It was the type of feeling that can't be explained The way she moved her lips away, drove me insane And now I'm left here in the wake of something more She made it hard to leave as she stood by the door In a V-neck T-shirt and nothing more Than a single tear rolling down her cheek, whoa Don't go away again I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m. Seems like every time you come back home It's just to steal my heart and leave Don't go away again I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends Seems like every time you come back home It's just to make me fall again It's getting hard, I know, believe me I feel you And I can't fall asleep knowing you're not home Is it too much to ask, can't you just pick up the phone? We've had our share of fights I know it's not easy when I'm never home I have my own dreams Like you have your life planned out back home Don't go away again I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m. Seems like every time you come back home It's just to steal my heart and leave Don't go away again I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends Seems like every time you come back home It's just to make me fall again And time will always stand between us And hold you so high Just enough to watch you fade Tonight you'll cry yourself to sleep As I lay awake in some far off city Pretend you're lying next to me Eyes wide open, dreaming of you Don't go away again I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m. Seems like every time you come back home It's just to steal my heart and leave So don't go away again I wanna be more than a phone call at 4 a.m. Just seems like every time you come back home It's just to steal my heart and leave, whoa, oh, oh Don't go away again I wanna be more than a story to tell your friends Seems like every time you come back home It's just to make me fall again Just to make me fall again



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"A Story to Tell Your Friends" as written by David Ryan/withenshaw Strauchman

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    Song Meaning:To be totally honest the first time I understood this song, I cried. Anyways, this song about his girlfriend not wanting him to leave, but he has to because "I have my own dream, like you have your life planned out back home" In the bridge he saying he feels the pain of being away too. The sad thing about this song is that there isn't exactly a happy ending. :-(
    Flag ALlSLeyTAPsXeon December 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I love the way he says "4AM" in the third to last chorus sososo much.<3
    Flag AHHHrealmonsterson June 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song is so self explaitory
    he just wants to be more then this girl sees him as
    Flag lauuurennnnxxon March 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:if you only listen to the chorus (which i made the mistake of doing initially) it sounds like he just uses her for a hook up, but the rest of the song makes it obvious that its just that they have conflicting life plans:
    "I have my own dreams
    Like you have your life planned out back home"

    so sad :( its the same theme as their other song "Think of You Later;" two people that love each other very much but can't be together.
    Flag ashmoeon January 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i love david <3
    Flag EveryAvenuexxon December 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about a girl using a guy(or playing a guy for a fool)
    Flag il1989on October 22, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i love this line:

    Seems like every time you come back home
    it's just to steal my heart and leave.

    This is such a great song and I can relate to it alot because i'm in a long distance relationship (Smart, i know) and it's few and far between when we talk. And though i hate to admit it sometimes, i hate listening to this song because it just reminds me that my boyfriend is 589420754830 miles away. (jk it's more like 1000)
    Flag xmessedxupxasxmeon June 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song :) And yeah, I think it's about being in a relationship and being in a band and having to tour and such.
    Flag tinasoldouton April 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song :) And yeah, I think it's about being in a relationship and being in a band and having to tour and such.
    Flag tinasoldouton April 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this reminds me soo much of my boyfriend
    Flag ldkisloveon April 04, 2008   Link

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