Lyndale Avenue User's Manual

[Chorus]
You can try to change to make a new life,
Don't mean we go'n do right tonight
You can try to change to make a new life,
Don't mean we go'n do right tonight

Hey mother, don't let 'em know you
They hunger to hold anger and control you
Hey lover, don't let 'em love you
They'll lay on top of you and stay above you

[Chorus x2]

We all need somethin' we can state the blame on
It can't be your dance that made this rainstorm
It must be the alcohol,
And you hate this place 'cause the town too small
And everybody there is so fake
Be a brand new day if they was half-awake
Smile in your face, like, 'yes, sir'
Wait until you turn your back so they can whisper
And you ain't tryin'a love none of 'em, no
You know better, right? You learned somethin'
But even if the first few burst through,
They only pursue 'cause they wanna hurt you
It comes with the smoker's cough
Go'n, turn it on until it's broken off
'Cause suffered and crushed is just not enough
They wanna hold you down until they lock you up

[Chorus x2]

Hey sister, don't let 'em touch you
So friendly when they're close enough to cut you
Hey mister, don't let 'em break you