Guarantees

So you can say what you want
But don't forget what you need
Cause you're stoopin' real low
And then you end up on your knees, yeah

So say what you need for guarantees
(say what you need)
Say that you love me, just for me
(I love you)
Say what you want but don't hesitate your needs
Cause you never have to stoop down low

They like to play the strings
On the neck of my guitar
Embed a feeling in a song
Slight glance
And catch a whisper
But I'll always try to see
What they need for guarantees
Read in between the lines
8th grade was when my life
First started
Caught a glance of your face
Now we're older; on a date
Your apartment; can't embrace
Paying rent
Too much, ya can't afford
Living check to check
Yeah we're borderline poor

I took the long way out
And now I'm moving out the house
Just me and my guitar
And now we're playing it out
On a stage full of speakers
Dancing with ya sneakers
And a face full of rum
And vodka, is it fun?
To get yourself all wasted
In what you can't afford
Bloody Mary, Shirley Temple
Ain't this place sure sentimental
For every instrumental
And vocals that are gentle
So take the time out
And bring it bottoms up
When you're at a place like this
It sure involves luck

So say what you need for guarantees
(say what you need)
Say that you love me, just for me
(I love you)
Say what you want but don't hesitate your needs
Cause you never have to stoop down low

You got the place
We figure out the time
We move to straight to outer space
Find a planet in a dime
Outside the milky way
Figure out our life while we stay
But for now we're stuck living this way
Pay your taxes and your car
Your mortgage and your bills
We live a life of wants
And things just for the thrill
If your life was free
Would you ever give it up
Just for guarantees
Just for guarantees

So say what you need for guarantees
(say what you need)
Say that you love me, just for me
(I love you)
Say what you want but don't hesitate your needs
Cause you never have to stoop down low