Skipping Rocks

You find the prettiest rocks

And you hand them all to me

You don't look behind you

Til about rock twenty three

And I'm smiling cuz I think they're pretty too

But how could you not realize that I'm running out of room?

And you'll hold them in your hands

And you'll take 'em in your car

And you'll let them spend the night

But before it goes too far

They'll dry up and you'll think

They're all the same dull shade of pink

Always better in the water

Maybe I'll toss them, let em sink

Keep skipping rocks

Keep skipping town

Keep letting people go

Keep letting people down

Find out where that takes you

Find out what that makes you

You'll be told

As if you can't form the conclusions on your own

On your own

I know I'm not the only one

Whose got a lot to carry

But I hope you stop collecting soon

And court a girl you'd maybe marry

Cuz I'd love to get to know her

And I'd love to be her friend

But until you break the pattern

Well my heart can't fully mend

Looks like you found her,

'Least you think so

And I'm hoping that you're right

I hope you love to love her

I hope you learn to fight

To think I was so happy for ya

Cuz I finally thought I was your friend

Not just a tolerated placement holder

Means to an end

Keep skipping rocks

Keep skipping town

Keep letting people go

Keep letting people down

Find out where that takes you

Find out what that makes you

You'll be told

As if you can't form the conclusions on your own

On your own

Blaming everybody else

Won't protect you from the seeds you've sown

Blaming everybody else

Won't protect you from the rocks you've thrown