N I C K ' S B L I N K - 1 8 2 P A G E

Lyrics: New Found Glory: Nothing Gold Can Stay

*All the underlined lyrics refer to how many times they are repeated.
*Click on the song title for lyrics.

1. Hit or Miss
2. It Never Snows In Florida
3. 3rd and Long
4. You've Got A Friend In Pennsylvania
5. Blue Stare
6. 2's and 3's
7. Tell Tale Heart
8. Winter of '95
9. Passing Time
10. Broken Sound
11. Never Sometimes
12. Goodbye Song

1. Hit or Miss
The needle on my record player
Has been wearing thin
This record has been playing
Since the day you've been with him
No more long rides home
No more of your station
I didn't like it anyway...
Remember the time we wrote our names upon the wall?
Remember the time we realized thriller was our favorite song?
Have I waited too long?
Have I found that someone?
Have I waited too long to see you...
Maybe it's for the best
Maybe it's not for anything
It wouldn't be so bad
To take this right from me
How many times I've tried
It's simple to you...so simple to lie
Blatant mistakes of your design

2. It Never Snows In Florida
Distance means nothing to me
It only makes me want to see you longer
My words just like a mentioned kiss
With every letter they are growing stronger
Days go by
Feelings, they go on
Unfortunately, without you
It will never snow in florida
It's best to take your time
Conversation cuts like glass
I'm the calm before the storm
I'm the second before the crash
I've been between myself for days
I'm the hero of the year

3. 3rd and Long
Pick up the pieces that I've left behind
I woke up today feeling older
And never so much better
I know I talk in circles
I never wanted to avoid your conversation
You see yourself in my eyes
Another day has passed us by
The more time I spend,
The less I see of you
I'll never take it back
Your voice is like an angel
Guiding over every move i make
I'll never want it back
The direction that you've gave me
Nothing can replace what I've gained
Time grabs me by the shoulders
No one know how it feels to move over
I know I'm still far from you
And it feels like I'm still far from home
My name is a disappointment
I only disappoint myself
If only I could hold this moment
Kept from everyone else

4. Going Away To College
Please take me by the hand
It's so cold out tonight
I'll put blankets on the bed
I won't turn out the light
Just don't forget to
Think about me
And I won't forget you
"I'll write you once a week," she said
Why does it feel the same
To fall in love or break it off
And if young love is just a game
Then I must have missed the kick off
Don't depend on me
To ever follow through on
Anything, but
I'd go through hell for you and
I haven't been this scared in a long time
And I'm so unprepared, so here's your valentine
Bouquet of clumsy words, a simple melody
This world's an ugly place, but you're so beautiful to me
I'll think about the times
She kissed me after class and
She put up with my friends
I acted like an ass
I'd ditch my lecture
To watch the girls play soccer
Is my picture
Still hanging in her locker?
I haven't been this scared in a long time
And I'm so unprepared, so here's your valentine
Bouquet of clumsy words, a simple melody
This world's an ugly place, but you're so beautiful (2x)


5. What's My Age Again?
I took her out, it was a Friday night
I wore cologne to get the feeling right
We started making out and she took off my pants
But then, I turned on the TV
And that's about the time she walked away from me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And are still more amused by TV shows
What the hell is ADD, my friends say I should act my age
What's my age again? (2x)
Then later on, on the drive home
I called her mom from a pay phone
I said I was the cops and your husband's in jail
This state looks down on sodomy
And that's about the time that bitch hung up on me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And are still more amused by prank phone calls
What the hell is call ID, my friends say I should act my age
What's my age again? (2x)
And that's about the time she walked away from me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And you still act like you're in freshman year
What the hell is wrong with me, my friends say I should act my age
(What's my age again?) (2x)
That's about the time that she broke up with me
No one should take themselves so seriously
With many years ahead to fall in line
Why would you wish that on me?
I never wanna act my age
What's my age again? (2x)
What's my age again...

6. Dysentery Gary
Got a lotta heartache
He's a f**king weasel
His issues make my mind ache
Wanna make a deal?
Cause I love your little motions
You do with your pigtails
What a nice creation
Worth another night in jail
He's a player, diarrhea giver
Tried to grow his hair out when friends were listening to Slayer
I would like to find him friday night
Hanging out with mom, trying on his father's tights
Life just sucks, I lost the one
I'm giving up, she found someone
There's plenty more
Girls are such a drag
So all you little ladies
Be sure to choose the right guys
You'll come back to me maybe
I'll shower you with lies
Got a lotta heartache
He's a f**king weasel
Decisions make my mind ache
Wanna make a deal?
Ease away the problems and the pain
The girl chose the guy that makes you wanna kick and scream
All along, you wish that she would stay
F**k the guy that took and ran away, yeah
He's a player, diarrhea giver
Tried to grow his hair out when friends were listening to Slayer
I would like to find him friday night
Hanging out with mom and trying on his father's tights
Life just sucks, I lost the one
I'm giving up, she found someone
There's plenty more
Girls are such a drag
F**k this place, I lost the war
I hate you all, your mom's a whore
Where's my dog?
Cause girls are such a drag

7. All The Small Things
All the small things
True care, truth brings
I'll take one lift
Your ride, best trip
Always, I know
You'll be at my show
Watching, waiting
Commiserating
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na (4x)
Late night, come home
Work sucks, I know
She left me roses by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na (4x)
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill
The night will go on, my little windmill
Say it ain't so, I will not go
(na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Turn the lights off, carry me home
(na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill
(na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
The night will go on, the night will go on
(na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
My little windmill

8. Adam's Song
I never thought I'd die alone
I laughed the loudest, who'd have known?
I traced the cord back to the wall
No wonder it was never plugged in at all
I took my time, I hurried up
The choice was mine, I didn't think enough
I'm too depressed to go on
You'll be sorry when I'm gone
I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait til I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never thought I'd die alone
Another six months, I'll be unknown
Give all my things to all my friends
You'll never step foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault
I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait til I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never conquered, rarely came
Tomorrow holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I can't wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I've survived
I can't wait til I get home
To pass the time in my room alone

9. The Party Song
Do you wanna come to a party?
My friends picked me up in their truck at 11:30
This thing's at a frat house, but people are cool there
Reluctant, I followed, but I never dreamed
There would be someone there who would catch my attention
I wasn't out searching for love or affection
So I paid my 3 and the girls got in free
Shined the beer for tequila and we headed into the party
And then, in the backyard, some terrible ska band
Someone in the background was doing a keg stand
This place is so lame, all these girls look the same
All these guys have no game, I wish I would have stayed
In my bed, back at home, watching TV alone
Where I'd put on some porn or have sex on the phone
Far from people I hate, down from anywhere state
Trying to intoxicate girls to give them head after the party
And then I saw her standing there
With green eyes and long blond hair
She wasn't wearing underwear, at least I prayed that
She might be the one
Maybe we'd have some fun
Maybe we'd watch the sun rise
But that night, I learned some girls try too hard
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Some girls try too hard
Na na na, na na na, na na na
And some girls try too hard to impress with the way that they dress
With those things on their chest and the things they suggest to me
I couldn't believe what this lady was saying
The names she was dropping and the games she was playing
She dated this guy who now rides for Black Flys
How she's down with the wise well-constructed disguise
Now, I'd rather go dateless than stay here and hate this
Her volume of makeup, her fake tits were tasteless
So I said I'd call her, but never would bother
Until I got turned down by another girl at a party
So when you see her standing there
With green eyes and long blond hair
She won't be wearing underwear and you'll discover
This girl's not the one and she'll never be fun
You should just turn and run
Because you'll find out that some girls try too hard
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Some girls try too hard
Na na na, na na na, na na na
And some girls try too hard to impress with the way that they dress
With those things on their chest and the things they suggest to me
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Some girls try too hard
Na na na, na na na, na na na
Some girls try too hard

10. Mutt
He pauses shaving and he tells himself that he is the bomb
She has her curlers set, her credit cards are paying the funds
He's not that old, I've been told, a strong sexual goal
He goes out everyday, she goes every way, oh yeah
They don't even care at all
She's open, waiting for more
And I know he's only looking to score
And it is way too unhealthy, often they've typically
Been starved for attention before
She smokes a dozen and he doesn't seem to notice the smell
He took the seat off his own bike, because the way that it felt
He wants to bone, this I know, she is ready to blow
They go out every night, his pants are super tight, oh yeah
They don't even care at all
She's open, waiting for more (she's open, waiting for more)
And I know he's only looking to score (he's only looking to score)
And it is way too unhealthy, often they've typically
Been starved for attention before
She's open, waiting for more
And I know he's only looking to score
And it is way too unhealthy, often they've typically
Been starved for attention before

11. Wendy Clear
Let's take the boat out on the bay
Forget your job for just one day
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
It might be inappropriate because
Either way our band gets dropped, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret, why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
The three-date theory is getting old
Everyone's getting left out in the cold
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
So I'll see you with another guy
Who pretends not to hear you when you cry, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret, why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I'll be moving on
Moving on
Moving on and on and on
Moving on
Moving on
Moving on and on and on
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret, why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad (4x)

12. Anthem
Home show, Mom won't know
Run out the back door, he's passed out on the floor
Third time, been caught twice
Forgive our neighbor Bob, I think he humped the dog
But good things come to those who wait, cause she laid me
And mom and dad possess the key, instant slavery
No need explain the plan, no need to even bother
I'll pack my bags, I swear I'll run, wish my friends were 21
White lies, bloodshot eyes
Breath of alcohol, stole it from the mall
How's Chris marked with lipstick?
Better call their fathers, sleeping with your daughters
But good things come to those who wait, cause she laid me
And mom and dad possess the key, instant slavery
No need explain the plan, no need to even bother
I'll pack my bags, I swear I'll run, wish my friends were 21
You don't belong, you left the kids to carry on
You planned their...fall
Too bad you're wrong
Don't need a mom, dad slave-drive, song
I time bomb (5x)
Turn low the radio
I think I hear my dad yelling at the band
But good things come to those who wait, cause she laid me
And mom and dad possess the key, instant slavery
No need explain the plan, no need to even bother
I'll pack my bags, I swear I'll run, wish my friends were 21
You don't belong, you left the kids to carry on
You planned their...fall
Too bad you're wrong
Don't need a mom, dad slave-drive, song
I time bomb (9x)