the houses have been condemned on memory lane i 'm tired of this struggle that leaves everything the same i 've tried so hard to make it work that i 'm dying inside well , you can take my past but you ca n't have my tomorrow promises that remain promises are useless and they 're cheap i wish i could put a price on words so i could make them keep i put so much faith in you i lost all my faith in me well , you can take my past but you ca n't have my tomorrow i 'm giving up on giving up i ca n't leave it all to prayer 'cause the first step in getting better is knowing what 's not there you said you 'd make it better and that just makes it worse well , you can take my past but you ca n't have my tomorrow yes , i want my life to last so you ca n't have my tomorrow no , you ca n't have my tomorrow jimmy and i lay listening from our sleeping bags .