Adam John Phelps

Better With Or Better Without 

Call who you want, it’s up to you 
I don’t care and that’s the God’s honest truth 
For all the times you held me down 
Lucky I’m not in the ground 

Better with or better without 
Without a doubt, without a doubt 
Better with or better without 
I’m walking out, I’m walking out 

I should’ve known what I had in store 
But I don’t care anymore 
Under your thumb, under your thumb 
Can’t even see what we’ve become 

Better with or better without 
Without a doubt, without a doubt 
Better with or better without 
I’m walking out, I’m walking out 

Close the door and don’t look back 
It’s your like, it’s your path 
Five years is long enough 
Close the door and don’t look back 

Better with or better without 
Without a doubt, without a doubt 
Better with or better without 
I’m walking out, walking out 

Close the door and don’t look back 
It’s your like, it’s your path 
Five years is long enough 
Close the door and don’t look back 

Happy As A Clam 

Dog walking, double talking 
Fear monger, can’t take it any longer 
Excuse, abuses 
Fake news getting stronger 

A poor showing, cancel culture 
Surround your prey like vultures 
It’s what I am, Sam I am, I’m just 
Happy as a clam 

Happy as a clam 
Happy as a clam 
Happy as a clam 

What you watch is watching you 
There’s no hiding, it’s what we do 
In shadows, electric blankets 
We know what we want and then we take it 

So take this and take that 
The main effect is a side effect 
It’s what I am, Sam I am, I’m just 
Happy as a clam 

Happy as a clam 
Happy as a clam 
Happy as a clam 

Are you happy, why aren’t you happy 
We’ll make you happy, pretend you’re happy 
Are you happy, why aren’t you happy 
We’ll make you happy, pretend you’re happy 

Eerie silence, no more violence 
Calm the noise and the end begins 
It’s what I am, Sam I am, I’m just 
Happy as a clam 

Happy as a clam 
Happy as a clam 
Happy as a clam 
Happy as a clam 

Dark Star 

Turn it upside down, burn it to the ground 
Blazes all around, it’s too late, a mistake 

A walking hurricane, numb to all the pain 
Won’t ever change, it’s a risk, you asked for this 

Bullet in the gun 
Gaslight everyone 
Losing gravity 
But now we see 

Dark star 
That’s what you are 
Go far 
My dark star 

Playing silly games, always the same 
Nothing will change, stay far away 

Bullet in the gun 
Gaslight everyone 
Losing gravity 
But now we see 

Dark star 
That’s what you are 
Go far 
My dark star 

Dark star 
That’s what you are 
Go far 
My dark star 
My dark star 

Let It Out 

Sometimes it’s hard to let it go 
You wanna hear yes, but you only hear no 
Work everyday, hold your head up high 
Live your life, while it passes you by 

Don’t ever change, stay in your lane 
Make mistakes, then start again 

Let it out, breathe it in 
Let it out, breathe it in 
Then start again 

Let it out, breathe it in 
Let it out, breathe it in 
Then start again 

Sometimes it’s hard to let it be 
And tough to grab what you can’t see 
Mirrors don’t lie, they show too much 
Convince yourself that it’s good enough 

Don’t ever change, stay in your lane 
Make mistakes, then start again 

Let it out, breathe it in 
Let it out, breathe it in 
Then start again 

Let it out, breathe it in 
Let it out, breathe it in 
Then start again 

As the time goes, let it go 
Take the high road, don’t let it show 
Hate the player, not the game 
It will never be the same 

Let it out, breathe it in 
Let it out, breathe it in 
Then start again 

Let it out, breathe it in 
Let it out, breathe it in 
Then start again 

Let it out, breathe it in 
Let it out, breathe it in 
Then start again 

FWNB (Friends With No Benefits) 

Forbidden fruit would be so good to eat 
Try your best but it’s just out of reach 
Can’t stand the fire, can’t stand the heat 
FWNB 

Like a forest without any trees 
Or a bun without any meat 
Please please you, please please me 
FWNB 

Hold my hand, but it stops there 
Clearly this is going nowhere 
You can get some, but you can’t get it 
Friends With No Benefits 

Turn my head, catch my eye 
Say hello, then say goodbye 
Is this all we’ll ever be? 
FWNB 

Hold my hand, but it stops there 
Clearly this is going nowhere 
You can get some, but you can’t get it 
Friends With No Benefits 

Bite the apple, avoid the snake 
How long will this take? 
Waiting for you to see my face 
Start to think this is my fate 
Easy for you, not easy for me 
I know you know how I feel 
It’s a drag, FWNB 
Is this all that we’ll ever be? 

Hold my hand, but it stops there 
Clearly this is going nowhere 
You can get some, but you can’t get it 
Friends With No Benefits 

Bite the apple, avoid the snake 
How long will this take? 
Waiting for you to see my face 
Start to think this is my fate 
Easy for you, not easy for me 
I know you know how I feel 
It’s a drag, FWNB 
Is this all that we’ll ever be? 

Forbidden fruit would be so good to eat 
Try your best but it’s just out of reach 
Can’t stand the fire, can’t stand the heat 
FWNB 

The Nature Of The Beast 

Try a little every day, find it just gets in the way 
If you won’t be helped, you can’t be helped 
I only want the demons to be let out 

First to flight now last to burn 
Some people live their lives and they never learn 
To give up now would tempt my fate 
I’m not ready yet to accept defeat 

I’m your friend now and I always will be 
So if not for yourself, then why not someone else 

If you need time, then I’ve got the time 
If you want me to stay, I’ll never go 
But it’s not up to me 

I look deep in your eyes 
Wonder what’s behind your never-changing smile 
Are your skies black or blue? 
All the words you say, I wish they were true 

If you could see what you have in store 
Maybe you’d try a little more 
How could you ever know? 

A short-term gain exchanged for long-term loss 
The ride of your life is selling your soul 
That’s the nature of the beast 

I’m your friend now and I always will be 
So if not for yourself, then why not someone else 

If you need time, then I’ve got the time 
If you want me to stay, I’ll never go 
But it’s not up to me 
No, it’s not up to me 
That’s the nature of the beast 

The First Time 

It’s no longer a secret, when you tell someone else 
They might mean to keep it, but then can’t help themself 

Didn’t think it would happen, the stuff made of dreams 
It looks good in movies, it’s not what it seems 

No one but you, no one but me 
Needs to know 
No one but you, no one but me 
Needs to know 

So quick it was over, the blink of an eye 
Every song I know says it will last all night 

You said that you loved me, that’s not what you meant 
After it’s over, there’s nothing left 

No one but you, no one but me 
Needs to know 
No one but you, no one but me 
Needs to know 

Bound by the first time 
The first and last worst time 
But we’ll never tell anybody 
What would they say? 

No one but you, no one but me 
Needs to know 
No one but you, no one but me 
Needs to know 

Bound by the first time 
The first and last worst time 
But we’ll never tell anybody 
What would they say 

Bound by the first time 
The first and last worst time 
But we’ll never tell anybody 
What would they say 

If You’re Single 

Take a walk beside me 
Take a look inside my mind 
You might like what you see 

We’re all recovering from something 
I don’t say that for nothing 
Because I’m recovering too 

If you’re single, when I’m single 
After all these years, let’s give it a try 
Will be like old times, the laugh and cry times 
Won’t be too late to start a new life 

Now we’re going to lunch 
You haven’t changed that much 
Your smile still looks the same 

Getting older is harder 
When you’re a father 
Don’t want to be alone for long 

If you’re single, when I’m single 
After all these years, let’s give it a try 
Will be like old times, the laugh and cry times 
Won’t be too late to start a new life 

And your eyes haven’t changed 
They still look the same 
As they did in the 9th grade 

Let’s forget where we came from 
And look with both eyes open 
Always the same 

If you’re single, when I’m single 
After all these years, let’s give it a try 

If you’re single, when I’m single 
After all these years, let’s give it a try 

Will be like old times, the laugh and cry times 

Won’t be too late to have a new life 

Let’s build a new life 
Let’s build a new life 
Let’s build a new life 

Forgive But Don’t Forget 

What we lost was more than we ever had 
There’s no going back 
It’s easy to see why it happened again 
We were more than friends 
They all say that you’re better off 
They don’t know what we lost 

Forgive but don’t forget 
Forgive but don’t forget 

When we talked about trying again 
Defying common sense 
Lessons learned time and again 
When will it sink in? 
A heart can heal but it’s not the same 
Too little and too late 

Forgive but don’t forget 
Forgive but don’t forget 

It wasn’t urgent, it’s never perfect 
And we’re falling slowly 
A reason to live and to get out of bed 
And we’re falling slowly 
The rising light, now the sun has set 
And we’re falling slowly 

Was it worse to lose than to never have at all 
Was it worse to lose than to never have at all 

Forgive but don’t forget 
Forgive but don’t forget 

It wasn’t urgent, it’s never perfect 
And we’re falling slowly 
A reason to live and to get out of bed 
And we’re falling slowly 
The rising light, now the sun has set 
And we’re falling slowly 

Was it worse to lose than to never have at all 
Was it worse to lose than to never have at all