What About Them?

Hey, what can I say
if they won't listen?
Let's talk about today.
It's our business.

I can't change their minds
(even if I try).
How can I make them see the light
(if it doesn't shine)?
I'm about myself and what's mine.
Forget about the rest of mankind.

But what about them?
They're hanging on the end of a limb.
How cruel we've all been.
What message are we trying to send?
Think about the children.
(Their chances are growing slim.)
What about them?

They're growing so
before my eyes.
I don't want to let go,
but soon you'll have to realize.

That
You can't start a fire
(without a flame).
If it doesn't have a desire
(it'll stay the same)
And you aren't the one to blame.
And you aren't the one to be shamed.

But what about them?
They're hanging on the end of a limb.
How cruel we've all been.
What message are we trying to send?
(Their chances are growing slim.)
What about them?

And what else is there to say?
What else can I do today?
This is a dangerous game we're trying to play.
We're lost in the dark and don't know our way.

STUPID KISSES

Why does the best always happen to her?
Is she life's favorite flower?
Why can't I forget this?
All it was was a kiss.

Hey, why don't you listen?
You're too busy to even pay attention!
Tell me
why did you give in?
Maybe I'm too stubborn to get it.
They're playing around in my head.
All of these stupid kisses!

I've grown so mad
ever since I realized you're not coming back.
But I don't have to blame you.
But I'm just stuck and don't know what to do.
I pray to God I wish I knew the truth.

Hey, why don't you listen?
You're too busy to even pay attention!
Tell me
why did you give in?
Maybe I'm too stubborn to get it.
They're playing around in my head.
All of those stupid kisses!

When I see you,
I see my life slip by.
I wish I could read your mind.
And be your type.
I think I've committed a crime.
I think I've crossed the line.
I wish I could turn back time.
Then you'd be mine-
All mine!

Hey, why didn't I listen?
I was too busy to even pay attention.
I ask,
why did I give in?
Maybe I'm too stubborn to get it.
All of these stupid kisses.
Have got me thinking about all you've said.
They're playing around in my head.
And I could have been the one getting all of these...
precious kisses instead.