Lyrics

Lying in bed
Half asleep
But I know I won’t dream tonight
I’ll bring in the morning
With fatigue
You’ll give me those worried eyes  

And you act like you’ve got some kind of wisdom to share
I'm not sure that you know, but I don't care
And it’s not that I don’t appreciate that you’re here
It’s that I don’t want your welfare

So don’t say it’s alright
Don’t say I’m okay
Don’t make it feel better
I want it that way
Don’t pick me back up
Just please let me lay
‘Cause I’ve known from the start
I want it that way  

You worry on me
Like I’m a sheep
Straying too far from your herd
You want to protect me
But I believe
Maybe I should be alone

And you say that I’m just troubled by demons but you
You could help me if I’ll just stop and listen
And it’s not that I don’t appreciate what you do
It’s that I don’t have a prayer here

So don’t say it’s alright
Don’t say I’m okay
Don’t make it feel better
I want it that way
Don’t pick me back up
Just please let me lay
‘Cause I’ve known from the start
I want it that way  

And every little kiss
Every little minute of it
Tears me to the core
And I don’t know if I can take anymore

Don’t say it’s alright
Don’t say I’m okay
Don’t make it feel better
I want it that way
Don’t pick me back up
Just please let me lay
‘Cause I’ve known from the start
I’ve known from the start
Don’t say it’s alright
Don’t say I’m okay
Don’t make it feel better
I want it that way
Don’t pick me back up
Just please let me lay
‘Cause I’ve known from the start
I want it that way

I want it that way
I’ve known from the start
I want it that way