INTRO VERSE Left you, falling on the floor Headed for the door Went straight to Philadelphia Oh no, what have I begun? Called my mother, said I love her Had another and another one Questions, questions, suddenly suggestions Where was anyone at the start of this thing? Hold the cold up over your shoulder All I needs a place to grieve Pre-Chorus Oh, it's for the best you didn't listen It's for the best we get our distance (oh oh woah oh) It's for the best you didn't listen It's for the best we get our distance Oh lord, I feel alive I've gone and saved my soul If all that you read is everything you believe Then let go, then let go, then let go VERSE Now I'm over my head Acting like I never started over again I am the city I'm from Always wanting more than just a word on my arm Oh, I know, I can't believe That I'd let it get to me Good to know I won't become Everything I'm afraid of Pre-Chorus Oh, it's for the best you didn't listen It's for the best we get our distance (oh oh woah oh) It's for the best you didn't listen It's for the best we get our distance Oh lord, I feel alive I've gone and saved my soul If all that you read is everything you believe Then let go, then let go, then let go BRIDGE Mama don't cry I was once your little baby boy So full of love and light By the time I turned 25 I was lost among the pavement Lower than the basement And I couldn't stand and smile I thought of taking my own life But mama don't cry I found songs among the tragic Hung my hat on sadness Mom, I think they're trying to keep the grand romantic in me Now that we got bottom lines But mom, I think I'm ready to free this grand romantic in me Instrumental Instrumental Oh lord, I feel alive I've gone and saved my soul If all that you read is everything you believe Then let go, then let go, then let go Oh lord, I feel alive I've gone and saved my soul If all that you read is everything you believe Then let go, then let go, then let go