Charlie Don't Surf

Album: Memory And Humanity (2008)
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  • Called the house to see if anyone was home
    Question the silences, the negative response
    Stayed to see the sunrise raising hell over the square
    Didn't lose the sense of promise laced upon the air

    Education was a simple learning curve
    Ruined by the lack of anything to use
    Of knowing what to say and what to lock away
    Pay attention for detention's here to stay

    It took so long to find all the answers through the lies
    It's been so long that I don't know if it's alright

    Problematic interest never fails to impress
    Score cards for everyone, you wear them out to dress
    Badge of honor, true to code and true to form
    Buried underneath all these expectations

    If there was any kind of picture that I could paint for you
    I bet you any money that the numbers wouldn't stick for all I know
    I'll take some credit for myself if I can
    And walk away from this whole scene a happier man

    It took so long to find all the answers through the lies
    It's been so long that I don't know if it's alright
    It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
    It took so long to wait until the end
    Writer/s: DARRAN SMITH, GARETH DAVIES, KRIS ROBERTS, MATTHEW DAVIES, RYAN RICHARDS
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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