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The Old Apartment
Broke into the old apartment This is where we used to live Broken glass, broke and hungry Broken hearts and broken bones This is where we used to live Why did you paint the walls? Why did you clean the floor? Why did you plaster over the hole i punched in the door? This is where we used to live Why did you keep the mousetrap? Why did you keep the dishrack? These things used to be mine I guess they still are, i want them back! Broke into the old apartment Forty-two starirs from the street Crooked landing, crooked landlord Narrow laneway filled with crooks This is where we used to live Why did they pave the lawn? Why did they change to locks? Why did i have to break it, I only came here to talk This is where we used to live How is the neighbour downstaris? ow is her temper this year? I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun I know we don't live here anymore We bought an old house on the Danforth She loves me a her body keeps me warm I'm happy there But this is where we used to live Broke into the old apartment Tore the phone out of the wall Only memories, fading memories Blending into dull tableux I want them back |
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| 2. |
| 3:41 |
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I'm so cool, too bad I'm a loser
I'm so smart, too bad I can't get anything figured out I'm so brave, too bad I'm a baby I'm so fly, that's probably why it Feels just like I'm falling for the first time I'm so green, it's really amazing I'm so clean, too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me I'm so sane, it's driving me crazy It's so strange, I can't believe it Feels just like I'm falling for the first time Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time? What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind It feels just like I'm falling for the first time It feels just like I'm falling for the first time I'm so chill, no wonder it's freezing I'm so still, I just can't keep my fingers out of anything I'm so thrilled to finally be failing I'm so done, turn me over cause it Feels just like I'm falling for the first time Anything plain can be lovely, anything loved can be lost Maybe I lost my direction What if our love is the cost? Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time? What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind |
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Brian Wilson
Drove downtown in the rain Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, Just to check out the late-night record shop Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane When I'm surrounded I just can't stop. It's a matter of instinct, It's a matter of conditioning, It's a matter of fact You can call me Pavlov's dog Ring a bell and I'll salivate -- how'd you like that Dr. Landy tell me you're not just a pedagogue 'Cause right now I'm Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. So I'm lying here Just staring at the ceiling tiles, And I'm thinking about what to think about. Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile And I'm wondering if this is some kind of creative drought Because I'm Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. And if you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox Wondering where all the hell all the love has gone Playing my guitar and building castles in the sun And singing "Fun Fun Fun" Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. I had a dream That I was three hundred pounds And though I was very heavy I floated till I couldn't see the ground I floated till I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me, I couldn't see the ground Somebody help me because I'm Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did. Drove downtown in the rain Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, Just to check out the late-night record shop Call it impulsive, call it compulsive, call it insane When I'm surrounded I just can't stop. |
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| 4. |
| 2:50 |
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It’s been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side and said I’m angry Five days since you laughed at me saying Get that together come back and see me Three days since the living room, I realized it’s all my fault, but couldn’t tell you Yesterday you’d forgiven me But it’ll still be two days till I say I’m sorry Hold it now and watch the hoodwink As I make you stop, think You’ll think you’re looking at Aquaman I summon fish to the dish, Although I like the Chalet Swiss I like the sushi ‘Cause it’s never touched a frying pan Hot like wasabe when I bust rhymes Big like Leann Rimes Because I’m all about value Bert Kaempfert’s got the mad hits You try to match wits You try to hold me but I bust through Gonna make a break and take a fake I’d like a stinkin, achin shake I like vanilla, It’s the finest of the flavors Gotta see the show, Cause then you’ll know The Vertigo is gonna grow Cause it’s so dangerous, You’ll have to sign a waiver How can I help it if I think you’re funny when you’re mad Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad I’m the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can’t understand what I mean? Well, you soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of taking off my shirt It’s been one week since you looked at me Threw your arms in the air and said you’re crazy Five days since you tackled me I’ve still got the rug burns on both my knees It’s been three days since the afternoon You realized it’s not my fault not a moment too soon Yesterday you’d forgiven me And now I sit back and wait till you say you’re sorry Chickity China the Chinese chicken You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin’ Watchin X-Files with no lights on, We’re dans la maison I hope the Smoking Man’s in this one Like Harrison Ford I’m getting Frantic Like Sting I’m Tantric Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy Like Kurosawa I make mad films Okay I don’t make films But if I did they’d have a samurai Gonna get a set of better clubs Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs Just so my irons aren’t always flying off the backswing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes That make me think the wrong thing How can I help it if I think you’re funny when you’re mad Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad I’m the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can’t understand what I mean? You soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt It’s been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to your sides and said I’m sorry Five days since I laughed at you and said You just did just what I thought you were gonna do Three days since the living room We realized we’re both to blame, but what could we do? Yesterday you just smiled at me Cause it’ll still be two days till we say we’re sorry It’ll still be two days till we say we’re sorry It’ll still be two days till we say we’re sorry Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie |
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| 5. |
| 2:47 |
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If there's someone you can live
without, then do so. And if there's someone you can just shove out, then do so. * You can be my Yoko Ono. You can follow me wherever I go. Be my, be my, Be my Yoko Ono. Isn't it beautiful to see two people so much in love? Barenaked as two virgins hand in hand and and and hand in glove. Now that I'm far away it doesn't seem to me to be such a pain To have you hanging off my ankle like some kind of ball and chain. *Repeat Oh no, here we go, our life is just one big pun. Ono, here we go as Yoko sings Aieee! I know that when I say this, I may be stepping on pins and needles; But I don't like all these people slagging her for breaking up the Beatles. (don't blame it on Yokey) If I were John and you were Yoko, I would gladly give up musical genius just to have my own personal Venus. (hit it) *Repeat |
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| 6. |
| 4:23 |
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You're in an all-girl band
Your futon's second hand Your parents understand but you don't care I have a job in a shop I'm an undercover cop I make sure the customers aren't thieves Old at being young Young at being old Everything's on hold within our evolution * You're my alternative girlfriend I love you, and now you cannot pretend There's nothing left that won't cross over Last night we slept on the lawn you woke up and I was gone Back to the dream I dream to leave My life with her is a bore A worn-out metaphor No more surprises up its sleeve We're old at being young Young at being old Everything's been sold to other's revolutions *Repeat You live above your dad's four-car garage With your vinyl and imaginary entourage if I pull up in a U-Haul, pack up quick So we can get out of this town 'cause it makes me sick *Repeat |
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| 7. |
| 2:34 |
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Urgh!
Speaking as a guy who's really got it going on It's only natural! - It's only me! Take it from a fella who's been round the block so many times he knows the only parking spot that's free, It's only me... You can say I've tried everything, I save on my wedding ring, Who knows me half as well as me?! I'm not antisocial, and it's nothing that's reproachful It's just natural! - It's only me! I can't think of anybody else i'd rather spend some one on one time with It's not that hard to see, It's only me... I'm the me in monogamy, I'm not asking a lot of me, I give me R.E.S.P.E.C.T. And if your heart is broken, you can just do what you do best, you can just do what you do when your heart is broken, trust in the one who will love you never put others above you I thought I was using me to get to you, But this is true and natural! It's only me! They say you'll never love another 'till you love yourself Well brother, I'm in love with eveyone I see It's only me... You can say I've tried everything, I save on my wedding ring, Who knows me half as well as me? I'm the me in monogamy, I'm not asking a lot of me, I give me R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Whooo! Aaaaaaaaaa Yeah! |
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| 8. |
| 4:27 |
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If I Had $1000000
(If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a K-car (a nice Reliant automobile) If I Had $1000000 I'd buy your love If I Had $1000000 I'd build a treefort in our yard If I Had $1000000 You could help, it wouldn't be that hard If I Had $1000000 Mayve we could put a refrigator in there Wouldn't that ve fabulous If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that's cruel) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you an exctic pet (Like a llama or an emu) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones) If I Had $1000000 I'd buy your love If I Had $1000000 We wouldn't have to walk to the store If I Had $1000000 We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more If I Had $1000000 We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner But we would. We'd actually make the treefort If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress, that's cruel) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you some art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel) If I Had $1000000 (If I Had $1000000) I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?) If I Had $1000000 I'd buy your love If I Had $1000000 If I Had $1000000 If I Had $1000000 If I Had $1000000 I'd be rich |
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| 5:49 |
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I think it's getting to the point
where I can be myself again I think it's getting to the point where we have almost made amends I think it's the getting to the point that is the hardest part. And if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home You think I only think about you when we're both in the same room You think I'm only here to witness the remains of love exhumed You think we're here to play a game of who loves more than whom And if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home You think it's only fair to do what's best for you and you alone You think it's only fair to do the same to me when you're not home I think it's time to make this something that is more than only fair So if you call, I will answer and if you fall, I'll pick you up and if you court this disaster I'll point you home. But I'm warning you, don't ever do those crazy, messed up things that you do If you ever do I promise you I'll be the first to crucity you Now it's time to prove that you've come back here to rebuild. |
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| 3:41 |
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Everywhere I go, someone's trying to by my girlfriend's best friend
I'm trying to pretend I'm relaxed but I'm playing castanets with my knees I try to be cool and give her space But a guy's always there ready to jump right up and take my place Everyone in this room seems to want to make a big fool out of me Everybody open your mouth (Everybody, everybody) Everybody just say "ah" (Ah, ah, ah) Everything'll be all right If you play along Everywhere I go, there's someone in a trenchcoat staring at me When I'm not at home, I'm sure someone's rummaging through my trash Whatever could they want from me? Is it just a part of a giant government conspiracy? I gotta go see my doctor about this itchy pentagram-shaped rash Everybody open your mouth (Everybody, everybody) Everybody just say "ah" (Ah, ah, ah) Everything'll be all right This won't hurt at all (Turn it up) Everybody get in line (Everybody, everybody) Everybody turn and cough (Ah, ah) Everything'll be all right If you just lay off Dictate a memo to myself Try to find if I'm the only one in complete health Consult contemporaries if there are some to see There really isn't anyone who's in my league But me Every night at a lane, someone thinks they've got a fine bead on me I try to take three deep breaths as I lock in on my minivan Everyone says I'm looking great But it's hard to stand up, let alone to try to concentrate I wish that everyone that I knew hadn't sold out to The Man Everybody open your mouth (Everybody, everybody) Everybody just say "ah" (Ah, ah, ah) Everything'll be all right This won't hurt at all Everybody get in line (Everybody, everybody) Everybody turn and cough (Ah, ah) Everything'll be all right If you just lay Everything'll be all right If you just lay (Ah, ah) Everything'll be all right If you just lay off (Ah, ah, ah) |
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I met you before the fall of Rome
And I begged you to let me take you home You were wrong, I was right You said goodbye, I said goodnight *It's all been done It's all been done It's all been done before I knew you before the west was won And I heard you say the past Was much more fun You go your way, I'll go mine But I'll see you next time *Repeat And if I put my fingers here, and if I say "I love you dear," And if I play the same three chords, will you just yawn and say It's all been done before *Repeat Alone and bored on a thirtieth-century night Will I see you on The Price is Right Will I cry Will I smile As you run down the aisle? *Repeat |
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| 4:04 |
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The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair
Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there It wasn't long before I lived with her I sang her songs while she dyed my hair Jane... divided, but I can't decide which side I'm on Jane... decided only cowards stay, while traitors run Jane... Jane I'd bring her gold and frankincense and myrrh She thought that I was making fun of her She made me feel I was fourteen again That's why she thinks it's cooler if we'd just stay friends Jane... doesn't think a man could ever be faithful Jane... isn't giving me a chance to be shameful Jane... Jane I wrote a letter, she should have got it yesterday That life could be better by being together Is what I cannot explain to Jane The girl works at the store, sweet Jane St. Clair Still dazzled by her smile while I shoplift there No promises as vague as heaven No Juliana next to my Evan Jane... desired by the people at her school and work Jane... is tired 'cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk Jane... Jane |
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| 4:07 |
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Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by?
We never get to stop and open our eyes. One minute you're waiting for the sky to fall Next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all. Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time These fragile bodies of touch and taste This fragrant skin, this hair like lace Spirits open to thrust of grace, Never a breath you can't afford to waste. Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time When you're lovers in a dangerous time, Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime. Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight You gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight. Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time We were lovers in a dangerous time We were lovers in a dangerous time Lovers, Lovers, Lovers Ohhhhhh Lovers in a dangerous time |
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| 4:37 |
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It's the perfect time of year
Somewhere far away from here I feel fine enough I guess Considering everything's a mess There's a restaurant down the street Where hungry people like to eat I could walk, but I'll just drive It's colder than it looks outside It's like a dream you try to remember but it's gone Then you try to scream but it only comes out as a yawn When you try to see the world beyond your front door Take your time cos the way I rhyme's gonna make you smile When you realize that a guy my size might take awhile Just to try to figure out what all this is for It's the perfect time of day To throw all your cares away Put the sprinkler on the lawn And run through with my gym shorts on Take a drink right from the hose And change into some dryer clothes Climb the stairs up to my room Sleep away the afternoon It's like a dream you try to remember but it's gone Then you try to scream but it only comes out as a yawn When you try to see the world beyond your front door Take your time cos the way rhyme's gonna make you smile When you realize that guy my size might take awhile Just to try to figure out what all this is for Pinch me, pinch me 'Cause I'm still asleep Please God, tell me That I'm still asleep On an evening such as this It's hard to tell if I exist Pack the car and leave this town You'll notice that I'm not around I could hide out under there I just made you say underwear I could leave but I'll just stay All my stuff's here anyway It's like a dream you try to remember but it's gone Then you try to scream but it only comes out as a yawn When you try to see the world beyond your front door Take your time cos the way I rhymes' gonna make you smile When you realize that a guy my size might take awhile Just to try to figure out what all this is for Try to figure out what all this is for Try to see the world beyond your front door Try to figure out what all this is for |
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Shoe Box
A key in the door, a step on the floor A note on the table, and a meal in the micro Note says "I'm in bed, please make sure that you're fed if you're taking a shower, you can borrow my bathrobe When I'm asleep I dream you move in next week" I crumple the note and save it to put inside Chorus: My shoe box Shoe box of lies Shoe box Shoe box of lies it's under my bed, it's never been read it's in with my school stuff and my mom never cleans there From my first little fib, when I still wore a bib To my latest attempt at pretending I'm someone Who's not seventeen, doesn't know what you mean When talk turns to single malts, or stilton, or Chorus Did somebody tell you This is how it's supposed to be? Or did you just find it And you don't want any more from me? Chorus Was it something I said, or was it something you read That's making me think that I should never have come here I can offer you lies, I can tell you good-bye. I can tell you I'm sorry, But I can't tell you the truth, dear And what if I could -- would it do any good? You'll still never get to see the contents of Chorus You're so nineteen-ninety And it's nineteen-ninety-four Leave this world behind me 'Cause you don't want me anymore. |
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| 4:48 |
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When I was born, they looked at me and said,
"What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy." And when you were born, they looked at you and said, "What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl." We've got these chains hanging around our necks People wanna strangle us with them before we take our first breath Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same When temptation calls, we just look away This name is the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight I know that it isn't right... But be with me tonight I go to school, I write exams If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out does anyone give a damn? And if they do, they'll soon forget 'Cause it won't take much from me to show my life ain't over yet I wake up scared, I wake up strange I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever gonna change I wake up scared, I wake up strange And everything around me stays the same It's the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from, it's woven from, your brown hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight I know that it isn't right... But be with me tonight I couldn't tell you that I was wrong Chickened out, grabbed a pen and a paper, sat down and I wrote this song I couldn't tell you that you were right So instead I looked in the mirror, I watched TV, laid awake all night We've got these chains hanging around our necks People wanna strangle us with them before we take our first breath Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same When temptation calls... This name is the hairshirt I wear And this hairshirt is woven from, it's woven from, it's woven from hair This song is the cross that I bear Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me Be with me tonight And when I was born, they looked at me and said, "What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy." When you were born, they looked at you and said, "What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl." |
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You say "why does everything revolve around you?"
You say, "why does everything I do confound you?" You say that I pulled the world from under you, You can't go through it this time I could be good, and I would- If I knew I was understood And it'll be great, just wait- Or is too little too late? One day, This embarassment will fade behind me And that day I could think of things that won't remind me But these days it's unbearable for both of us, We can't dicuss it this way I'm gaining strength, trying to learn to pull my own weight But I'm gaining pounds at the precipice of Too Late Just wait I could be good and I would- If I knew I was understood And it'll be great, just wait- Or is it too little too late? Record and play, after years of endless rewind Yesterday wasn't half as tough as this time This time isn't Hell Last time, couldn't tell This mind wasn't well Next time, hope I'm... Going to be good, and I would- If I knew I was understood And it'll be great, just wait- Or is it too little too late? |
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| 4:08 |
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"The silence, the terror, the pain, the horror As your mom comes downstairs" Enid we never really knew each other anyway Enid we never really knew each other anyway It took me a year to believe it was over And it took me two more to get over the loss. I took a beating when you wrote me those letters And every time I remembered the taste of your lipgloss.
Chorus Enid we never really knew each other anyway Enid we never really knew each other anyway Maybe we always saw right through each other anyway But Enid we really never knew each other anyway There were times when I wanted to hurt you , And there were times when I know that I did. There were times when I thought I would kill you, But can you blame me I was only a kid. Tell me why we never really respected each other And tell me why I never believed you were a person too I always thought that you fancied my brother. I may not have liked it, oh but memory is a stranage thing, oh And Enid? Enid I remember you. Chorus It took me a year to believe it was over, And it took me two more to get over the loss. I took a beating when you wrote me those letters, And every time you told me to get lost. Now it's not fair to say that it's 'cause I was three inches shorter then, And it's not fair to say it's 'cause I was only fifteen years old. But maybe it's fair to say there was a lack of communication; I took a phone message, oh and speaking of communication, oh, And Enid, Enid you caught a cold. I can get a job, I can pay the phone bills I can cut the lawn, cut my hair, cut out my cholesterol I can work overtime, I can work in a mine I can do it all for you, But I don't want to. Chorus I can teach you how to dance, how to sing, how to knit, How to make things that you never ever made before Enid, I can teach you how to use cookie cutters To make crazy things out of Play-Doh Little houses, little farms, little accessories for your mom, For your Barbie set, for your friends and your family Enid, I can teach you how to snowmobile, cross-country ski, snowshoe, But I don't want to! I took you dancing, paid for your night class... |
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| 19. |
| 3:40 |
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I'm learning. I'm yearning.
I'm burning all your stuff, But that's not enough. I'm thinking that I'm aching: Mistaking lust for love. Thanks that was fun. Don't forget, no regrets ('cept maybe one) Did I scare you when I dared you? I stared you in the eye and told you good-bye. You mocked me. It shocked me, When you walked me to the bus. Thanks that was fun. Don't forget, no regrets ('cept maybe one) Made a deal, not to feel (God, that's dumb) Everybody knows the deal fell through. I was hoping I could just blame you. When was it that I became so soft? This sentimentality doesn't look good on me. I thought that you would be begging to be with me. I'm the one on my knees, blubbering, "Please, let me stay". Deflated and jaded. I hate it when you call (which isn't at all) I've spoken, though broken. Here's a token of my love. Thanks that was fun. Don't forget, no regrets ('cept maybe one) Made a deal, not to feel (God, that was dumb) Don't forget, no regrets ('cept maybe one) Made a deal, not to feel. Thanks that was fun. |
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