Of Mice & Men - Westbound & Down Lyrics






(Shhh)

Daddy said, Daddy said, go out and make me proud.
If only he could see the way you've turned out now.

Go ahead baby and say the words you want from me.
Believe, cause I'm the one who wrote this song.
If I could turn back time and read your mind,
Besides these dice and cards I'm just another game.

If you could live forever, you'd still wanna be a one night stand.

Well you can walk on, cause I'm leaving.
Goodbye to you and everything.
You can walk on, cause I'm leaving.
Goodbye to you and everything.

Look at the mess of mistakes you've made.
Heroes, yeah, I will remain.
Look at the mess of mistakes you've made.
Heroes, yeah, I will remain.
I won't be another notch on bedpost sheets.
I won't be another notch on bedpost sheets.

You tried to test me and you failed.
"I'll stay the course, I'll stay the course, I'll hold my head up high."
Another misread lullaby.
"I won't be misread again, (yeah) I won't be here waiting, goodbye to you, goodbye."

Well you can walk on, cause I'm leaving.
Goodbye to you and everything.
You can walk on, cause I'm leaving.
Goodbye to you and everything.

We wrote the book.
You wrote the lies.
So take this forever.
And we wrote the book.
You wrote the lies.
So take this forever.

Forth in writing, oh my God.
Forth in writing, oh my God.
Oh. My. God.

So press on now baby, you never seemed so fake.
Just give me something that's real again.





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  1. E.... P....

    9 years later and this song is still amazing!

  2. W.... C....

    i like how Austin isn't singing about a girl or a boy hes just singing about a vague being that deludes themselves away from love. They make it so anyone listening can hear this song and relate their own troubles with finding love.


    I definitely miss the direction the band was going with their first two albums, they certainly have changed, and i'm not saying they're awful now, it just seems like 2009 Of Mice and Men wanted something way different than what they are today.

  3. P.... P....

    "Heros,yeah I will remain"...you can tell he just needed filler words🤣🤣🤣

  4. B.... L....

    Still here

  5. T.... ....

    Love the chorus guitar work, would love to hear more bands that have that sound...

  6. A.... S....

    Las voces de los cantantes son bellisimas y geniales e envidiábles.......jajaja

  7. D.... C....

    This is still unmetal af

  8. J.... H....

    This song is so undescribably good , one of my favorites by of mice and men

  9. O.... Y....

    Qué género es ésta?

    O.... Y....

    es metalcore

  10. j.... h....

    I love this band.

  11. S.... ....

    1:04 <3

  12. M.... ....

    Great song

  13. T.... J....

    1:00 maybe I’m blind or retarded but where is Austin in this picture ?

    T.... J....

    I think this was during the first time he had to leave for heart sugery.

  14. M.... H....

    Daddy said, Daddy said, go out and make me proud
    If only he could see the way you've turned out now
    Go ahead baby and say the words you want from me
    Believe cause' I'm the one that wrote this song
    If I could turn back time and read your mind,
    Besides these dice and cards I'm just another game
    If you could live forever you'd still
    Wanna be a one night stand
    You can walk on cause I'm leaving
    Goodbye to you and everything
    You can walk on cause I'm leaving
    Goodbye to you and everything
    Look at the mess and mistakes you've made
    Heroes, yeah, I will remain
    Look at the mess and mistakes you've made
    Heroes, yeah, I will remain
    I won't be another notch on bedpost sheets
    I won't be another notch on bedpost sheets
    You tried to test me and you failed
    "I'll stay the course, I'll stay the course,
    I'll hold my head up high."
    Another misread lullaby
    "I won't be misread again, I won't be here waiting,
    Goodbye to you, goodbye."
    You can walk on cause I'm leaving
    Goodbye to you and everything
    You can walk on cause I'm leaving
    Goodbye to you and everything
    We wrote the book
    You wrote the lies
    So take this forever
    We wrote the book
    You wrote the lies
    So take this forever
    Forth in writing, Oh my God
    Forth in writing, Oh my God
    Oh, my, God,
    So press on now baby, you never seemed so fake
    Just give me something that's real again

  15. T.... ....

    1:53 always gets me! This is just so good!!!

  16. R.... N....

    Sounds like underoath

  17. C.... F....

    Austin is my hero.

  18. L.... D....

    My favourite song by OM&M!!

  19. a.... ....

    "Can we pee pee in sand" thank you Jarrod Alonge for posting something really funny about this song I now can't unsee lmfao!!

  20. O.... H....

    0:10 "BRA!"

  21. W.... I....

    I think I'm getting back into om&m (do people still say that or no?)

  22. T.... S....

    This is not a Smokey And The Bandit song.

  23. J.... S....

    I always wondered if that was Austin "singing" at 1:59 and 2:09

    J.... S....

    It's not. It's Shay

  24. G.... J....

    *clicks fast on this video after listening and trying to give Cold World a chance*

  25. K.... ....

    Oh my fucking god I LOVE THIS SONG

    K.... ....

    Be Jupiter then you re awesome

  26. S.... R....

    Kenny Powers didnt bring me here.

  27. R.... G....

    Ya varios meses sin escucharlos :'v ♥

  28. M.... A....

    I can't listen to this song without thinking of their videos from 2009 ❤️

  29. C.... K....

    Hey Rise you fucked up. Jerry isn't the one doing vocals in this recorded version lol

  30. Q.... P....

    So kickass
    Reply

  31. J.... M....

    YOU CAN WALK OOOOONNN

  32. y.... ....

    I showed this to my friend and she said it was scary and to take it off xD

  33. m.... ....

    I love the style of the first two albums to death. Shay and Austin will always be my favorite combination of vocalists.

    m.... ....

    I agree their voices are amazing together.

  34. J.... M....

    Necesito que el nuevo álbum suene así.~

  35. I.... T....

    One of the best songs of the album.

  36. I.... ....

    This comment section is pure cancer. 😂

  37. D.... B....

    Shays screams. And shays cleans. That is all.

    D.... B....

    while hes shredding on a guitar, its insane.

  38. H.... C....

    Their first album (this one) is so fucking kickass.

    H.... C....

    Truth. Fucking suck now though in my opinion. Lost the "soul" in their music sadly.

    H.... C....

    so true lol

  39. V.... S....

    This song is A1

  40. Z.... A....

    I thought he said Charlie sheen Charlie sheen 😂!!!

    Z.... A....

    +Fsunoles nation your comment's not so funny now is it?

    Z.... A....

    +Cj Ryan I only posted how I felt
    Didn't care if anyone agreed

  41. P.... ....

    Back then when they use to make good stuff

    P.... ....

    @Dat Anarchy Savage Yea go fuck yourself 😊

    P.... ....

    I know I agree man. Original stuffs great!

    P.... ....

    pastelgiirl x my chemical romance is just full of depress people, stfu

    P.... ....

    Still do make good stuff mate even if I think its pure shit, that doesn't make it bad

    P.... ....

    Y ahora ya no?

  42. K.... I....

    I wished I would've been into Of Mice & Men during Warped Tour 2014 cuz then I would've been able to see them love and meet them. They make me wanna get up and jump. And I can binge play them non-stop. I'm gonna be sad until they announce a concert date in my state :(

  43. J.... N....

    anybody's heart skip a beat a 0:10

  44. e.... ....

    i need to listen to this song more.

  45. J.... ....

    I can't understand him

    J.... ....

    +Jberesford you will eventually ^_^

    J.... ....

    once you read the lyrics, you can hear the words much better

    J.... ....

    Eso es normal, mejor aprendete el lyrics. Así yo le hago.

  46. x.... b....

    Shay was the reason this band climbed to the top

  47. B.... ....

    Both Austin and Shay bring it on this song!!

  48. c.... s....

    IF YOU COULD LIVE FOREVER YOUD STILL WANA BE A ONE NIGHT STAND

  49. S.... ....

    takes me back to 11'

  50. A.... J....

    ugh fave song ever in existence ;-; i wish they would still play this live omfg.

    A.... J....

    Ahoy Jess I honestly don't think bad OM&M songs ever exist.

  51. G.... ....

    I like this band and my life doesn't need saving. That's cool too right?

    G.... ....

    @Guard of Heaven that's the cool thing about music as great as this. It doesn't matter what state your life is in, there's always a way to relate to or just enjoy their sound.

    G.... ....

    Guardyin there we go. Someone who has a brain

  52. a.... ....

    No, advertisement, I do not want to listen to Broken Generation after hearing this amazing song. I just want to pretend it doesn't exist.

  53. G.... R....

    No one pays enough attention to Shayley's uncleans in this

    G.... R....

    +Oliver-Vic Carquinn I see you everywhere lol

    G.... R....

    they're cleans but they're growling vocals

    G.... R....

    +Joshua Wibbens The "growling; clean", sounds more like Shayley singing, with an emphasis towards the end of the verse, from Carlile (Hence the growling).

    G.... R....

    Keenan Owens good one fool...smh....

  54. M.... G....

    If they could sound like this again, that'd be great. 

    M.... G....

    Shelbi Raine please 😂😂😂

    M.... G....

    nah earthandsky is way too good for them to make this shit again

  55. A.... M....

    How come they call him "jerry douche" ...sorry kinda new to the band..

    A.... M....

    while Austin was out of the band, Jerry took over but he really didn't get to do anything with them except perform a few shows. No record was put out with him. He was kicked out after less than a year, I believe, and Austin came back. Basically, people don't like that he's been given credit where Austin put the effort

  56. a.... ....

    I love this song omfg ^.^<3

  57. a.... s....

    You call it demonic cuss you hear screaming, but I call it life saving cuss I hear the meaning 💀✌️

    a.... s....

    Gay fucking comment

    a.... s....

    You are cancer

    a.... s....

    Cringy comment

    a.... s....

    So many posers jesus

    a.... s....

    anette sotooo Black metal & grind is demonic 😂😂😂

  58. J.... H....

    3:25 favorite part. still love this song

  59. S.... W....

    my favorite OM&M song

  60. V.... ....

    I don't listen to this song nearly enough as I should

  61. D.... E....

    Am I the only one that feels empowered after listening to Of Mice & Men songs?

    D.... E....

    +Delilah Eros Nope. You're not alone

    D.... E....

    +Ho Chi Mints ahaaaa you're not alone...Bc it's... it's a song...by on&m...yea

  62. V.... B....

    shh... BLAHHHHH

    V.... B....

    Love that part!

    V.... B....

    I laughed way too hard at this 😂😂😂😂

  63. P.... B....

    Every ones like why is jerry on here but they don't understand that if there was no jerry there would be no om&m

    P.... B....

    How is that true at all? You do know Austin was the original vocalist anyway right? Jerry was in the band for a year and they only put out one song (which is a cover) with him. He didn't contribute much but fill tour dates.

    P.... B....

    @Downward Pursuit Plus he's a fucking dickbag 

  64. D.... W....

    Love this band

  65. L.... ....

    At 2:00 you can't tell me that doesn't sound like the bane from borderlands 2
    Sorry if this ruined that part of the song for you

    L.... ....

    LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

    L.... ....

    I only have Borderlands 1 :(

  66. U.... F....

    This music makes me want to scream until I shatter everything in sight. Then punch an asshole in the face. Just sayin

  67. A.... n....

    These guys are wolves among sheep in the music industry (in my opinion). They are the reason i has severe hearing lose... Fucking worth it

    A.... n....

    Give up hearing, for some improved eyesight yo. They are genius. 

  68. D.... R....

    Holy fuck I sneezed at 0:10

  69. M.... B....

    Love the ending on this song. Its just like "yeeeeeeahhhh"

  70. C.... S....

    YOU CAN WALK OFF CAUSE IM LEAVIN !!!!(-_-)/

  71. A.... P....

    Y'all call it demonted because you hear screaming..
    Well I call it life saving because I hear the meaning .

    All that needs to be said to y'all haters .

    A.... P....

    omg shut up he doesn't care about you 

    A.... P....

    this is so cringey
    I love om&m but wow

  72. b.... ....

    the beginning of it made me sneeze xD

  73. I.... K....

    top song. top band.

    gg OM&M

    I.... K....

    I don't understand how Restoring Force is "shit" its more like The Shit

    I.... K....

    +Disenchantedpoison9 I understand that his opinion is different, I just cannot imagine why but anyways why do you care? None of your business. Do you want to hear my opinion about people who just walk into a debate and say shit?

    I.... K....

    Can you people stop arguing over which album was better than the other? I've been getting notifications about it for the past two weeks. Just agree to disagree.

    I.... K....

    @***** It's one thing commenting, it's another arguing..

    I.... K....

    "to contend in a dispute" - Now if you want to argue with him, do it somewhere else..

  74. a.... b....

    of mice & men de puta madre!!!!!  lo mejor !!!

    a.... b....

    Estoy contigo *- of mice & men *-*

    a.... b....

    Siguen siendo lo mejor 💜

    a.... b....

    Claro que sí, me leiste la mente.

  75. T.... C....

    Best song from them!

  76. A.... B....

    wheres austin??

  77. k.... ....

    I really hate how they have pictures of jerry douche and not with austin

    k.... ....

    that name is life

    k.... ....

    Jerry was the reason the band even stayed being a band. People should appreciate that

    k.... ....

    WAAAAH go cry about it somewhere else. Jerry is 10 times better than Austin.

    k.... ....

    Brendan hey can't hate you for it.. Austin may just not be your cup of tea

    k.... ....

    Austin literally broke his rib on stage popped it back an kept going on though xp

  78. R.... ....

    Everytime I hear that line "goodbye to you and everything " it just makes me sad because of my ex from a year ago :(

    R.... ....

    i read this RIGHT as it said that but im soory and your going to get a shit ton of hate and you cant just sit in sorrow GET OUT THERE! and meet someone else!

    R.... ....

    I don't remember commenting on this but my life is better now lol

    R.... ....

    @xxRissyxx That's very good to hear! (:

    R.... ....

    yes it is :)

    R.... ....

    @xxRissyxx :)

  79. c.... ....

    Is that Shay screaming at 1:59 ? It doesn't sound like Austin.

    c.... ....

    yes that's Shayley

  80. B.... ....

    West bound and down, 18 wheels a rollin' a'we gonna do what they say can't be done We've got along way to go and a short time to get there I'm west bound just watch ol'Bandit run

    Keep your foot hard on the peddle...son, never mind them brakes let it all hang out cause we've got a run to make The boys are thirsty in Atlanta,and there's beer in Texarkana and we'll bring it back no matter what it takes

    West bound and down, 18 wheels a rollin' a'we gonna do what they say can't be done We've got al

  81. G.... E....

    ppl letz stop arguing over who has good taste in music and who does not.. letz just enjoy the music.. if u dnt like listining to this then why r u on it in the first place?

    G.... E....

    Sorry, I'm an English student, but is it at least English?

    G.... E....

    @Lucas Grosso People, let's stop arguing over who has good taste in music and who does not. Let's just enjoy the music. If you don't like listening to this, then why are you on it in the first place? You're Welcome.

    G.... E....

    @Faith Reynolds Thank you so much, Captain Obvious! :)

    G.... E....

    It might be new fans coming back to see OM&M roots to see what everyone is complaining about with the new albums.

  82. t.... ....

    Exactly. I'd rather listen to someone scream out their feelings and regrets and about healing rather than listen to a guy recite poems really fast about doing drugs and fucking.

    t.... ....

    Hope you apply that to the same poems about the same feelings and regrets though....because it sounds like you're making excuses not to listen to something like there aren't songs about drugs and fucking that have people screaming their lungs out...>_>

    t.... ....

    torichristineXD Are you still close minded about rap? because not all rap is like that.

    t.... ....

    I bet they are. I mean, they're pigeonholing this genre into a "everything has a meaning" category when there are just as many shitty songs...confirmation bias.

    But then again, the person uses their name in their Youtube profile...can't be too bright to begin with. -_-

    t.... ....

    honestly most scene kids moved on to rap or beats and come back to music like this to relive their old feels. I listen to rap most of the time but i still can groove to this shit.

  83. J.... H....

    What happen to austin o:

  84. T.... F....

    I love the contrast in Austin's and Shayley's voices

  85. j.... ....

    I listen to a lot of rap but of mice and men are my favorite in this style of music:)

    j.... ....

    At least you listen to an awesome band, I just wish more of my guy friends can be more open minded like you, but they can like whatever they want to, I just leave a few kind recommendations here and there from my music.

  86. H.... N....

    LOL! I'd rather listen to a guy "Yell" something with meaning, rather than listen to a guy sing depressingly about how horrible his little country life is..

  87. T.... R....

    Then why are you here.......? idiot.

  88. J.... K....

    Can't we all just get along and hate pop music together?

  89. L.... H....

    well shay does little screams sometimes

  90. i.... ....

    I have seen the difference in there voices. Austin does the screaming, shay does the clean vocals (no screams). 1:03 for example.

  91. T.... B....

    It sounds so much like Austin .-.

  92. i.... ....

    Always thought it was austin who was singing, I literally just found out it was shay, incredible.

    i.... ....

    iSoappp That was my first impression when I first listened to them lol!!

  93. A.... B....

    this song. this fucking band.<333 OMF! cx

  94. D.... L....

    Wanna hear something great... I listen to Of mice and men and Johnny Cash... Screw you all :D

  95. A.... I....

    uhm that's bullshit country isn't for people that are fugly, there is an attractive woman who listens to country and it happens to be my best friend

  96. n.... ....

    I listen to almost all type of music. ==,

  97. L.... P....

    I am sorry but country is for a bunch of fugly hillbilly's with no taste in music

  98. i.... ....

    All music is real music, get the fuck out of here. To me, you just sound like a bandwagoner. I love hardcore but I'm totally down with country.