I stood under ohio's skies

I could see the open fields for miles

I thought "what the hell am I doing back here again?"

but now I'm trying to reassemble the things I kept and

the pictures fade but I hope to resurrect

the things that kept me sane back then



in the backyard playing on the swingset

dark green shoes off you can get your feet wet

mom and dad sat quiet in the sunroom

sundown, big moon, big sky.



now I just want to live a normal life

get a fast car and a pretty wife

we could have children of our own

settle down here until they're grown

we could buy a house out on the beach

and just die there, out of reach

do you want to live

do you want to live

do you want to live a normal life with me



live

a normal life with me



for years I cursed these dead end streets

no where to go, no one to meet

we only talked about the crazy woman down the road

but everything makes much more sense now

someday I'll have my own house

I'll make enough to make it easier to pay the phone bill



in the backyard playing on the swingset

dark green shoes off you can get your feet wet

my wife and i will sit quiet in the sunroom

sundown, big moon, big sky.



I just want to live a normal life

get a fast car and a pretty wife

we could have children of our own

settle down here until they're grown

we could buy a house out on the beach

and just die there, out of reach

do you want to live

do you want to live

do you want to live a normal life



I'll watch the kids until you get home

4:58 and you're on the phone

coming back from work on friday

wide-awake in the american dream

I'll make the bed, you feed the cat

could it really be as simple as that? (yeah)

do you want to live

do you want to live

do you want to live a normal life with me



do you want to live a normal life with me



now I just want to live a normal life

get a fast car and a pretty wife

we could have children of our own

settle down here until they're grown



I just want to live a normal life

get a fast car and a pretty wife

we could have children of our own

settle down here until they're grown

we could buy a house out on the beach

and just die there, out of reach

do you want to live

do you want to live

do you want to live a normal life

do you want to live

do you want to live

do you want to live a normal life

do you want to live

do you want to live a normal life with me?




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