21 Guns Lyrics

Sun is out, the ice has thawed

It's almost summertime

The girls have shed their winter shells

And it's true they're looking fine

But they're trying too hard, they're trying too hard

Their chests puffed out, never letting down their guard

I sure don't miss that scene I left behind

I hear the siren's call that leads the sailors astray

But I spent so long trying to build this up

I can't just throw it away

Show me around the town to beat

Maybe the site of my defeat

Maybe the weight of all the years

Maybe the thighs brushing my ears

Getting wise, I recognize

There aren't such rigid lines

But you can't just turn around and say

Oh I just plain changed my mind

But it's so fucking hard, it's so fucking hard

To twist this game, trying not to show my cards

I don't know if I'll ever get it right

We have the lives we live inside

And the ones that we put on display

But I made a choice many years go

I can't just throw it away, no I won't just throw it away

We're supposed to put childish things aside

And just let life get in the way

But I spent my days chasing this old dream

I can't just throw it away, no I won't just throw it away