A Better Place, A Better Time - Streetlight Manifesto

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A Better Place, A Better Time Lyrics

So she wakes up in time to break down
She left a note up on the dresser
And she's right on time
You don't know anything, right or wrong

I said I know-ow-ow-ow
And she said so-o-o-o
I want to panic but I've had it so I go-o-o-o
You don't owe anything to anyone

But don't take your life
'Cause it's all that you've got
You'd be better off just up and leaving
If you don't think they will stop

And when you wake up, everything is gonna be fine
I guarantee that you wake in a better place, in a better time
So you're tired of living, you feel like you might give in, well don't
It's not your time

Flipping through the paper today, looking for a specific page
Don't want to find her full name followed by dates
'Cause when I left her alone she made a sound like a moan
You're known by everyone for everything you've done

Fuck buying flowers for grave
I'd rather buy you a one way non-stop to anywhere
Find anyone, do anything, forget and start again, love
She said she won't go

It hurts too much, to stand by, you've got to stop and draw a line
Everyone here has to choose a side tonight
The moment of truth is haunting you
Don't forget your family regardless of what you choose to do

You can't decide, and they're all screaming, why won't you?
I'll start the engine, but I can't take this ride for you
I'll draw your bath and I'll load your gun
But I hope so bad that you'll bathe and hunt

Annie's tired of forgetting about today and always planning for tomorrow
Tomorrow and she says
The saddest day I came across was when I learned that life goes on without me
Without me and I said

If everyone has someone else, then I ain't got nobody's love to save me
To save me and she says
I think I'll pass away tonight, 'cause it seems I'll never get it right
It's just me, it's just reality

And when you wake up, everything is gonna be fine
I guarantee that you wake in a better place, in a better time
So you're tired of living, you feel like you might give in, well don't
It's not your time

Annie says she wouldn't mind if they never find a cure to all her problems
Problems and she says
As long as she has someone near to make it clear she doesn't need to solve them
Solve them and she says

Oh, this loneliness is killing me, it's filling me with anger and resentment
Resentment and she says
I'm turning into someone into someone that I never thought I'd have to be again

And when you wake up, everything is gonna be fine
I guarantee that you wake in a better place, in a better time
So you're tired of living, you feel like you might give in, well don't
It's not your time

Annie's tired of forgetting about today and always planning for tomorrow
Tomorrow and she says
The saddest day I came across was when I learned that life goes on without me
Without me and I said

If everyone has someone else, then I ain't got nobody's love to save me
To save me and she says
I think I'll pass away tonight, 'cause it seems I'll never get it right
It's just me, it's just reality

And when you wake up, everything is gonna be fine
I guarantee that you wake in a better place and in a better time
So you're tired of living and you feel like you might give in, well don't
It's not your time

And even if it was, oh, I wouldn't let you go
You could run run run run, but I will follow close
Someday you will say that's it, that's all
But I'll be waiting there with open arms to break your fall

I know that you think that you're on your own
But just know that I am here and I'll lead you home
If you let me
She said forget me but I can't

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Streetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums.

Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.

The band's first album, Everything Goes Numb, was released on August 26, 2003, and was distributed by Victory Records. They headlined their first ever show at Rutgers University on December 9, 2003 in front of a sold out audience.

The line-up has gone through several changes since the band's conception and currently consists of Matt Stewart on trumpet, Mike Brown on alto and baritone saxophone, Jim Conti on alto and tenor saxophone, Tomas Kalnoky on guitar and lead vocals, Pete McCullaugh on bass guitar, Karl Lyden on trombone, and Chris Thatcher on drums.

Though the band has enjoyed little mainstream commercial success, they have received acclaim in alternative music circles, and their debut album is currently in Interpunk.com's top 100 items, over 2 years after its release. In addition, they regularly sell out their live shows, and their first few shows at Rutgers and The Stone Pony not only sold out, but had people coming from as far as Minnesota and Canada. Their second album, a reworking of Catch 22's Keasbey Nights was released on March 7, 2006.

Streetlight Manifesto's third album, entitled Somewhere in the Between came out on November 13, 2007. Rumors also have it that the band is currently working on a series of 8 albums entitled "The 99 Songs of Revolution" in co-operation with Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, a side-project of singer Tomas Kalnoky slated for release in early 2009.

On November 17, 2009, the band's website announced that "99 Songs of Revolution: Volume One" has been ready for release for quite some time but "some record labels are just plain horrendous." They are also in the process of arranging a tour for 2010 but will spend some time in the studio until they have "a few records to release."

The first album of 99 Songs of Revolution was released on March 16, 2010. On this CD, the band covered songs by artists such as The Postal Service, Radiohead, and NOFX.

Band Members:
Mike Brown - Baritone Sax
Karl Lyden - Trombone
Jim Conti - Tenor Sax
Matt Stewart - Trumpet
Chris Thatcher - Drums
Tomas Kalnoky - Guitar, Vocals
Pete McCullaugh - Bass

www.streetlightmanifesto.com

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