Pretty Mess

Well once upon a time you had to move along You went looking for a scene that could turn you on Yeah you made a break and slammed the door and you never looked back again Well, hey, hey, hey just another cliche Too much too fast then it slips away Well you fake the part and read the lines but you're never called back again And nobody wants to know you now Yeah nobody wants to know you now Pretty mess, sugar on the outside Right next door and a world away Pretty mess, screaming for a lifeline Dying for a chance you had yesterday What a waste for a little taste but away we go With a next door smile and a paper star You found a buck and a dream doesn't go that far Yeah you learned to rest in the eye of the storm but it's coming around again Well it's a long climb up and a short fall down But the joke's on you when you're kissing a clown And you lay blame and live the lie that you'll never go back again And nobody wants to know you now Yeah nobody wants to know you now Pretty mess, sugar on the outside Right next door and a world away Pretty mess, screaming for a lifeline Dying for the chance you had yesterday What a waste for a little taste but away we go Come tomorrow cold and hollow You'll be running home And nobody wants to know you now Yeah nobody wants to know you now Pretty mess, sugar on the outside Right next door and a world away Pretty mess, screaming for a lifeline Dying for the chance you had yesterday Pretty mess, sugar on the outside Right next door and a world away Pretty mess, screaming for a lifeline Dying for the chance you had yesterday What a waste for a little taste Yeah it's such a waste for a little taste Yeah it's such a waste for a little taste but away we go