"Hand-Me Down" by Matchbox 20
Hate to be a downer, but it really does suit me. It's one of my top-3 favorite songs. This one always hits close to home when it comes to describing just how I feel. And it makes sense because I'm the youngest, so a lot of what I get is hand-me downs. Now, it's not always bad -- sometimes second-chances and second hand are better than the first try. But otherwise, it's a pain.
Also, once I was singing this song in the bikepath to Carborro, and some old lady was all *squee* so I feel good ;) It's a song that's best suited for what my vocal chords have become.
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 cause 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
Cause 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 did you think they would lie when they're holding you
You wonder why they haven't called
When they said they'd call you
You start to wonder if you're ever gonna make it by
You'll start to think you were born blind
[Chorus]
From what I've seen
You're just one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now
I'm here for the hard times
The straight to your heart times
When livin' ain't easy
You can stand up against me
And MAYBE rely on me
And cry on me, yeah
Some day they'll open up your world
Shake YOU down to the drawing board
Do their best to change you
They still can't erase you
[Chorus]
From what I've seen
You're just one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now
Lay them down on me
Oh yeah
You're just one more hand me down
And all those nights don't give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down...on me
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