Top Songs By Five for Fighting
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Ondrasik
Piano
Curt Schneider
Bass
Andrew Williams
Guitar
Brian McLeod
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Ondrasik
Songwriter
George del Barrio
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Bottrell
Producer
John Ondrasik
Co-Producer
Curt Schneider
Co-Producer
Calvin Turnbull
Additional Engineer
Kevin Harp
Additional Engineer
Brian Scheuble
Additional Engineer
Ross Peterson
Additional Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
John Agnello
Additional Engineer
Steve Churchyard
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
Take off your shoes, take off yourself
Take off your rented mental health
Take off your raincoat, settle down
Take off your nightmare and your frown
There is a place for you to go
To see another ringer in a rock show
Take my pretence for a time
'Cause I want to say to you
I'm nobody, I'm nobody
I'm nobody, I'm nobody without you, buddy
You buddy
My long-lost friend
If you're not here to hear me scream
Well, am I silent like a dream
Where all the dragons are my friends
Each night we meet our bitter ends
Do I need you to make me real
Like wheeler spinning his own wheel
Quantum strings within my brain
Popping sanities insane
I'm nobody and I'm nobody
I'm nobody, I'm nobody without you, buddy
You buddy
My long-lost friend
Not everybody has a brain, not everybody's going sane
Not everybody wishes well, not everybody's heaven's hell
Sometimes there's someone to blame, sometimes a place for shame
Sometimes good's better than bad, sometimes good's better than bad
Sometimes good's better than bad, sometimes you're better than me
Well, Heaven fell on herself tonight
As the devil met me in the wishing well
And in that moment, I found myself knowing
That in the end, it's just about you and me
Nothing smaller or larger
Though dragons are good for the soul
Nothing can be better than baring yourself for another
Open for scrutiny, ridicule, and indulgence
Therein lies the balls, and the mind, and the heart
As fear is truly the Mindkiller
When nothing is left
Everything is gained
You see I wish I was a poet
But I know as we go 'round and 'round
Though endings are never ever happy
It's the happy moments along the way
That in the end make it okay
Whoa!
Yeah!
You see, I'm nobody, I'm nobody
I'm nobody, I'm nobody
I'm nobody, I'm nobody without you
Without you, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh
Ooh-ooh, ooh
Written by: John Ondrasik