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The Time Before
03:20
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Seems like we should be getting somewhere,
Further than we got the time before,
Black spot, in a dreadful not and there's,
Nothing left in store, no there's nothing more,
You say that there isn't a way and you'd,
Rather be ignored, you lock the door,
But can we do what we did last time just,
Further than we got the time before,
I knew it was over from the start,
And I couldn't let you break my heart,
So I'll break yours',
And let you go,
Seems like we should be getting somewhere,
Further than we got the time before,
I knew it was over from the start,
And I couldn't let you break my heart,
So I'll break yours',
And let you go,
Seems like we should be getting somewhere,
Further than we got the time before,
The time before,
The time before
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The sun can kiss the sky and morning dew,
Make rainbows as it,
Chases off a stormy afternoon,
And light the moon,
And the sun can make the sky
So beautiful and blue,
But nothing is as beautiful as you
A flower picked some rainy afternoon,
And brought to you,
Has fragrances that lighten any mood,
and fill the room,
But it's petals wilt away,
And though beautiful in bloom,
But nothing is as beautiful as you
Friends can offer words and lend a hand,
And listen and try to understand,
But in the end they're just a friend,
And though beautiful how true,
Nothing is as beautiful as you
And when we've grown old and grey,
And I've just one thing left to say,
Nothing is as beautiful as you,
Nothing is as beautiful as you
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Hopeless Romantics
03:13
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I'm watching it end,
I'm watching it fall apart again,
And you can't pretend that you didn't know,
We built it to fail,
We built it to, fast to high and then,
Thought we'd prevail as if to show
I'm watching it burn,
I'm watching the flames fill up the night,
And now I can turn and let it go,
And yes I still love you,
I know that you love me and that's alright,
But now I can say one thing I'm sure
God we were fools,
The hope of our hopeless romantic hearts,
Never could see that we'd fall apart
Cause there's something to hold on to,
But it's just easier this time
To just watch it all go by and play the fool
God we were fools,
The hope of our hopeless romantic hearts,
Never could see that we'd fall apart
I'm watching it end,
I'm watching it fall apart again,
And you can't pretend that you didn't know
The wisdom of fools,
The hope of our hopeless romantic hearts
Never could see that we'd fall apart
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I like the way
You get me down,
It's such a drag
When you're around
You don't do anything,
But you're my everything,
It's a drag
You don't like anyone,
It's never any fun,
It's a drag, you're so bad
I keep hoping you'll come through,
But you never do
I like the way
You get me down,
It's such a drag,
When you're around
You never treat me right,
It keeps me up all night,
It's a drag
It's always something new
There's no one worse than you,
It's a drag, you're so bad
I keep hoping you'll come through,
But you never do
I like the way
You get me down,
It's such a drag
When you're around
I like the way,
I like the way,
I like the way,
You get me down
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