avett.

what witty kids, those avett brothers..

so you want to be in love like the movies
but in the movies they're not in love at all
and with a twinkle in their eyes
they're just saying their lines
so we can't be in love like the movies.
-love like the movies

now in the movies they make it look so perfect
and in the background they're always playing the right song
and in the ending there's always a resolution
but real life is more than just two hours long
-love like the movies

if i could go back
that's the first thing i would do
i swear that i would
do my best to follow through
come up with a master plan
a homerun hit, a winning stand
a gaurantee and not a promise
that i'll never let your love
slip from my hands
-if it's the beaches

donna, bella donna have you seen me
and have you ever really seen me
like i want for you to see me now
-bella donna

i love you but i can’t remember why
-one line wonder

i was a one-line wonder in my own love song
-one line wonder

didn't i say i need you
i tried to move on but i can't
i tried to think of bad times
good memories are all i have
-one line wonder

and i guess i might have made a few mistakes
but maybe that’s exactly what it takes
to get a little happy in this big sad world
-one line wonder

if i get murdered in the city
go read the letter in my desk
don't worry with all my belongings
but pay attention to the list
make sure my sister knows i loved her
make sure my mother knows the same
always remember, there is nothing worth sharing
like the love that let us share our name
-murder in the city

bulldoze the woods
that i ran through
carry the pictures of me and you
i have no memory of who i once was
and i don't remember your name
-tear down the house

i remember crying over you
and i don't mean like a couple of tears
and then i'm blue
i'm talkin' about collapsing
and screaming at the moon
but i'm a better man
for having gone through it
-tear down the house

ever since i learned how to curse
i've been using those sorry old words
but, i'm talkin' to these children
and i'm keeping it clean
i don't need those words
to say what i mean
-tear down the house

and so many nights go by like a flash
from a camera without any film.
but we don't need to remember
every single moment we've had.
and i don't need understanding
for every single moment i've had.
-standing with you