wish i stayed

why can't we speak another language

one we all agree on?

why and when men look outside

do they see houses

instead of the fields they grew from?

we are constantly uprooted from them

making us tiresome and fearful

can you get up right now? endeavour to free-fall

'cause you can fall if you want to

it's just a matter of how far

you've treasured your home town

but you've forgotten where you are

and it will stay with you until your mind's been found

and it has been found wondering around

with that skipping rope

the trampoline

the crafty smoke that made us choke

but we didn't give up hope

it's the simple ways of getting paid

the carelessness of running away

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed

patterns all arranged in my background

it's pillars and posts keeping this country on form

letters were all sent with no addresses so that people can't discover

we're always undercover

why do i always draw triangles instead of words this paper so deserves?

'cause you see

i don't own my clothes but i own my mind

and it's not what you've lost

but it's what you find

we found that skipping rope

the trampoline

the crafty smoke that made us choke

but we didn't give up hope

it's the simple ways of getting paid

the carelessness of running away

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed

'cause you can fall if you want to

it's just a matter of how far

you've treasured your home town

but you've forgotten where you are

and it will stay with you 'til your mind's been found

and it has been found wondering around

with that skipping rope

the trampoline

the crafty smoke that made us choke

but we didn't give up hope

it's the simple ways of getting paid

the carelessness of running away

now

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed

i wish i stayed