The high road (is a lonely drive) - Lloyd’s fault

Pop Punk, Female Vocals, Storytelling, Upbeat, Comedy, Early 2000s Style, High Energy

[Chorus]
So I’ll bite my lip until it starts to bleed
I’ll plant the flowers, I won’t plant the weeds
I’ll keep the closet door shut on the skeletons on your shelf
Yeah, I’ll take the high road, even if I go through hell
‘Cause they don’t need to know that you’re a shitty person
Unless you go and show them that yourself

[Verse 2]
Sunday evening drop-off, gravel crunching under tires
You’re standing on the porch, looking like a friendly liar
You throw a jagged little comment while you’re reaching for their bags
And I feel the red rising up, like a bull seeing a flag
But I see them looking back at me, waiting for my reaction
So I smile and wave goodbye, avoiding the distraction
It’s the hardest acting gig that a person’s ever played
Pretending you’re a hero while I’m standing in the shade

[Bridge]
Time has a funny way of washing off the paint
One day they’ll get older, and they’ll see you ain’t a saint
But it won’t be ‘cause I told them, no it won’t be ‘cause I cried
It’ll be because you couldn’t keep your own dark side inside
I’m giving you the shovel, I’m giving you the rope
I’m just gonna love them, and hang on to the hope...

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus - Powerful]
That I can bite my lip until it starts to bleed
I’ll plant the flowers, I won’t plant the weeds
I’ll keep the closet door shut on the skeletons on your shelf
Yeah, I’ll take the high road, even if I go through hell
No, they won’t ever know that you’re a shitty person
Until you go and show them that yourself

[Outro]
Yeah, you’ll show them yourself
(I’m just gonna drive)
Just gonna drive
(I'll take the high road)
Until you show them yourself
[Fade Out]

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[Verse 1] I check the rearview mirror, catch a pair of hazel eyes Singing along to the radio, watching the telephone poles fly by They ask me why I’m quiet, why my knuckles hold the wheel so tight I just say I’m tired, that I didn’t sleep too good last night ‘Cause the truth is sitting heavy, right on the tip of my tongue But I swallow it down with the pride, for the sake of the young I could burn your name to ashes, I could tell them what you did But I ain’t gonna be the one to break the heart of a kid [Chorus] So I’ll bite my lip until it starts to bleed I’ll plant the flowers, I won’t plant the weeds I’ll keep the closet door shut on the skeletons on your shelf Yeah, I’ll take the high road, even if I go through hell ‘Cause they don’t need to know that you’re a shitty person Unless you go and show them that yourself [Verse 2] Sunday evening drop-off, gravel crunching under tires You’re standing on the porch, looking like a friendly liar You throw a jagged little comment while you’re reaching for their bags And I feel the red rising up, like a bull seeing a flag But I see them looking back at me, waiting for my reaction So I smile and wave goodbye, avoiding the distraction It’s the hardest acting gig that a person’s ever played Pretending you’re a hero while I’m standing in the shade [Chorus] So I’ll bite my lip until it starts to bleed I’ll plant the flowers, I won’t plant the weeds I’ll keep the closet door shut on the skeletons on your shelf Yeah, I’ll take the high road, even if I go through hell ‘Cause they don’t need to know that you’re a shitty person Unless you go and show them that yourself [Bridge] Time has a funny way of washing off the paint One day they’ll get older, and they’ll see you ain’t a saint But it won’t be ‘cause I told them, no it won’t be ‘cause I cried It’ll be because you couldn’t keep your own dark side inside I’m giving you the shovel, I’m giving you the rope I’m just gonna love them, and hang on to the hope... [Guitar Solo] [Chorus - Powerful] That I can bite my lip until it starts to bleed I’ll plant the flowers, I won’t plant the weeds I’ll keep the closet door shut on the skeletons on your shelf Yeah, I’ll take the high road, even if I go through hell No, they won’t ever know that you’re a shitty person Until you go and show them that yourself [Outro] Yeah, you’ll show them yourself (I’m just gonna drive) Just gonna drive (I'll take the high road) Until you show them yourself [Fade Out]

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