Lyrics

I FOUND A WAY INSIDE
I HAD TO HAVE A GUIDE
SHE TOOK ME BY THE HAND
AND HELPED ME UNDERSTAND
MY PLACE IN LIFE

SHE SAID IT'S THINGS THAT YOU TELL YOURSELF
THAT YOU LISTEN TO AND NO ONE ELSE
THAT MAKE YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU FEEL INSIDE

PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
NICKLE BAG OR MORE
AND EVERY DOLLAR'S WORTH
A LITTLE MORE
THAN THE ONE BEFORE
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT HURTS
TO SHINE THE LIGHT INSIDE
AND FIND THE THINGS THAT YOU
TELL YOURSELF ARE LIES
WHEN YOU WANT TO LAY DOWN AND CRY

IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES
I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE BLIND
SPINNIN WHEELS AND A STRIPPIN GEARS
IN THAT OLD SQUIRREL CAGE I CALL MY MIND

SHE DIDN?T TRY TO FIGHT
SHE WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE
AND I GOT SO LOST THAT I GAVE IT UP
AND I KICKED ME OUT
AND I LET HER DRIVE

PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
DIME BAG OUT THE DOOR
AND EVERY HOUR'S WORTH
A LITTLE MORE
THAN THE ONE BEFORE
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT HURTS
TO SHINE THE LIGHT INSIDE
AND FIND THE THINGS THAT YOU
TELL YOURSELF ARE LIES
WHEN YOU WANT TO LAY DOWN AND CRY

THERE CAME A PLACE IN TIME
WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE
AND THE ONE GOOD THING, IT SEEMED,
THAT I HAD LEARNED
WAS THE ONE LAST THING SHE'D LEFT BEHIND

I SAID IT'S THINGS THAT YOU TELL YOURSELF
LIKE "I'M TOO SCREWED UP FOR SOMEONE ELSE"
THAT LEAVE YOU LAYIN' ALL ALONE AT NIGHT
YOU KNOW THAT IT JUST AIN'T RIGHT

PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
QUARTER BAG FOR SURE
AND EACH AND EVERY PUSH
HAS A LITTLE MORE
THAN THE ONE BEFORE
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT HURTS
TO SHINE THE LIGHT INSIDE
AND FIND THE THINGS THAT YOU
TELL YOURSELF ARE LIES
WHEN YOU'RE WAITING AROUND TO DIE

WHY DO YOU LAY ALL ALONE AT NIGHT
ARE YOU WAITIN AROUND TO DIE?