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If You Don't, Don't

by Jimmy Eat World

on Bleed American (2001)

What's wrong baby, don't they treat you like they should
Did you take 'em for it
Every penny that you could
We once walked out on the beach and once I almost touched your hand.
Oh how I dreamed to finally say such things then only to pretend.
Don't you know I'm thinkin', drivin' 405 past midnight.
You know I miss you.
Don't you know that I miss you
Ninth and Ash on a Tuesday night.
I would write to you from a museum mile, toast to you:
your whisper, your smile.
Up the stairs at the Weatherford, a ghost each place I hide.
If you don't don't know, why would you say so
Would you mean this please if it happens
If you don't know, why would you say so
Won't you get your story straight.
If you don't know, honey, why'd you just say so
And I need this now more than I ever did.
If you don't well, honey, then you don't.
I left you waiting, at the least could we be friends
Should have never started, ain't that the way it always ends
On my life I'll try today, there's so much I've felt I should say, but.
Even if your heart would listen, doubt I could explain.
If you don't don't know, why'd you say so
Would you mean this please if it happens
If you don't know, why would you say so
Won't you get your story straight.
If you don't know, honey, why'd you just say so
Cause I need this now more than I ever did.
If you don't well, honey, then you don't.
So here we are now, a sip of wine a sip of water.
Someday maybe, maybe someday we'll be smarter.
And I'm sorry that I'm such a mess, I drank all my money could get and,
took everything you let me have and then I never loved you back.
If you don't don't know, why would you say so
Would you mean the please if it happens
If you don't know, why would you say so
Won't you get your story straight
If you don't know, honey, why'd you just say so
Cause I need this now yeah need this, need this.
If you don't well, honey, then you don't
And if you don't well, honey, then you don't
If you don't know, honey, honey, then you don't.