Res Lauren - When lyrics

They say dreams are dangerous
But safe for us to do
Take your mind away awhile
Here’s a little taste of

Who knew me when I was new? Now and then
I forget we can choose who we could be
Lookin' for friends in whoever I met
I would still second guess who I should be

Never exposed, window closed
With the screen, for the bugs
On the nights we expected a breeze
And that’s just the thing-
Expectation's the dream
And it fails in the face of reality

Globe steady chasing a salary
I wanted more when I saw what they had for me
More for my sisters and brothers, I’m fussin'
It couldn’t be me, but it had to be

Spending too much on the shoes, like a bruise
May you win, may you you choose
May you break all the rules
I could change, so could you
I’m as strange as the moon
Bring the rain, bring the news
I will stay, if you do

Oh a what a mess he made, you’re too late
Can’t erase or give back what you take
And they’re picking somebody to blame
Said "he act up"
He couldn’t be late, we need change on time

It’s what you owe for the ride
He got the climb up
Rise like a rocket on fire
Tower sink in the grey
Climbers don’t want the war
War crimes tougher to take
Too true to out-lie a liar
Outline the body a fake
We need some change, it ain’t safe
Can’t take another mistake
You gotta love yours forever
That’s we as far as I’m concerned
That’s to the bodies at the top
Signed bodies everywhere
Often think of drawing out the
Chalk around a friend
Choke up, chin up, look what you’ve got
I saw the pen we pray apart, I pray for them
I pray a lot, I race a whim
Wrote myself out of my heart to write again
And again when I’m thinking of him
He got a cousin and his
Mama really lovin’ his art
Play the part, he hangin' in
But if we're all not the same from the start
Why’d you start me here?

Sell me a name, stake a claim, take his turn
Try for fame, what an idea
Keep us engaged, far away from the daytime
85 15, they like when we’re empty

(Oh, what a mess is made)

And they say dreams are dangerous
But safe for us to do
Take your mind away awhile
Here’s a little taste of

You knew me when I was new, now and then
And you said we can choose who we could be
Lookin' for love in whoever I saw
And I still second guessed who I would be

Oh a what a mess he made, you’re too late
Can’t erase or give back what you take
And they’re picking somebody to blame
As they act up
But we won't be late, we need change on time