Please

So you never knew love
Until you crossed the line of grace.
And you never felt wanted
Till you'd someone slap your face.
So you never felt alive
Until you'd almost wasted away.

You had to win, you couldn't just pass
The smartest ass at the top of the class
Your flying colours, your family tree
And all your lessons in history.

Please, please, please
Get up off your knees.
Please, please, please, please, oh yeah.

And you never knew how low you'd stoop
To make that call
And you never knew what was on the ground
Till they made you crawl.
So you never knew that the heaven
You keep you stole.

Your Catholic blues, your convent shoes,
Your stick-on tattoos now they're making the news
Your holy war, your northern star
Your sermon on the mount from the boot of your car.

Please, please, please
Get up off your knees.
Please, please, please
Leave me out of this, please.

So love is hard
And love is tough
But love is not
What you're thinking of.

September, streets capsizing
Spilling over down the drains
Shard of glass, splinters like rain
But you could only feel your own pain.

October, talk getting nowhere.
November, December; remember
We just started again.

Please, please, please
Get up off your knees, yeah.
Please, please, please, please, ah.

So love is big
Is bigger than us.
But love is not
What you're thinking of.
It's what lovers deal
It's what lovers steal
You know I've found it
Hard to receive
'Cause you, my love
I could never believe.

Found on these albums
performed at these shows
Dec
02
2001
Miami, FL, US
American Airlines Arena
Nov
23
2001
Phoenix, AZ, US
America West Arena
Nov
18
2001
Las vegas, NV, US
Thomas & Mack Center
Nov
05
2001
Austin, TX, US
Frank Erwin Center
Oct
31
2001
Providence, RI, US
Providence Civic Center
Oct
30
2001
Providence, RI, US
Providence Civic Center
Oct
28
2001
E. Rutherford, , US
Continental Airlines Arena
Mar
21
1998
Johannesburg, , ZA
Johannesburg Stadium
Dec
03
1997
Mexico city, DF, MX
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Dec
02
1997
Mexico city, DF, MX
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Nov
14
1997
Miami, FL, US
Pro Player Stadium
Nov
10
1997
Tampa, FL, US
Houlihans Stadium
Sep
30
1997
Tel Aviv, , IL
Ramat-Gan National Stadium
Sep
20
1997
Emilia, , IT
Festival Site Reggio
Sep
18
1997
Rome, , IT
Aerporte Del Urbe
Sep
13
1997
Barcelona, , ES
Estadi Olimpic de Montjuie
Sep
11
1997
Lisbon, , PT
Estadio Alvalada
Sep
06
1997
Paris, , FR
Parc des Princes
Jun
25
1997
Madison, WI, US
Camp Randall Stadium
Jun
21
1997
Los Angeles, CA, US
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Jun
19
1997
Oakland, CA, US
Oakland Coliseum Stadium
Jun
14
1997
Edmonton, AB, CA
Commonwealth Stadium
May
22
1997
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Three Rivers Stadium