Playlist Gavin Degraw

gavin degraw - i don t want to be

I don't need to be anything other
Than a prison guard's son
I don't need to be anything other
Than a specialist's son
I don't have to be anyone other
Than the birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going,
Is knowing where I'm coming from

I don't want to be
Anything other than what
I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me

I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by imposters everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by identity crisis everywhere I turn
Am I the only one who noticed?
I can't be the only one who's learned!

I don't want to be
Anything other than what
I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me

Can I have everyone's attention please?
If you're not like this and that,
You're gonna have to leave
I came from the mountain
The crust of creation
My whole situation-made from clay to stone
And now I'm telling everybody

I don't want to be
Anything other than what
I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me

I don't want to be [4x]

gavin degraw - chariot

Staring at a maple leaf
Leaning on the mother tree
I said to myself we all lost touch
Your favorite fruit is chocolate covered cherries
And seedless watermelon oh
Nothing from the ground is good enough
Body rise
Look whats over me

Oh chariot your golden waves
are walking down upon this face
Oh chariot I'm singing out loud
To guide me
Give me your:
Strength

Remember seeing moons rebirth
Rains made mirrors of the earth
The sun was just yellow energy
There is a living promise land
Even over fields of sand
Seasons fill my mind and
Cover me
Bringing back
more than a memory

Oh chariot your golden waves
are walking down upon this face
Oh chariot I'm singing out loud
to guide me
Give me your strength

You'll be my vacation away from this place
you know what I want
Holding that cup,
It's pouring over the sides
You make me wanna spread my arms and fly

Oh chariot your golden waves
are walking down upon this face
Oh chariot I'm singing out loud
To guide me
Give me your strength

Give me your strength (chariot)
Give me your strength (chariot)
Give me your strength (chariot)
Give me your strength (chariot)

Give me your strength:
Give it to me (chariot)
Give me your strength:
Give it to me (chariot)
Give me your strength:
Give it to me (chariot)

Give me your strength
Oh chariot

gavin degraw - mistake

You told me not to act like a man
But that's what I am
Yeah, you can't tame nature
You begged me not to be such a bo
But I'm not your toy
You can go find someone else

Who cares?
Who cares?
Thinks she has to please you
Who gives a damn?
Whose only end is to appease you?

Remember when I ran through the halls
Just hearing your call?
It was never urgent.
I recommend you find a machine
To come to your screams
When your passion is not crying wolf

Who cares?
Who cares...
Who thinks he has to please you?
Who gives a damn...
Whose only end is to appease you?

Mistake
It's not my fault
Mistake

All this time
All this time
All this time
I was wishing I could finally say goodbye
I got to stop myself right now
Before I give in to you
'Cause you're no good for me
You know it, too
You better leave and go find another

Who cares?
Who cares...
Who thinks she has to please you?
Who gives a damn...
Whose only end is to appease you?

Mistake
It's not my fault
Mistake

gavin degraw - we both know

They all say it
All the ones who made it
Once you find the one you claim it
But you're gonna have to fight
When I think back
The things that threw us off track
We handled like a heart attack
Cause we didn't see the light

Ooh oooh, and now

We both
Know our
Own limitations
And that's why we're strong
Now that we've
Spent some time apart
We're leading each other
Out of the dark
Cause we both know

From this moment
Forget what we were scared of
Say we're never giving up
Say you'll always try to be my
Helping hand
Try to be the one who understands
When things don't go as you plan
But we're still worth it all

Ooh oooh, and now

We both
Know our
Own limitations
And that's why we're strong
Now that we've
Spent some time apart
We're leading each other
Out of the dark
Cause we both know

What we're scared of
What we're scared of
And what dreams are made of
What dreams are made of
They can take us
Further than what anybody can see

We both
Know our
Own limitations
And that's why we're strong
Now that we've
Spent some time apart
We're leading each other
Out of the dark

We both (we both)
Know our (know our)
Own limitations
And that's why we're strong
Now that we've
Spent some time apart
We're leading each other
Out of the dark

Cause we both know
We both know

gavin degraw - young love

There?s no need to beg babe, that?s my open pocket
You take the money from me, I can scrounge
You gave me a fever that will not come down, oh babe
You?re a young woman cast aside
I should side, left on the side walk of my lonely life

(Chorus)
For the young lovers, taking the hill
One plants the flag while the other is killed
When the wine pours we raise our cups
Young love is sacrifice, young love is tough
Young love is innocent, young love is us

What did I get into
Now everything is untrue, oh
Your eyes tell the lies of the lines that you said
And now that I love you, oh oh
I wish we never met
Why wait? Woman I?m taking risk here that no one dares
And you?re scared, scared of the bottom, afraid of the stairs

(Chorus)
For the young lovers, taking the hill
One plants the flag while the other is killed
When the wine pours we raise our cups
Young love is sacrifice, young love is tough
Young love is innocent, young love is us

Someone, I said some one has fell in love with a face
And it scares me to let it go
Still want it even though I get less than she takes

For the young lovers, taking the hill
One plants the flag while the other is killed
When the wine pours we raise our cups
Young love is sacrifice, young love is tough
Young love is innocent, young love is us

Young love is innocent, young love is us
I found a reason to believe in someone
I found a reason to believe in someone
When I found, when I found , you?.

gavin degraw - anyway

I don't want to get too close
I don't want to get too close
You see this isn't where my head is
If you knew me I'm not like this
But I just found someone special
And that's really something special
If you knew me
Nice to meet you anyway
I believe you're very fine
Still I haven't got the time
Cause I just found someone special
And that's really something special
If you knew me
Nice to meet you anyway
And the sky opened up
With the soil of the sun
Dreaming of my true love
I don't mean to be so strange
But my life just took a change
Cause I just found someone special
And that's really something special
If you knew me
Nice to meet you anyway
And the sky opened up
With the soil of the sun
Dreaming of my true love
So before this goes too far
Let me tell you what you are
You're amazing, I'm attracted
But I'm terribly distracted
And I'm trying to be verbal
And I'm back into this circle
Cause I just found someone special
And that's really something special
If you knew me
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you anyway
Nice to meet you anyway
Nice to meet you anyway
Nice to meet you anyway

gavin degraw - not over you

Dreams
That's where I have to go
To see your beautiful face anymore
I stare at a picture of you
And listen to the radio

Hope there's a conversation
That we both admit we had it good
But until then it's alienation I know
That much is understood
And I realize...

If you asked me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I'll go out and I'll sit down
At a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth
No matter what I say I'm not over you
Not over you

Damn, damn girl you do it well
And I thought you were innocent
You took this heart and put it to hell
But still you're magnificent

I'm a boomerang
Doesn't matter how you throw me
I turn around and I'm back at the game
Even better than the old me
But I'm not... without you

If you asked me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I'll go out and I'll sit down
At a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth
No matter what I say I'm not over you

And if I had a chance to renew
You know that isn't a thing I wouldn't do
I could get back on the right track
But only if you'd be convinced
So until then

If you asked me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I'll go out and I'll sit down
At a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth
No matter what I say I'm not over you
Not over you
Not over you
Not over you

gavin degraw - meaning

Hail to the light, that my baby's watchin' me.
In the darkness of the window,
I can hardly get to sleep.
Wish for the hour, that the night time soon shall pass.
And the morning dew will bring us,
to a day our souls can last.

Chorus:
Love has a reason, there's a meaning to the world.
We're given love (yeah)

Situation: candle light,
enough to see the bits around you,
but its never very bright.
Stare at a memory,
you through the grapevine heard the truth.
It's good to learn from your mistakes,
but that only works in youth.

Chorus:
Love has a reason, there's a meaning to the world.
We're given love
Given love
Given love
Given love

Restless minds, curtain calls, follow fanfares.
Troubled hearts, just a walk down the hall.
Restless hearts you take a punch, just to land one.
Troubled minds, it's only fair after all.
Mountin' the trail, but you got it in sight.
Sometimes our only way is jumpin' I hope your not afraid of heights.
Reach in my pocket, for a bill that isn't there,
To face all of the un-doings, is still more than I can bear.

Chorus:
Love has a reason, there's a meaning to the world.
We're given
Given love
Given love
It's always been good to me
It's always been good to me
It's always been good to me
It's always been good to me
It's always been good to me
It's always been good to me
Love has a reason, there's a meaning to the world.
We're given love

gavin degraw - belief

Belief makes things real
Makes things feel, feel alright
Belief makes things true
things like you, you and I

(chorus)
Tonight you arrest in my mind
When you came to my defense
With a knife in the shape of your mouth
In the form of your body
With the wrath of a God
Oh you stood by me

Belief builds from scratch
Doesn't have to relax
It doesn't need space
Long live the Queen
And I'll be the King
In the colour of grace

(chorus)
Oh tonight you arrest in my mind
When you came to my defense
With a knife in the shape of your mouth
In the form of your body
With the wrath of a God
Oh you stood by me, Belief

I'm gonna yell it from the roof tops
I'll wear a sign on my chest
That's the least I can do, its the least I can do

(Chorus)

And I'll stand by mine, belief
oh I'll stand by mine, belief

gavin degraw - follow through

(G. DeGraw)

Oh, this is the start of something good
Don't you agree?
I haven't felt like this in so many moons
You know what I mean?
And we can build through this destruction
As we are standing on our feet
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
These reeling emotions they just keep me alive
They keep me in tune
Oh, look what I?m holding here in my fire
This is for you
Am I too obvious to preach it
You're so hypnotic on my heart
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
The words you say to me are unlike anything
That's ever been said
And what you do to me is unlike anything
That's ever been
Am I too obvious to preach it
You're so hypnotic on my heart
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
So since you want to be with me
You'll have to follow through
With every word you say
And I, all I really want is you
For you to stick around
I'll see you everyday
But you have to follow through
You have to follow through
You're gonna have to follow
Oh, this is the start of something good
Don't you agree?

gavin degraw - glass

Fool you made the girl fall in love
you said those beautiful things
she thought you spoke things you mean

Caress her skin like it's glass
she hears your voice making plans
and she just breaks in your hands

You don't wanna see somebody beg
as you feel her heart surrender
you begin to fall
How do you say that something's through
when it never even started
at least not for you

You breathe her air and you leave
you keep your mind on yourself
and lie the glass on the shelf
After the heavenly speech
your body throws holy heat
the angels sing when our eyes meet

It wasn't a lie but it wasn't true
I just wanted to make you feel good
just wanted you near
I wasn't prepared I wasn't thinking of you
that you could actually love me
it never should have started

She's dreaming back on the past
every opinion agreed
doesn't know what to believe

It must have been for a cause
our lives have so many doors
don't think about him anymore

But it was the kiss, it took me away
it's like he knew that I am fragile
she said he handled me like glass
and it hurts but it's what I deserve
because I should have been more careful
with the others that I handled
she said I should have been more
I should have been more
and knowing this I know
that he'll get his
but I don't want the man to suffer
cause deep down I know that he's glass too
but it really doesn't matter
until it's happening to you
everybody breaks
everybody breaks
sometimes

gavin degraw - chemical party

Here at the party
Everyone's happy
Everyone's high
Get struck by lightning
Who here would feel it?
Who here could heal it?
Who here would try?

CHORUS:
Chemical-party-lover down
It's not the walls
It's not this town
You're just too high to see the point
You think your name is pass the joint

I think I like you
But you like this whole room
You sexy machine
I'm jing-a-linging from here to the ceiling
Inside I'm reeling
So fresh and so clean

Chemical-party-lover down
It's not the walss
It's not this town
You're just too high to get the point
You think your name is pass the joint

You're still too amazing to ignore
But I'm incapable of rescuing you
You find it too damn easy to get bored
That's why you're always trying something new
And then when you can't hold up
They're all over you
Flies on cake, flies on cake

Chemical-party-lover down
It's not the walls
It's not this town
You're just too high to see the point
You think your name is pass the joint

Chemical-party-lover down
It's not the walls
[No] it's not this town
I'm just too drunk to make my point
But you think your name is pass the joint
You think your name is...

gavin degraw - stay

You donÂ?t have to be part of the problem
I just need a second chance
I just need a second chance
Instead of leaving me standing in sorrow
I know that youÂ?ll understand
I hope then youÂ?ll understand
I know that I was wrong
But just donÂ?t walk away

Chorus:
Oh wonÂ?t you stay
I need you need you here
When youÂ?re with me
All others disappear
IÂ?ll follow close
So close IÂ?ll almost touch
I need your love
But it never hurt this much

I donÂ?t wanna be someone whoÂ?s searching
Finally met someone
I finally met someone
ThereÂ?s a couple things IÂ?m still learning
Just gotta figure out
But you need someone who knows
I came to you tonight
But now youÂ?re just walking away

Chorus

DonÂ?t get caught up in mid feeling off course of day
You can take a minute before you go slipping away
I know I took some time but I realized my mistake
You donÂ?t have to be part of the problem
I just need a second chance

Chorus

I need your lovinÂ? arms at night, but it never hurt this much
You donÂ?t have to be part of the problem
I just need a second chance

gavin degraw - she holds the key

This is the kind of affair to make you dance about
But there's something to say for the things
You wouldn't regularly let out
At least this chase
Makes you feel new

She holds a key
Tight in her hand
Clutching his neck
She is begging her man
Listen you sinner
I?m sinning too
Just wait until the darkness falls so i can sin with you

You've run through the whole gamut of gameplay
The headtrip parade
Without any experience
You become curious prey
So change your position
This decision you're making is digging a hole
Oh, and where you're headed only heaven knows

So, set out your plan,
Break down your walls
Count what you're blessed with
You've counted them all
It's something to say
But you have to search
You might not believe but
Believe me it works

-chorus-
So i can sin with you

Believe me it works
Believe me
We can not fail...
We must not falter
We must not tell to those
Who seek our souls...
To take our precious hearts...
Our hearts are
Our owwwwnnnn....
Are hearts are our own
We must not falter
We must not fail
We must not
Weeeeeee.....
No we must not tell...

Dooo do do do do dooo....

gavin degraw - cheated on me

I'm love sick somewhere tonight
I'm love sick somewhere tonight

I don't need writing on the wall
I felt it for so long
Am I even on your mind?
Or are you now in?

(Chorus)
Someone else's eyes
Someone else's arms
Someone else's obvious moves
I'm a jealous guy
I hear people talk
And isn't hard to believe
I think you cheated on me

I've been this love sick before
I've felt just like this before

There was another just like you
I loved her for so long
But I had poison on my mind
And I drove her into

(Chorus)
Someone else's eyes
Someone else's arms
Someone else's obvious moves
I'm a jealous guy
I hear people talk
And isn't hard to believe
I think she cheated on me

I've said I've had this stage before
But I let an open door
For this to walk into my life

And maybe I'm suspect too much
But this is hard for me to trust
When I'm all wound up inside
I just drive you often into

(Chorus)
Someone else's eyes
Someone else's arms
Someone else's obvious moves
I'm a jealous guy
I hear people talk
And isn't hard to believe
I was never easy to please
You cheated on me
I think you cheated on me

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