Jack's Mannequin - Last Straw Lyrics
I heard that you went out last night
And you looked beautiful just like a bat
Beneath the moonlight
I stayed home took a Vicodin...
Sometimes it's all that I can do
How did he become the president?
And I stayed awake for a day or two
I thought about the world
Drank gin and watched the news
And there are some things I'll never understand
Why the country needs a God
And a woman needs a man
And you never write me letters
And you never sent my sweaters
Without you I don't sleep
Just dream...
And I scratch these words into a black notebook
I wrote your name on top I knew you'd never look
I tried my best to fight the atmosphere
To think the happy thoughts
That leave the phone lines clear
I see Arizona stars from here
But Peter Pan is miles away
And you never write me letters
And you never sent my sweaters
So I could stay warm when I was without you
Without you I don't have...
A place that's safe from all the monsters
That hide in my head and sing me to sleep (sleep)
This is the last straw...
This is the last straw she said
And I won't wait for you forever
While you run around like JFK
You watched that poor girl
Waste the best years of her life
And I'll be damned if I am going out
I will not go out that way!
And you never write me letters
And you never sent my sweaters
So you could stay warm when I was gone
Without you I don't have...
A place that's safe from all the monsters
That hide in my head and keep me 'til dawn
And I think this is the last straw.
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Jack's Mannequin Last Straw Comments
Mayte you never sent my sweaters back ;v
Estoy aquí por superholly 😀 gracias a su video de idioms
Hahah yo tambien
Damn I love this song. Oldie but a Goldie.
Nine years after this song is released, it's relevant again.
"I think about the president, how did he become the president"
How did he become the president?
Good shit
first comment in two years!
+pl4sticgun what up dog
Women can be cruel :(
this song is just too amazing! i can never get tired of it even after years of listening to it.
Loosing his childhood.
This song wrecks me. And I love every minute of it
positive
You can get the sheet music for this song for free on Musicnotes
How did he become the president?
Fairy dust.
Also the piano breakdown is my favorite part.
I love that president line, haha cuz seriously how the fuck does anyone actually become president.
This song somehow ended up on my borrowed copy of Everything In Transit in place of Dark Blue, but still under the name Dark Blue... wondering who my dad got the CD from O.o
Saw them in concert, Andrew is absolutely breathtaking in person with his music
andrew mcmahon said in toronto on january 31, 2012 that we have permission to illegally download this song ;D take that sopa
@white23demon Andrew McMahon is the lead singer in both bands, he also writes a lot of the songs for both Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin, but this song is a Jack's Mannequin song.
@white23demon it has some of the same members , so it is quite similar :L
are you guys positive this is not something corporate?
Tiffany Black Definitely not.
It's a B Side on the Lost in Transit album. The title is actually, "Last Straw, AZ".
@SparklyTwinklyShiny Horses
@hjf11393 more like remember than learn :D I should start using grade school vocabulary again; the vocabulary taught in middle and high school are often forgotten and replaced with words and slang that makes you sound like someone with Tourette syndrome
@daazninvazn131 you just learn that word or somethin?
why does a woman need a man? I have a plethora of thoughts on this too O_O btw why are there only 296 likes? im gonna have a plethora of worries about ppl not knowing good music anymore...
Repeat = Replay -face palm- I didn't know that! ... >_>
@gingerkazam and she never wrote him letters :(
why doesn't youtube have a repeat button..[:
@newsgirlamy no... XD
love the font. oh yeah and the SONG!! <3
@blurry0908 yep , this dude was dying while he wrote this er he atleast had cancer
@adtrfan4l 99% right but it is a slight bush bash, it was the cool thing to do in the early 00's lol
So.
Fucking.
GOOD. :D
Jacks Mannequin is all about not taking life for granted.
i love this song♥
ha-ha look at all the long comments ima end this short to be different
-later
who cares if other people like them? its not about being different, its about the music. its really selfish and impossible to explain why you'd want them to be less successful with their music career if you really appreciate the music.
um, definitely Bush...
was this written for obama or bush idk when it was written
@ocbaby7 lol srry
damn right he's not. anyone with a fuckin brain knows that. but most people just like to watch desperate housewives and Cnn these days so go figure.
Actually the American people didnt vote him into office in 2000 since he lost the popular vote.
yes, caves is very epic :)
yeah but obama aint doin a fancy job u know
hmm...it's so hard to chose! XD
I'm trying to decide what my favorite song by Jack's Mannequin is. It's either Caves, Last Straw, Orphans, Dark Blue, or Hammers and Strings. Maybe Cellular Phone....He has too many good songs.
The American public voted him in, most people learn this in a basic high school civics class. Dont knock democracy.
How the hell did Bush become president?
howd you get this song pleez give it to me
it's a painkiller
ahhhhhhhh, so good
a pain medication
or pain extension :)
what´s vicodin?
i found it on limewire
Wheres this song?????
Can't stop singing this awsome song!
this is from Holiday EP that you could of downloaded for free on his website but now you cant but this is cool
i love this song i listen to it alot and i dot even know why i like it....it doesnt even really make since
**when I think about Obama**
anyone know what font this is?
i stayed home, took a vicodin. sometimes it's all that i can do when i think about the president.
xx
somethings i will never understand
why a country needs a god and a woman needs a man?
xx
"this is the last straw," she said. "i will not wait for you forever."
-best lines ever :D
I love that. Where can you get this song?
i looooooovvvee this song!!!
Actorchild, Andrew wrote this song right after the 2004 elections. (=
this is one of my favorite songs by them, thank youuu =D
lol @ the zebras.
great song (L)
i oh my god i love this song!!! i love jacks but ive never heard this and i soo have to buy it!!! thanks for posting great job with the video by the way!
Where can you get this song? It's not on itunes?!?!?!?!
omg where can i get this song????? I love JM, im surprised i havent heard this song.