Lyrics

Hell of a Ride

I don’t know what you’ve been told
I’ll give no excuses
I’ve felt love seen it slip away
that don’t mean it’s useless

I drove down some country roads
back through Virginia
Her love was sweet just not complete
So I’m stuck reflecting

As she’s moving on

It’s been a long sweet hell of a ride
I don’t know where it’s going
So I’ll take a beer tonight
And roll on come morning.

We’ll I’d go back to simpler days
when girls from different states knew our names
Screaming “hey hey” we’ll be alright
“Hey Hey” we’ll be just fine

It’s been a long sweet hell of a ride
I don’t know where it’s going
So I’ll take a beer tonight
And roll on come morning.

We all roll along

I wrote it down, drowned hate out
and drove down the road.
The only words that I heard were
You’re on your own
It’s your life to lose.

So I spent time marking days
and thinking the worst
I dug a grave full of doubt
and felt so secure
It was my life to lose.

It’s been a long sweet hell of a ride
I don’t know where it’s going….

It’s been a long sweet hell of a ride
I don’t know where it’s going
So I’ll take a beer tonight
And roll on come morning.

A long sweet hell of a ride
I don’t know where it’s going
I’ll take a beer tonight
I’ll take a few beers tonight

We all roll along

All Your Love

I want all your love
all your love
all your love

I remember the good the bad
the beauty and all the passion that we craved
we spent time intertwined
in hotel sheets the seasons changed

Will I ever know?
You’re summer sweet I want to be where you be
where you be
So I took off for Maryland
straight to the sea where I knew that
she would be and I said

I want all your love
I’m never giving up on
All your love will always be enough

I want all your love
all your love
all your love
(so give me all your love)

I want all your love
all your love
all your love

So I drank to calm the nerves
felt insecure but I knew I had to say that
If love was meant to last
you make it work and slowly find your way
in truth I can’t get over you
I can’t get over you.
And it truth you need me too.

I want all your love
I’m never giving up on
All your love will always be enough
All your love
it’s the only thing I’m asking for
So give me all your love

I want all your love
all your love
all your love
(and I said)

all your love
all your love
all your love

Love that you need
believe believe
that the world isn’t end

Love that you need
believe believe
that the world isn’t end

I woke up alone in bed
my six string broke I don’t remember it
but I get
I guess all the love you need is
the best that you’ll get
so I will say it once more
and this time with conviction.

I want all your love
all your love
all your love

So I drank to calm the nerves
felt insecure but I knew I had to say that
If love was meant to last
you make it work and slowly find your way
in truth I can’t get over you
I can’t get over you.
And it truth you need me too.

I want all your love
all your love
all your love

Secrets

Well I guess things change,
lives rearrange
No one wants to be all alone

And by the doorway she stared at me
clenched her teeth and said
what do we have to lose

‘Cuz we’ve been through enough
but still both of us
we trust love
love won’t blur the truth

So let truth be told I could never grow old
Without you, you darling you.

So tell me what do we have to lose
Be the best damn secret that I never kept

Will you be my change
at twenty five
do you think that we could feel alive

‘cuz i’m talking starry nights
and butterflies
yeah take your wings and learn to fly
‘cuz it’s you and me and the moon.

Yeah tell me what do we have to lose
be the best damn secret that I never kept
What do we have to lose
Be the best damn secret that I never kept
Never ever ever kept

So we drove all night
We lost our minds and shot the shit
until we felt alright

You spilled your heart to me
I do believe we can’t deny
our chemistry
So let’s live and love
like we’re dying

Yeah tell me what do we have to lose
be the best damn secret that I never kept
Tell me what do we have to lose
Be the best damn secret

I never ever ever kept
and all alone is all I am without you
don’t ever ever ever leave me
a rolling stone that’s lost control
without you.

Don’t ever ever ever leave me
never ever ever leave me

Well I guess things change,
lives rearrange
No one wants to be all alone

So I put it on the table
and let her know
I’ve got six strings, some thoughts, a voice,
and this rock and roll.
I’d write all these songs for you

And when it’s too much to bare
and there’s no one to blame
you gotta give in to love and trust in us
trust that the music
will keep you sane.

So yeah things change, lives rearrange
no one wants to be all alone
and by the doorway I got closer
kissed her cheek and said
we’ve got nothing to lose.

Destroy What Destroys You

It was all so delicate
a sad slow long descent
who says I wouldn’t let you go
who says I couldn’t love you more

Your tongue twists each syllable
and leaves your lips with no regard for me
who says I wouldn’t let you go
who says I couldn’t love you more

If I’m wrong, then tell me I’m wrong
(you’re wrong, you’re wrong)
‘Cuz you left me no choice
when you left, when you left me
alone
I hope your heart hurts when you let me go

so let me go!

So fuck growing old over telephones
you live life a fairytale
Live it alone!
I won’t live it with you

Now all I’m left with are my regrets
and I swore I wouldn’t lose control
but you stuck in my head
now nothing makes sense.

If I’m wrong, then tell me I’m wrong
(you’re wrong, you’re wrong)
‘Cuz you left me no choice
when you left, when you left me
alone
I hope your heart hurts when you let me go

And if you thought that your games
would break me
They almost did, I almost lost
my mind for good.
And when you took all the love
and crushed it
I finally knew that it was time to move along

So this is where love ends
I gotta let you go
‘Cuz you pushed and you pushed
and you pulled
Yeah if you’re gone for good
I’ll leave you with these notes
and these thoughts and these words
from my throat.

So this is where love ends
I gotta let you go
‘Cuz you pushed and you pushed
and you pulled
Yeah if you’re gone for good
I’ll leave you with these notes
and these thoughts and these words
from my throat.

The Jersey Lines

I’m aware I am a mess
from countless late night drunk regrets
I’d take apart my whole head
if I thought it’d make a difference

So I strum, play along
and write another sappy love song
and I start all over again

It’s what i choose.
Its what I choose

I change my mind most everyday
and when i learn I learn the hard way
when I care I swear I care
I don’t believe in fake connections

its the truth, the whole truth
and I chose to believe it
Its what I chose, it’s what i choose

So here’s to you!
Thanks for the love songs
Now Here’s the truth.
You don’t deserve them
So I drove to Jersey
found my favorite studio
I turned to Rob and said
“Let’s track a song you’ll know”
(you’ll know this one)

I’m aware I’ve been naive
it seems we have a disconnection
All my thoughts they dig at me
until I turn them into melody

its the truth, the whole truth
I refuse to believe it
Its what I chose, it’s what i choose

So here’s to you!
Thanks for the love songs
Now Here’s the truth.
You don’t deserve them
So I drove to Jersey
found my favorite studio
I turned to Rob and said
“Let’s track a song you’ll know”
So here’s to you!
Thanks for the love songs
Now Here’s the truth.
You don’t deserve them

When every word,
when all these words
come out wrong

When every talk
when every call
they end wrong

when it all and I mean all
feels forced

You gotta’ balance
what is love
and what is lust
You gotta find the right one
to write a song.

So here’s to you!
Thanks for the love songs
Now Here’s the truth.
You don’t deserve them
So I drove to Jersey
found my favorite studio
I turned to Rob and said
“Let’s track a song you’ll know”
So here’s to you!
Thanks for the love songs
Now Here’s the truth.
You don’t deserve them

It’s what i choose.
Its what I choose

Your Last Song

I lost my head and
it never felt better
from DC to Richmond
and back again

I raced towards the coastline
to sleep with the sand dunes
In hopes that my mind would forget her

And WIth no more to lose
the best I could do was believe
and when my love was bruised
my only resort was to sing
so I did

About love and lust and living it up
about late nights and bonfires
wishing on shooting stars
come what may I’m ready,
ready for change.

As I sing this to you

My heartbeat raced as I
Drove down the highway
five words stained in my mind
she screamed I just don’t love you Matt

Go back to music
it’ll help you get through this
and your whole damn world
will feel new again

So I sang about us
and never giving it up
please tell me each day
that we’ll love till our dying day
Come what may
I’m ready, ready for change.

As I sing, sing this to you
As I sing, sing this to you.
Don’t waste your whole life
watching it pass you by
as i sing this to you

never should have let you go
I can do it on my on
each day goes on and on
each day goes on and on
and every day apart I fee it
pulling at my heart
it’s an apology for all the wrong
and all the hurt that I caused

As I sing, sing this to you
As I sing, sing this to you.
Don’t waste your whole life
watching it pass you by

As I sing, sing this to you
As I sing, sing this to you.
Don’t waste your whole life
watching it pass you by

So I sang about us
and never giving it up
please tell me each day
that we’ll love till our dying day
Come what may
I’m ready, ready for change.