Can’t Quit
Four Years
Broken down, it’s nothing new
Four years without a word from you
Was running fine but now there’s fumes
Could it be, because I caught a glimpse of you?
Or maybe a shifting of the moon
You know us cancers change our moods
Four years on the run
I have been ducking love
Heart is covered in lust
Someone come give me a jump
There’s no mistaking it
So many chasing it
Rather be making it
Love
My heart is aching in
From people breaking it
Go on get naked in
Love
When I was younger I was smooth
So many girls, I had one for every mood
My intentions always good,
Being bad just always felt so good
But there’s been a shifting of the moon
You know us cancers change our tune
Four Years on the run
Now I’m stuck in a rut
Heart is covered in rust
Someone come give me a jump
So many come and go
They touch us but it isn’t enough
When you find the right one
You feel it in your heart and your soul and you know
Chorus
Matt: lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Robert Holmes: electric guitars
AJR: bass guitar: drums, electric guitars, programming, background vocals
Jeff Calder: Wurlitzer piano,
Broken down, it’s nothing new
Four years without a word from you
Was running fine but now there’s fumes
Could it be, because I caught a glimpse of you?
Or maybe a shifting of the moon
You know us cancers change our moods
Four years on the run
I have been ducking love
Heart is covered in lust
Someone come give me a jump
There’s no mistaking it
So many chasing it
Rather be making it
Love
My heart is aching in
From people breaking it
Go on get naked in
Love
When I was younger I was smooth
So many girls, I had one for every mood
My intentions always good,
Being bad just always felt so good
But there’s been a shifting of the moon
You know us cancers change our tune
Four Years on the run
Now I’m stuck in a rut
Heart is covered in rust
Someone come give me a jump
So many come and go
They touch us but it isn’t enough
When you find the right one
You feel it in your heart and your soul and you know
Chorus
Matt: lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Robert Holmes: electric guitars
AJR: bass guitar: drums, electric guitars, programming, background vocals
Jeff Calder: Wurlitzer piano,
Alright
I lost my way again I could use some advice
I took a left turn when my instincts said right
You’d think I would not make this mistake more than twice
Feels like I have been down this road a thousand times
When I’m out on the road alone, with no charge in my cell phone
No one to confide in
I still have an ace in the hole, a couple of guys I know
Got Bob Marley singing
Every Little thing is alright
Like Eddy Vedder, I’m still alive
Like the Grateful Dead I will get by
I will survive
I always end up in the middle of the fight
Where lines have been drawn on opposite sides
I tend to linger in the center where it’s quiet
Sooner or later I will have to decide
When I am feeling all alone, inside of my own home
With no one to confide in
I still have a place I can go, I just through on my head phones
Got Bob Marley singing
Chorus
And when it all goes wrong
Why do we keep holding on?
Like a handle on the door
Buts it’s really all the wrongs
That helps us to move on
From the place we were before
I remember the time when I totaled the Volvo
It was the longest night of my life
But I still found my way home and when they turned on the radio
Bob Marley’s singing
Chorus
Matt: lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Robert Holmes: electric guitars
AJR: guitars, drums, programming, background vocals, percussion
Richard Gates: bass guitar
Jeff Calder: synthesizers, Wurlitzer piano
I lost my way again I could use some advice
I took a left turn when my instincts said right
You’d think I would not make this mistake more than twice
Feels like I have been down this road a thousand times
When I’m out on the road alone, with no charge in my cell phone
No one to confide in
I still have an ace in the hole, a couple of guys I know
Got Bob Marley singing
Every Little thing is alright
Like Eddy Vedder, I’m still alive
Like the Grateful Dead I will get by
I will survive
I always end up in the middle of the fight
Where lines have been drawn on opposite sides
I tend to linger in the center where it’s quiet
Sooner or later I will have to decide
When I am feeling all alone, inside of my own home
With no one to confide in
I still have a place I can go, I just through on my head phones
Got Bob Marley singing
Chorus
And when it all goes wrong
Why do we keep holding on?
Like a handle on the door
Buts it’s really all the wrongs
That helps us to move on
From the place we were before
I remember the time when I totaled the Volvo
It was the longest night of my life
But I still found my way home and when they turned on the radio
Bob Marley’s singing
Chorus
Matt: lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Robert Holmes: electric guitars
AJR: guitars, drums, programming, background vocals, percussion
Richard Gates: bass guitar
Jeff Calder: synthesizers, Wurlitzer piano
Can’t Quit
It’s been a long day, I’ll Say
Can’t anything go my way?
So I close my eyes and I’ll pray
Someday it will go the way I have been imagining it all in my head
But I can’t, can’t quit
I won’t through the towel in
My legs may cave in
But I am going down swinging
Until the death of me
With every breath in me
I’ll give it everything
I’m gonna give it my all
And some days my will power fades
And my heart feels its age
Has the rain washed out the flame?
Hope the spark inside never fades
But I can’t, can’t quit
I won’t through the towel in
My legs may cave in
But I am going down swinging
Chorus
And when the doubts creep in
And sneak into my head
I need to look within and change
The way I think …
But I can’t, can’t quit
I am going down swinging
Chorus
Until the death of me
I’m chasing destiny
It’s slowly catching me
I am going to give it my all
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Charlie Farren: background vocals
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, synthesizers
Jeff Calder: keyboard sequencing
Cameron Stone: Cello Quartet
It’s been a long day, I’ll Say
Can’t anything go my way?
So I close my eyes and I’ll pray
Someday it will go the way I have been imagining it all in my head
But I can’t, can’t quit
I won’t through the towel in
My legs may cave in
But I am going down swinging
Until the death of me
With every breath in me
I’ll give it everything
I’m gonna give it my all
And some days my will power fades
And my heart feels its age
Has the rain washed out the flame?
Hope the spark inside never fades
But I can’t, can’t quit
I won’t through the towel in
My legs may cave in
But I am going down swinging
Chorus
And when the doubts creep in
And sneak into my head
I need to look within and change
The way I think …
But I can’t, can’t quit
I am going down swinging
Chorus
Until the death of me
I’m chasing destiny
It’s slowly catching me
I am going to give it my all
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Charlie Farren: background vocals
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, synthesizers
Jeff Calder: keyboard sequencing
Cameron Stone: Cello Quartet
Burnt Out
And for a moment I’ll lay my guard down here’s the truth
I’ll show you really where my heart’s at girl if you will too
Let me in, let me stay, but give me room and let me find a way to prove
There’s something here, can you feel it, this is real, and do you feel the way I do?
But I can’t go on like this anymore
Keep loving you when you got one foot out the door
I’m burnt out
I’m burnt out
And I remember all those times I thought I was cool, sometimes still do
Never thought I would be the one to act a fool for you, until you
Let me in, let me stay, you gave me room but it was more than I could use
There’s something here, you can feel it buts it’s clear that you don’t feel the way I do
But I can’t go on like I did before
Keep loving you when you got one foot out the door
I’m burnt out
I’m burnt out
Once you know it then you can’t go back
There’s only forward there’s no turning back
And I gave you everything I had
But it wasn’t enough to win your love
But I can’t go on like I did before
Keep loving you when you got one foot out the door
Once you know it then you can’t go back
Why would you hold onto the match after the flame’s gone out?
I’m burnt out
I’m burnt out
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Charlie Farren: background vocals
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, Nintendo game boy, programming
Cameron Stone: cello quartet
And for a moment I’ll lay my guard down here’s the truth
I’ll show you really where my heart’s at girl if you will too
Let me in, let me stay, but give me room and let me find a way to prove
There’s something here, can you feel it, this is real, and do you feel the way I do?
But I can’t go on like this anymore
Keep loving you when you got one foot out the door
I’m burnt out
I’m burnt out
And I remember all those times I thought I was cool, sometimes still do
Never thought I would be the one to act a fool for you, until you
Let me in, let me stay, you gave me room but it was more than I could use
There’s something here, you can feel it buts it’s clear that you don’t feel the way I do
But I can’t go on like I did before
Keep loving you when you got one foot out the door
I’m burnt out
I’m burnt out
Once you know it then you can’t go back
There’s only forward there’s no turning back
And I gave you everything I had
But it wasn’t enough to win your love
But I can’t go on like I did before
Keep loving you when you got one foot out the door
Once you know it then you can’t go back
Why would you hold onto the match after the flame’s gone out?
I’m burnt out
I’m burnt out
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Charlie Farren: background vocals
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, Nintendo game boy, programming
Cameron Stone: cello quartet
To Give featuring Matisyahu
From the moment we’re born
First thought is to take, we feed our face
We eat, we breathe, we sleep, we dream
And when we don’t get we need
Well then we cry, we kick, we scream
We’ll try every and anything
Bring the attention where it belongs back to me
What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is yours
Open up the door let love come through
Each and every day you know that it’s true
Got to give to the lord you know that’s all you can do
From the moment we wake each day,
We crave the easy way
We booze caffeine or nicotine
Anything to fill the need
Like money does, bright lights, big bling
We’ll try everything and anything as long as it’s for me
What if we flipped a switch and be unselfish?
What if you called a friend just to see how he is?
We all could use a lift without Pretenses
What if your first thought was not to take but just to give…to give
Until the moment were gone
Were stuck in between what we need and want
We eat, we pray, we love, we speak
Sometimes we don’t feel a thing
Then other times, we hurt, we bleed
We’ll try everything and anything, it’s all about me
And how the simplest of thoughts could be so hard
This isn’t who we really are
What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is yours
Open up the door let love come through
Each and every day you know that it’s true
Got to give to the lord you know that’s all you can do
There’s no time for envy, jealousy, or greed
Love blindly that’s all that we need
Send out your hand to help a fellow man
Stand up if you want and give to the land
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Matisyahu – Additional lyrics and Music
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: guitars, drums, percussion, background vocals, programming
Richard Gates: bass guitar
Jeff Calder: Hammond and Optigan organ, Mellotron
From the moment we’re born
First thought is to take, we feed our face
We eat, we breathe, we sleep, we dream
And when we don’t get we need
Well then we cry, we kick, we scream
We’ll try every and anything
Bring the attention where it belongs back to me
What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is yours
Open up the door let love come through
Each and every day you know that it’s true
Got to give to the lord you know that’s all you can do
From the moment we wake each day,
We crave the easy way
We booze caffeine or nicotine
Anything to fill the need
Like money does, bright lights, big bling
We’ll try everything and anything as long as it’s for me
What if we flipped a switch and be unselfish?
What if you called a friend just to see how he is?
We all could use a lift without Pretenses
What if your first thought was not to take but just to give…to give
Until the moment were gone
Were stuck in between what we need and want
We eat, we pray, we love, we speak
Sometimes we don’t feel a thing
Then other times, we hurt, we bleed
We’ll try everything and anything, it’s all about me
And how the simplest of thoughts could be so hard
This isn’t who we really are
What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is yours
Open up the door let love come through
Each and every day you know that it’s true
Got to give to the lord you know that’s all you can do
There’s no time for envy, jealousy, or greed
Love blindly that’s all that we need
Send out your hand to help a fellow man
Stand up if you want and give to the land
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar
Matisyahu – Additional lyrics and Music
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: guitars, drums, percussion, background vocals, programming
Richard Gates: bass guitar
Jeff Calder: Hammond and Optigan organ, Mellotron
Ms. Definite Maybe
She turns from sweet to sour
And changes hour to hour
She’s a box of chocolates in a dress, a hot mess
You never know what you’re going to get
She’ll never bore you
I can assure you
What will it be today?
Maybe Amazing
But it’s over
Kind of sort of
She’s a shade of grey
She’s definitely
Ms. Definite Maybe
She likes to take control
And dangle her love from a rope
To keep you hanging round and thinking about
The next time and which taste she’ll leave inside your mouth
Because she’s forward
And leans in forward
Before she pulls away
And keeps you guessing
And says it’s over
Kind of sort of
She’s a shade of grey
She is definitely
Ms. Definitive Maybe
When did love become about
Inviting you in to kick you out of her house
And what’s with all these maybes and we’ll see
Well maybe she should spell it out
She’ll never bore you
I can assure you
Because she’s forward
And leans in forward
Before she pulls away
And keeps you guessing
Matt: Lead vocals / acoustic guitar
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, percussion, synthesizer, background vocals,
She turns from sweet to sour
And changes hour to hour
She’s a box of chocolates in a dress, a hot mess
You never know what you’re going to get
She’ll never bore you
I can assure you
What will it be today?
Maybe Amazing
But it’s over
Kind of sort of
She’s a shade of grey
She’s definitely
Ms. Definite Maybe
She likes to take control
And dangle her love from a rope
To keep you hanging round and thinking about
The next time and which taste she’ll leave inside your mouth
Because she’s forward
And leans in forward
Before she pulls away
And keeps you guessing
And says it’s over
Kind of sort of
She’s a shade of grey
She is definitely
Ms. Definitive Maybe
When did love become about
Inviting you in to kick you out of her house
And what’s with all these maybes and we’ll see
Well maybe she should spell it out
She’ll never bore you
I can assure you
Because she’s forward
And leans in forward
Before she pulls away
And keeps you guessing
Matt: Lead vocals / acoustic guitar
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, percussion, synthesizer, background vocals,
Last One Left
When are you coming round into town?
It’s been a couple years since I have seen you here
Come and dive into the life that you used to live
You roll out with your top down
All the leaves on the trees are bleeding green to red
Near the house you grew up in as a little kid
Been living here
For 20 years
Friends all disappeared
Never thought I’d be the last one left
The Last One Left
Last One Left
Never thought I’d be
The Last One Left
When the night falls all the bars call
Going to have a couple drinks and we’ll raise a glass
While you’re thinking how my present has become your past
Strangely familiar
But a little different
The ring on your finger explains
We all make decisions
Commit I couldn’t do it
But my band’s about to kill it on stage
Been living here
For 20 years
Friends all getting hitched
Never thought I’d be the last one left
The Last One Left
Last One Left
Never thought I’d be
The Last One Left
There’s no, no place like home
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar,
Charlie Farren: background vocals
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, programming, background vocals
Jeff Calder: keyboard sequencing
When are you coming round into town?
It’s been a couple years since I have seen you here
Come and dive into the life that you used to live
You roll out with your top down
All the leaves on the trees are bleeding green to red
Near the house you grew up in as a little kid
Been living here
For 20 years
Friends all disappeared
Never thought I’d be the last one left
The Last One Left
Last One Left
Never thought I’d be
The Last One Left
When the night falls all the bars call
Going to have a couple drinks and we’ll raise a glass
While you’re thinking how my present has become your past
Strangely familiar
But a little different
The ring on your finger explains
We all make decisions
Commit I couldn’t do it
But my band’s about to kill it on stage
Been living here
For 20 years
Friends all getting hitched
Never thought I’d be the last one left
The Last One Left
Last One Left
Never thought I’d be
The Last One Left
There’s no, no place like home
Matt: Lead vocals/ acoustic guitar,
Charlie Farren: background vocals
Robert Holmes: guitars
AJR: bass guitar, drums, guitars, programming, background vocals
Jeff Calder: keyboard sequencing
Today is Tomorrow’s Yesterday
Home alone as I ring in the New Year
I watch the clock and all the people in time square
Somehow I feel I went and dropped the ball again
Going to make me a resolution
Write a list of all the things I’ll do different
Pray they’ll stick and kiss the old me goodbye
Goodbye, Farewell
Today is tomorrow’s yesterday
Thirty One, I’m no longer a kid
I’d rather play my guitar than go drinking
In some crowded bar to feel all alone
Out with the old and in with the new
Delete some numbers in my phone to make more room
I get to you and remember how you said
Goodbye, Farewell
Today is tomorrow’s yesterday
Here’s my number one resolution
Going to find a way to turn my taking to giving
Talk a little less and do a lot more listening
This year I’m finally going to make a difference
For reasons I’m singing here today
It’s the reason I’m breathing anyway
All alone as I ring in the New Year
A year from now there is no way that I’ll be here
I’m not ever going to drop the ball again
Goodbye, Farewell
Today is tomorrow’s yesterday
Matt: lead vocals/ acoustic guitar,
Steve Sadler: 1918 Gibson mandolin, dobro, bass guitar
AJR: harmony vocal, electric guitars, omnichord, bongos, MPC3000
Home alone as I ring in the New Year
I watch the clock and all the people in time square
Somehow I feel I went and dropped the ball again
Going to make me a resolution
Write a list of all the things I’ll do different
Pray they’ll stick and kiss the old me goodbye
Goodbye, Farewell
Today is tomorrow’s yesterday
Thirty One, I’m no longer a kid
I’d rather play my guitar than go drinking
In some crowded bar to feel all alone
Out with the old and in with the new
Delete some numbers in my phone to make more room
I get to you and remember how you said
Goodbye, Farewell
Today is tomorrow’s yesterday
Here’s my number one resolution
Going to find a way to turn my taking to giving
Talk a little less and do a lot more listening
This year I’m finally going to make a difference
For reasons I’m singing here today
It’s the reason I’m breathing anyway
All alone as I ring in the New Year
A year from now there is no way that I’ll be here
I’m not ever going to drop the ball again
Goodbye, Farewell
Today is tomorrow’s yesterday
Matt: lead vocals/ acoustic guitar,
Steve Sadler: 1918 Gibson mandolin, dobro, bass guitar
AJR: harmony vocal, electric guitars, omnichord, bongos, MPC3000