day I was so sad that I couldn't eat Maybe I'll fill you in one of these weeks Whenever you're back I've got so much I could tell you And I know you'd laugh If I told you just half of the things that have happened today And I have to remind myself It's okay you're not coming home 'Cause I keep a list Of all of the things you don't know