Some Nights - Top 40 Hits, What Do I Stand for

Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck

Some nights, I call it a draw

Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle

Some nights, I wish they’d just fall off

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost

Oh, Lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for, oh

What do I stand for?

What do I stand for?

Most nights, I don’t know anymore

This is it, boys, this is war

What are we waiting for?

Why don’t we break the rules already?

I was never one to believe the hype

Save that for the black and white

Try twice as hard and I’m half as liked

But here they come again to jack my style

And that’s alright

(That's Alright)

I found a martyr in my bed tonight

She stops my bones from wondering

Just who I, who, I, who I am

Oh, who am I?

Well, some nights, I wish that this all would end

'Cause I could use some friends for a change

And some nights, I’m scared you’ll forget me again

Some nights, I always win (I always win)

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost

Oh Lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for, oh

What do I stand for?

What do I stand for?

Most nights, I don’t know

(Oh, come on) So this is it?

I sold my soul for this?

Washed my hands of that for this?

I miss my mom and dad for this?

(Oh, come on) No

When I see stars, when I see stars, that’s all they are

When I hear songs, they sound like a swan

So, come on

Oh, come on

Oh, come on

Oh, come on

Well, that is it, guys, that is all

Five minutes in and I’m bored again

Ten years of this, I’m not sure if anybody understands

This one is not for the folks back home

Sorry to leave, Mom, I had to go

Who the fuck wants to die alone

All dried up in the desert sun?

My heart is breaking for my sister

And the con that she called «love»

And then I look into my nephew’s eyes

Man, you wouldn’t believe the most amazing things

That can come from

Some terrible nights

The other night, you wouldn’t believe

The dream I just had about you and me

I called you up, but we’d both agree

It’s for the best you didn’t listen

It’s for the best we get our distance, oh

For the best you didn’t listen

It’s for the best we get our distance, oh