Brick by Ben Folds Five
6 am day (1)__________ christmas
I throw some clothes on in the dark
The smell of cold
Car seat is freezing
The (2)__________ is sleeping I am numb
Up the stairs to her apartment
She is balled up on the couch
Her mom and dad (3)________ down to Charlotte
They're not home to find us out
And we drive
Now that I (4)________ (5)__________ someone
I'm (6)______________ (7)________ alone
Than I (8)________ have before
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a (9)__________ and I'm drowning slowly
They call her (10)________ at 7:30
I pace (11)____________ the parking lot
Then I walk down to buy her flowers
And sell (12)________ gifts (13)________ I got
Can't you see
It's not me you're (14)__________ for
Now she's feeling more alone
Than she ever has before
She's a brick and I'm (15)________________ slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
As (16)__________ (17)________ by
It showed that she was not fine
They told me, "son, it's time to (18)________ the truth"
She broke down, and I (19)__________ down
Cause I was (20)__________ of lying
Driving (21)________ to her apartment
For the moment we're alone
She's alone
I'm alone
Now I (22)________ it
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm (23)____________ nowhere
She's a brick and I'm (24)________________ slowly
I throw some clothes on in the dark
The smell of cold
Car seat is freezing
The (2)__________ is sleeping I am numb
Up the stairs to her apartment
She is balled up on the couch
Her mom and dad (3)________ down to Charlotte
They're not home to find us out
And we drive
Now that I (4)________ (5)__________ someone
I'm (6)______________ (7)________ alone
Than I (8)________ have before
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a (9)__________ and I'm drowning slowly
They call her (10)________ at 7:30
I pace (11)____________ the parking lot
Then I walk down to buy her flowers
And sell (12)________ gifts (13)________ I got
Can't you see
It's not me you're (14)__________ for
Now she's feeling more alone
Than she ever has before
She's a brick and I'm (15)________________ slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
As (16)__________ (17)________ by
It showed that she was not fine
They told me, "son, it's time to (18)________ the truth"
She broke down, and I (19)__________ down
Cause I was (20)__________ of lying
Driving (21)________ to her apartment
For the moment we're alone
She's alone
I'm alone
Now I (22)________ it
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm (23)____________ nowhere
She's a brick and I'm (24)________________ slowly
Answers:
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