Year of the Brother - So Far, So Good Lyrics

She was 17 and oh, so beautiful
She knew just how to make me look a fool
Well, it's never enough, but it's always too much
Gotta barrel through, bare and grin
Barely through all this buried sin
She likes the way it looks, but not the way it works
Playin' light switch 'til she burns out
Lions in the dark now
Lukewarm, I'll spit you outta my mouth
If you won't take a chance
Never try, never find out

And when you wear your black dress in the moonlight, I'm through
But you don't make a sound, you just stare at the ground
Come on, why won't you let me help you
Hold on
Hold out
Too far

Anxiety's complexity
Shouting loud blasphemy
Can you persuade me not to get hung up
I think I might have my heart on my sleeve
But I know I got my jacket on too
Attention span long enough to see it go down
Would you say anything
Would you be anything to me or my dreams
And again I'll ask you:
Would you persuade me
Would you persuade me

And when you wear your black dress in the moonlight, I'm through
But you don't make a sound, you just stare at the ground
Come on, why won't you let me help you
Hold on
Hold out
Too far

She says she likes the way her friends look
I'll be staring at the photos that I took of you
I don't really wanna waste my time
But I can't give you up
No, I can't give you up
She says she likes the way her friends look
I'll be staring at the photos that I took of you
I don't really wanna waste my time
But I can't give you up
No, I can't give you up

And when you wear your black dress in the moonlight, I'm through
But you don't make a sound, you just stare at the ground
Come on, why won't you let me help you
Hold on
Hold out
Too far
Yeah, when you wear your black dress in those midnight pictures
Yeah, I don't make a sound, I stare at the ground
Come on, I still can't let you go
I'll hold on
Hold out
Too long

I still can't
I still can't
I still can't let you go