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Matchbox Twenty - Rest Stop Lyrics

Song details
TitleRest Stop
ArtistMatchbox Twenty
AlbumMad Season [2000], Track 7
GenreAlternative, Rock
Duration04:30
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Song lyrics
Just 3 miles from the rest stop
and she slams on the brakes
she said i tried to be, but i'm not
so could you please collect your things
But i dont want to be cold,
i dont want to be cruel
but i got to find more than whats happening with you
and if you'd open up the door

She said, While you were sleeping
i was listening to the radio and wondering what your dreaming
when it came to mind that i didnt care
and i thought hell if its over,
well i had better end it quick or i could lose my nerve'
are you listening? can you hear me?
have you forgotten?

Just 3 miles from the rest stop
and my mouths to dry to rage
the light was shining from the radio
i could barely see her face
but she knew all the words that i never had said
she knew the crumpled up promise of this broken down man
as i opened up the door, she said

While you were sleeping
i was listening to the radio and wondering what your dreaming
when it came to mind that i didnt care
and i thought, hell if its over,
then i had better end it quick or i could lose my nerve'
are you listening? can you hear me?

While you were sleeping
i was listening to the radio and wondering what your dreaming
when it came to mind that i didnt care
so i thought hell if its over,
well i had better end it quick or i could lose all my nerve'
are you listening? can you hear me?

While you were sleeping
i was listening to the radio and wondering what your dreaming
when it came to mind that i didnt care
i thought hell if its over,
well i had better end it quick or i could lose all my nerve'
are you listening? can you hear me?
corrected by Olivia_Ka on 11-09-2010


6 comments 

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  24-04-2011 18:43 chinangelika 
chinangelika
 
83 posts
  18-02-2010 06:01 emogeek86 
emogeek86
 
18 posts
The way I see it is they have been in a relationship for a while and she realizes that he doesn't love her and she doesn't love him and that they are just going through the motions and she needs to dump him while she has the guts too because if she doesnt they will just stay in a loveless relationship because it is safe and not be able to find what will make them happy in their lives.

GREAT MEANINGFUL SONG!
  15-11-2004 19:54 che_vato 
che_vato
 
3 posts
The way I see it, she was just going thru the motions of a relationship. She realizes she wants more out of life and acts on it before she talks herself out of it.
  07-11-2004 21:27 ladyjaylee 
ladyjaylee
 
1 posts
I do not agree. This song is about two people in a relationship when suddenly the woman realizes that she doesn't love him
  03-11-2004 01:27 Sca1515 
Sca1515
 
11 posts
i agree with you 100% its an awesome song. Onf of my favs actually. But ya it is dark but beautiful.
  17-09-2004 06:07 Daveman 
Daveman
 
2 posts
This song is easily one of the darkest Matchbox 20 has ever written. As I see it, it's about a guy in love with this girl who doesn't have the heart to dump him the conventional way so she drives him out to the middle of nowhere and tells him to get his s**t and get out. Great lyrics. Awesome song-- in fact one of their most underrated ones.


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