One cold night wasn't trouble enough for him
Another swallow never seemed to like enough for him*
They say the past is the past but it never treated me like this

He couldn't ask for a better understanding of how
What goes around comes back around twice as fast
He's got no hope for a cure so

He puts himself to sleep

But now we just sit back, we sit back

While we watch all of them react
So tell me what to tell you when the world won't listen
The start to the finish come on and let me hear it speak

out, and use up all the time you're given
The start to the finish come on and let me hear it, go on
Go ahead and tell your stories


She always hoped for him to take her word for word
Never knew what it felt like feeling this unsure

She's got her eyes on the time, but there's no use waiting there for him
Well she's not in the world alone, but she wanted to put herself to sleep


So tell me what to tell you when the world won't listen
The start to the finish come on and let me hear it speak
out, and use up all the time you're given

The start to the finish come on and let me hear it, go on
Go ahead and tell your stories (your stories, your stories)


Now we just sit back, we sit back
While we watch all of them react
So tell me what to tell you when the world won't listen

The start to the finish come on and let me hear it speak
Oh, you used up all the time you're given
The start to the finish come on and let me hear it,

Tell me what to tell you when the world won't listen
The start to the finish come on and let me hear
You got to speak, oh, and use up all the time you're given

It's time to come on, go ahead and tell your stories.