Hold on to that youthful smile you have And hold on to that loving way Way better than me, way better than Way better than me, you're way better than me My friend, I can't handle this weed that they gave me But it's jogging my memory some And I'm here in the land of the plenty And I don't know what I have become Beady eyes, behind the tint of a seedy ride Can hide the scent of a sweet demise When I don't know what I should believe Stay beautifully naive Hold on to that youthful smile you have And hold on to that loving way Way better than me, way better than Way better than me, you're way better than me My friend, I can't handle this liquor they poured me But I'm swigging it back just the same Ran away from the arms that adored me And I'm tired, ignoring the pain Time beats away Love is only streets away I've been thinking 'bout you recently And searching a kind of reprieve Stay beautifully naive Hold on to that youthful smile you have And hold on to that truthful way Hold on to that youthful smile you have And hold on to that loving way Way better than me Every memory I tried to hold inside of me Is bearing so heavily A shame our love could never be But the rules are plain I'm playing a loser's game And I'm here like I'm no fool Craving that old school love My friend (And this is what I want to see) When I'm alone, when I'm alone, when I'm alone (I turn around and leave) Now I've been shown You've always known, way better than me (And this is what I want to see) When I'm alone, when I'm alone, when I'm alone (I turn around and leave) Now I've been shown You've always known, way better than me way better than, way better than me You're way better than me