One troubled night wasn't trouble enough for him   another swallow never seemed like enough for him   they say the past is the past but it never treated me like this      He couldnt ask for a better understanding of how   what goes around comes back around twice as fast   he's got no hope for a cure   so he'll put himself to sleep, oh      now we just sit back, we sit back while we watch all of them react      so tell me what to tell you when the world wont listen   the start to the finish come on and let me hear you speak   oh and use up all the time you're given   the start to the finish come on and let me hear it, go on   go ahead and tell your story      she always hoped for him to take her word for it   never knew what it felt like feeling ?   shes got her eyes on the time but theres no use waiting there for him      but shes not in the world alone   what she wanted to put herself to sleep      so tell me what to tell you when the world wont listen   the start to the finish come on and let me hear you speak   oh and use up all the time you're given   the start to the finish come on and let me hear it, go on   go ahead and tell your story      youre stories x4      now we just sit back, we sit back while we watch all of them react      so tell me what to tell you when the world wont listen   the start to the finish come on and let me hear you speak   oh and use up all the time you're given   the start to the finish come on and let me   so tell me what to tell you when the world wont listen   the start to the finish come on and let me hear you speak   oh and use up all the time you're given, yeah      it's time to come on, go ahead and tell your story