the sun has left   the rays are gone   and all the kids have left their tears   and gone home   sweet seventeen   sour twenty-nine   and i can't explain myself   what i hope to find   you were all so kind   when i was near   and if you're still feeling down   then maybe you need me around   to love and hold you   don't say i hadn't told you so   maybe you need me around   i had no luck   i had no shame   i had no cause   just seventeen days of rain   and you in my eyes   just one more song   to slay this earth   and i can't explain myself   just what it's worth   it was all i had   but not all i need   and i can't escape the fact   that i still bleed   and if you're still feeling down   and if it seems way too long   then maybe you need me around   i had no voice   i had no drive   i had no choice   i done my time   i had myself   i had my band   i had my love   i had no hand in watching it all   fall apart   and if you're still feeling down   then maybe you need me around   to lift and scold you   to see you crashing all right now   maybe you need me around