Bought Me A Guitar

You are young and I'm the same age

But we are not the same

You live life through good faith

Write songs 'bout boys and pocket change

You've got a lot to spare

'Cause there was nothing needing saving

I could only sing about desperation and false hope

I feel like a fraud when I don't write 'bout the grand scope of things

Grew up on stories of war and chased out folks

I have never ever felt home

And if I ever dare to do so I must do it alone

'Cause it's an ignorant feeling

I could only get that by ignoring my feelings

So I do so by listening to the girls on guitars

They got for Christmas along with the lessons and the trust

Singing 'bout boys, 'bout the present

'Bout the dreams and the cards

Oh, I need a fan and could never relate to you

You fall for me like superstars

But I finally bought me a guitar

You are young and I'm the same age

But we are not the same

I've got ashes everywhere

Can't afford to be ashamed

You had bricks where I had wood

I've had to burn it to keep playing

Now I only have chords and my throat left to explain

Why I will always try and always run and always change

I don't stare at the clock too much

The time will pass anyway whether you're lucky or not

But it's an ignorant feeling

I could only get that by ignoring my feelings

So I do so by listening to the boys on guitars

They got for Christmas along with the lessons and the trust

Singing 'bout girls, 'bout the present

'Bout the dreams and the cards

Oh, I need a fan and could never relate to you

You fall for me like superstars

But I finally bought me a guitar

You fall for me like superstars

But I finally bought me a guitar