Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jerry Scheff
Bass Guitar
Jim Keltner
Drums
MITCHELL FROOM
Keyboards
Neil Finn
Electric Guitar
Paul Hester
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Neil Finn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
MITCHELL FROOM
Producer
Dennis Kirk
Additional Engineer
Glen Holguin
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Larry Hirsch
Recording Engineer
Michael Frondelli
Mixing Engineer
Steve Himelfarb
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tchad Blake
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It never used to be that bad
But neither was it great
Somewhere in the middle then
Content and much too safe
[Verse 2]
Oh, tell me please
Why it takes so long
To realize when there's something wrong
[Verse 3]
Well, lay me out with your heart
Now we're getting somewhere
Push me back to the start
Now we're getting someplace
Take me out, let me breathe
Now we're getting somewhere
When I'm with you I don't care
Where it is I'm falling
[Verse 4]
There's money in the Bible belt
Hugs for daddy too
Three wishes for eternity
We've got some work to do
[Verse 5]
Oh, tell me please
Why it takes so long
I believe there is something wrong
[Verse 6]
Well, lay me out with your heart
Now we're getting somewhere
Push me back to the start
Now we're getting someplace
Take me out, let me breathe
Now we're getting somewhere
When I'm with you I don't care
Where it is I'm falling
[Verse 7]
Oh, oh
[Verse 8]
Oh, tell me please
Tell me what went wrong
I believe there is something wrong
Oh
[Verse 9]
Lay me out
Now we're getting somewhere
Push me back
Now we're getting somewhere
Take me out, let me breathe
Now we're getting somewhere
When I'm with you I don't care
Where it is I'm falling
[Verse 10]
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 11]
When you took me to your room
I, I swear I said surrender
When you opened up your mouth
I saws the words fall out
Though nothing much has changed
I swear I will surrender
And there is pain in my heart
We can choose what we choose to believe
Written by: Neil Finn