Looking out the window, out on the street I don't know what happened, I'm out on my feet I hear my mother calling my name I still come running, but I ain't the same You can change the channel Take the phone off the hook Avoid the headlines But you'll never grow up, baby, if you don't look When I saw him go down Felt like somebody lied I had to hold my breath Till the coast was clear When I saw him go down Felt like somebody lied I had to close my eyes Just to stop the tears
You're used to winning, how did it feel? Could you hear the screaming? It was unreal What did they pay you? What did it cost? ♪ How long did it take you to know that you lost? You can hit the shower Fill the place up with steam And close the curtains But when you woke up, man, it wasn't no dream When I saw him go down Felt like somebody lied I had to hold my breath Till the coast was clear When I saw him go down Felt like somebody lied I had to close my eyes, close my eyes Just to stop the tears ♪ Looking out the window out on the street My boy and his mother, and I think of me I'm feeling the slip again, don't wanna fall You said it was nothing ♪ But maybe you're wrong 'Cause when I saw him go down Felt like somebody lied I had to hold my breath Till the coast was clear When I saw him go down Felt like somebody lied I had to close my eyes Just to stop the tears (Just to stop the tears) (Just to stop the tears)