Runaway Run: "It's a song about somebody that is so in love with somebody, and they've gone through this whole thing in their head, and they're realizing that this other person is never going to return that feeling. And, they're saying I've gotta move on with my life, 'cause I'm gonna lose it, I'm gonna go crazy, 'cause they're never going to return it. And, I've just gotta get away from it, even though I'll maybe never feel the same way again." (Taylor)
This time around: The song gave the name to the CD "This time around", 'cause Hanson felt it represented where they were going musically. It was different than what they had done before. "This time around talks about what our father always told us: "-you can succeed in everything and overcome every obstacle. If you want to, you can achieve a lot in your life."" (Hanson quoting their father Walker)
Stories: It's about Walker and Dianas (Hanson's pearents) love. Taylor often dedicated it to Diana on the Albertane tour.
Man from Milwaukee: Zac started to write this song when their van had broke-down in Albuquerque and they were sitting out side a hotel. It's about aliens and they changed it to Milwaukee insted of Albuquerque cause' it sounds better. It gave the name to bouth the CD Middle of nowhere and the tour Albertane.
Mmm Bop: The chorus for Mmm Bop was a back-ground lyric for a song on Boomerang and they thought it sounded cool so they wrote a song with it. The word "Mmm Bop" is a definition of time like a second or instant. The meaning of the song is: Cherish your friends and loved ones now, for in an instant they may be gone.
Where's the love: It's a love song to the world.
Weird: They thought that it was strange that now one had written a song about the word "weird" couse' you use it so much. So they wrote a song a bout it.
Thinking of you: They wrote it on about 30 minutes when they were jamming in their garage.
With you in your dreams: It's dedicated to Hansons grandmother. Her name was Jane Nelson Lawyer.
Yearbook: It's about teen suicide.
Rain falling down: The first song Isaac wrote.
Soldier: It's Jessica and Avery (Hansons sister's) that talks in the begining.
Rain: It was the song Hanson sang for Christopher Sabec (their manager) the first time they meet him.