hand me down someday they'll find your small town world on a big town avenue gonna make you like the way they talk when they're talking to you gonna make you break out of your shell cuz they tell you to gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth they'll tell you everything you wanted someone else to say they're gonna break your heart, yeah (chorus) from what i've seen you're just one more hand me down cuz no one's tried to give you what you need so lay all your troubles down i am with you now somebody oughta take you in try to make you love again try to make you like the way they feel when they're under your skin never once do you think that they would lie when they're holding you then you wonder why they haven't called when they said they'd call you you'll start to wonder if you're ever gonna make it by you'll start to think you were born blind (chorus) i'm here for the hard times the straight to your heart times when living ain't easy you can stand up against me and maybe rely on me and cry on me, yeah someday they'll open up your world shake it down to the drawing board do their best to change you they still can't erase you (chorus) |
Hand Me Down: We had Greg Liesz play steel guitar on this track. He is amazing and has played on so many great records. It was incredible what his parts did for the track. |
Taken from "matchbox twenty Sessions 2002" |