[Intro - clean guitar, feedback bleeding in] [Verse 1 - quiet, clean] Woke up fine, lost the job by noon Found a twenty, lost a friend by two Laughed so hard it turned to tears Same damn day — it's always here [Pre-Chorus - build, drums enter] Just when I catch it, it's gone Stopped believing, then it comes on [Chorus - loud, full distortion] The highs and the lows! (the highs and the lows!) Nobody tells you that's the only way it goes Up on the ceiling then down on the floor Give me the whole thing — not the middle no more The highs and the lows! [Verse 2 - quiet, clean] Doctor said fine, letter said not Kissed her sweet, forgot the pan was hot Won the morning, lost the night Never learned it, just the burn [Pre-Chorus] Just when I catch it, it's gone Stopped believing, then it comes on [Chorus - loud] The highs and the lows! (the highs and the lows!) Nobody tells you that's the only way it goes Up on the ceiling then down on the floor Give me the whole thing — not the middle no more The highs and the lows! [Bridge - drop to bass and vocal, dread building] My father died flat Same chair, same clock, twenty years Never up, never down Just the hum of the fridge I'd rather feel the drop Than go numb like him (guitars scream back in) [Chorus - loudest, ragged] The highs and the lows! (the highs and the lows!) Nobody tells you that's the only way it goes Up on the ceiling then down on the floor Give me the whole thing — not the middle no more The highs and the lows! (the highs and the lows!) [Outro - feedback, half-time, exhausted] The highs... and the lows The highs... and the lows Don't leave me in the middle (guitar dies out)
