Hopeless Romantic - Acoustic Rock - Lyrics Critique

by Mick Schuller
(Minnesota)

Haven't been here in a while
Had no intentions of coming back
But things will slip and slide
And amounts of depressants won't lack

The place that kills me
But only on the inside
Won't let a damn thing show
I'll always grin and not cry

Never understood the reason
Why it's ok to treat me
Like a big pile of dirt
Why not delete me?

Turn me into a memory
And just go on with life
But no one has the testicular fortitude
To bear my strife

Never sure where we'll be
The next day or the next
But i know I’ll wait
For you to find it in your chest

Or maybe your heart
To bring yourself to me
And show that I’m your hero
For the whole world to see

Hate what happened
But can't change a damn thing
Want to beat his ass
But I’ll just stay on this swing

Acting like a child
Is what i do
Play on the playground
And act like nothing will brew

On the outside I’m chilled
Like an iced tea
But on the in
I want to cry and just want to leave

Leave this town
And come to yours
So i can hold you
And walk on the shores

Only way i know to relieve stress
Is to write it in song
So i will hope no one ever reads this
Or I’ll be crashing like cheech and chong

Emotionally retarded
I can't express what i feel
I'm a slime and an outcast
Like an electric eel

Who knows
What kind of sense i make
But who will care
When i put on the fake

False face
So no one knows
Just what i feel
And nothing shows

But i sleep to tears
And wake to fears
Of life and disease
Want to jump into the ring
With a colony of bees

Shoot me down
I'll take it better
Than you pretending
that you truly care about this go getter

Please just tell me
What you need
I'll travel the world
Before i see your heart bleed

Never would i break you
Nor would i do anything to upset
I'd jump in front of a bullet
To save you from this shit