Thorn and Tides

I know a girl that wont cry and she knows a friend of mine.
They've been going through a tough time, but they're still together.
I'm not afraid to die, and I never could quite figure out why there's no fear in the eyes of those who could do better.

I want you like a thorn in the side, and you're pulling me in by your tides.
I've had my doubts, but we'll give it a try. I think that would be better.
In this world, be pleasant or smart.
You can have a lot of friends, or you can have a lot of heart.
Not 'til we invent the art can we be together.

I speak for me and I know I should. I'd let you take me if you could.
I'm just a boy that's made of wood, I wonder who's holding my strings.
I wrote a letter to myself blaming everything on everyone else.
I sent it to the return address 'cause the writer was a liar.

I want you like a thorn in the side, and you're pulling me in by your tides.
I've had my doubts, but we'll give it a try. I think that would be better.
In this world, be pleasant or smart.
You can have a lot of friends, or you can have a lot of heart.
Not 'til we invent the art can we be together.

I've got pages hanging on the wall and they say a lot by saying nothing at all.
My life is starting to snowball, and I'm sliding down the hill.
I'm held together with twist-ties, and another reason gone is another reason why.
I can't find a place to lie, so I'll go sleep in the yard.

I want you like a thorn in the side, and you're pulling me in by your tides.
I've had my doubts, but we'll give it a try. I think that would be better.
In this world, be pleasant or smart.
You can have a lot of friends, or you can have a lot of heart.
Not 'til we invent the art can we be together.