The Lyrics

Always had the music in meLike it was the only way for my mind to be freeAlways quick to write a lyric, never hard for me to hear itI've got a melody inside of meAnd I can get lost up in a song, got it running through my head all day longI write it down like I'm supposed to, and I don't hear it the way most doI've got a melody that could go on and on

Music in meMy melody goes high and low and in betweenI got the music in me

I remember the first time in my life, singing standards in the background every nightGot 100 bucks and a couple of drinks, we're talking humble beginningsAlways dreaming I'll be on a big stage under lightsAnd that was enough to keep me goingSteady writing down these words, never knowingAt the age of 29, I'd be on the Billboard chart, so highThat was the moment I knew music saved my life

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Yeah, I got the musicKnowin' it hit me every time, timeYeah, I've got the musicGonna free my soul, my spirit and my mind

Yeah, I got the musicGonna free my state of mindYeah, I got the music

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Bridge

Now you got my heart and we're all in itAnd from the get-go, baby, from the beginningI knew it was true, the only man I wantedHe was so fine, I'd have to make him mineBut you know patience really isn't in my natureI find it so hard, so difficultBut when it comes to love, guess I'll just have to waitAnd gotta promise myself

I'm gonna take my time on youReally take my time on youMaybe I'll be your dream come trueSo I'm gonna take my time on you

Well he's so strong, super fitAnd can't forget to mention 'bout his big desire to make me smileAnd baby all the whileGot a love so good(Keeps me comin')It keeps me comin' around(Keeps me comin')I think I'm ready for the big leagueAin't too proud, babe, so here I am, down on my kneesAnd then he said to me, "Baby, I aim to pleaseJust wait and see"

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(Time on you)(Time on you)(Dream come true)(Time on you)

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I like the way you love me, love the way you touch meNo, it's never too much, babe, that's why I always come around

I like the way you hold me, the way your arms console meBoy, you simply control me, it's like I'm lost under a spell

So tonight, I'll do my makeup and put on a dressThe one you're always telling me that I look best in, babyAnd when you wanna go, boy, I'll say let'sNow you've got a night set for success, wouldn't you say?And I think that, baby, you ought to stay

Because I wanna make love to youIt's never too much, yeah, I know exactly what I wanna doI wanna make love to youNo, it's never too much, yeah, I know exactly what I wanna doI wanna make love

It's the way you make me feel, it's your love that's so surrealNow I'm high on cloud nine all the time, and baby, you blow my mindThat a girl like me could be so lucky to find you

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I wanna make, I wanna make loveI wanna make, wanna make loveI wanna make loveOh, it's just that simple

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So could be the floor, maybe the bedAnd if you wanted to try the kitchen, I guessYou want a new position? Baby, say lessAnd baby, I know you're down and you're thinking aheadA little foreplay in the foyer, now we made it to the floor againBaby, I'm trying to say is I wanna make love

Oh, it's just that simple

Better with or better off without him?(Yeah)Whenever we stop, I know we'll just restart it(Uh oh)Every turn brings me right back to you(Said it'll bring me right back to you)Every time I bet I'll just regret it(Bet I'll regret)Turnin' around and sayin' I'll forget him(Sayin' that I'll forget)Every chance you play me like your fool(While you play me like a fool)Yeah!

Tried to find a reason why I should leave himWeighed the pros and cons and it turns out after allIf you lie to yourself long enough, you'll believe itSee rose-colored and before you know it, you fallBut why do I?

Because I love him and I won't leave him(I love)Easy to find a reason(Easy to find)Better to say, I am willing to stayWhile all the while wondering if I'm

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How can it be you really can't seeThat the person you thought he was is really not him?Ego may play a big role in the gameI'll bet it's easy to see if you were not meThat the path I've been walking really isn't that clearMirror may show you what you wanna knowOh, and he knows

'Cause he knows that where he goes I'll follow(I'll follow)Knows that I'll be here tomorrowI'll be by his side for the rest of my lifeAll the while wondering if I

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So please grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot changeAnd will I have the clarityTo be wise and know we are not one and the same

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While you play me like a fool, yeahMy baby, oh my love, but you play meYeah you play me like a fool, yeahOh, oh ooooohYeah, yeah

So I ask myself, why don't you leave him?After all of his lies, I believe himYes, I still love you after all that you do'Cause he knows that where he goes I'll followKnows that I'll be there tomorrowBaby you got me, forever your fool

Where do I begin? It was human naturePurely innocent, he was no more than a friendSurely did not intend to have my head on his chestHis lips kissing my neck, and I did not expectAll the chemistry, and like a chain reactionSooner or later, I knew that I had to mention'Bout the girl he had, and how the time that we'd spentWas something he left unsaid in a deleted text

I know you know that I would neverBe the kind of girl you see wheneverYou must know that I would neverEver, be a homewrecker

I know you know that I would neverBe the kind of girl you see wheneverYou must know that I would neverEver, be a homewrecker

Funny thing is honestlyI see a picture perfect of you and me(See a picture perfect)But you know that I will never be(I will never, I will never, no)The one to make you choose between her or me

Now let me take it back, tell it how it started'Cause he wasn't mine to have even if I wantedWas a surprise to me when he told me it was heBeing told that he should sleep lonely down by the TVSo the tables turned, and I knew that in the momentThe boy was all mine to have him if I wantedBut you gotta see I wouldn't take him if heWas taken happily, because I'll never be

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But you gotta understandThough I'd really like to have you for my man(Like to have you for my)Is it worth the price that I would pay(Is it worth it? It isn't worth it, no)To be the reason you would choose to go or stay?

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You make me wanna lay it back, kick up my feetTake a minute, maybe two, to breathe(Just breathe)From the moment when I'm waking up till I go to sleepYeah, you lift me up to a higher placeAnd yeah, you always pick me up, make me feel at peaceWhen I'm feeling stressed and I need release(I need release)No, there ain't a better medicine, takes away the painMakes my love for you easy to explainSo right now we're gonna light it up(Light it up)Enjoy the taste while we listen toAn ode to Mary Jane(While we listen to Mary)

Mary, Mary Jane(This is an ode to Mary Jane)Mary, Mary Jane(This is an ode to Mary Jane)

From the moment I'm waking up till I go to sleep(This is an ode to Mary Jane)You're always helping to lift me up to a higher plane(This is an ode to Mary Jane)From the moment when I'm waking up, lift my spirits up(This is an ode to Mary Jane)Right now we're gonna enjoy the tasteWhile we listen to Mary Jane(This is an ode to Mary Jane)Ode to Mary Jane

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Ode to Mary Jane

Baby, was it easy for you to tell me"You gotta leave?"That the girl in your dreams really wasn't meYou figured it out, I wasn't the oneOh, but little did I knowAnd it's a heartbreak I just can't takeBut you seem to be moving on

I've been thinking a lot thinking about better days(Oh the better days)The memory of all we had back when you were still here(Oh it lingers)Forgetting about all of the waysYou really never measured up for meBut the thing about it, I can't takeIs when I lay at night, I see your face

I'm trying, but it ain't that easy for me to just let it goPut it all in the past, just act like I'm a girl you don't knowBaby, tell me was I just supposed to move along?And was the house we built just not a home?I put the blame on you, the blame on meBut that gets so oldAnd the truth is never told

I realize the truth is sometimes you and ICannot always expect to see eye to eyeBut, I open up, you push me awayAnd then you say you don't have the time of dayTo even think about or contemplateAnd that this is the only way

So I've been drinking a lot, thinking about our wedding day(We were gonna get married in February)And the ring you put on my finger and then took away(You promised)You promised forever, I was in love(I was in love)And then the script was flipped and we were doneBut the thing that I just can't escapeIs that there's no one here to take your place

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No, it is never toldNo, it is never told

If I'd had known you'd be such a letdownWould never have bet all my love on youGonna maybe take me a minute to get it all downBecause I feel betrayed by a man that I lovedAnd I thought I knewBut you know that there's still a part of meThinks that you could changeAnd that we could save the love that remainsJust didn't think you'd be such a letdownA letdown, a letdown

Back in love, babyLike where we started's where I really wanna be

It was a beautiful day when we learned you were on the wayA little scared, a little unprepared, but we would not let that get in the wayI couldn't wait to see the parts of him and you and the little parts of meOh, little did we know we would never get the chance to meet

Our eternal angelYou are my son in the skyWherever I go, I will knowYou will always be by my side

I may never know your smile(No, I'll never know your smile)Though I may never knowI'll wonder all the whileAnd always think about…

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Oh, didn't wanna let goNo, I did not, I didn't wanna let goOh, didn't want to say goodbyeDidn't want to say goodbye

And though we may not know where it is we goWhen our spirit's freeI will believe that you're always here with me

I know everything will be all rightAnd I know because you will always be my guiding lightFor the rest of my life

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All the people you'll meet, all the places you'll seeIn this whole wide world, you'll be bound to meet those who disagree

Who's to say at the end of the dayWhether all the shit you've weathered was worth it or in vain?If you listen to the doubts you got, get stuck in your headYou will lose it in the moment if you forgetWhat is meant to be will be

When I'm out on the road, every place that I goDo my best to take in all the different people and the ways that they live

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Solos

What is meant to be will be, oh yeah, but oh yeah

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Solos

Oh, what is meant to beOh, what is meant to be will be, be

I'm going to Cali where the sunshine shinesYeah, I'm going to Cali where they live life fine'Cause I heard that in Cali you can make your dreams come trueAnd so that's what I'm gonna doGo to Cali where it's all good

I don't wanna wait, I've been thinking and I know it's timeI need an escape from living this small-town vibeAnd I'm thinking a change, yeah, change could really do me goodAnd I'm California dreaming, so I gotta do what I gotta do

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Living in LA, that's a lot of people's dream come trueGo out on the freeway, everybody's got a place to get toAnd if I get feeling like I could use a little small-town vibeI just go back to New YorkThough I'm going back to Cali every time

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Kev Choice

Yeah, yeah, come to Cali, that's where I'm fromSun is golden, stay beamin', four seasonsWalking by the ocean, California dreamingRedwoods to beaches, if you want a change of sceneryThis what you need, ride down the coast, hair blowin' in the breezeGo to Hollywood, how you shine, I know you'd be a starCome up to the Bay, how you work, you know you'd be a bossAll across the state the mind state, just be who you areWrite songs under palms all night longThere's a difference between where you was born and where you belongThis beautiful weather gonna make everything feel betterLet us free your mind, sip some Napa Valley wine as I drop these rhymes, hot as the desertI heard it never rains in Southern Cali, but it snows up northRun away to San Francisco, many left their heartsPeace and love, what you seek, whileCome chasing sunsets, riding wavesWarmer nights, brighter daysI'm going to Cali

You meet me at the front door, wrap your arms around meWhat can I say at the end of the day?Your love is the only thing that I needYou opened up my car door, get in the seat beside meYou take my hand, best I ever hadHappy you're my man

Boy, you're bringing out the best in meAnd I believe there couldn't be another love deeper, endlesslyI will be what you need'Cause boy, you bring such joy to meAnd I know I may never find another love true, honestlyThis is where I wanna be'Cause you're bringing out the best in me

Anthony Hamilton

What makes you so special?Like you already know me, not just a physical thingMy mind and heart are controlling every part of meSo whatever I give you, just know, I really mean itThere's something, you complete me, you're all I needYou're bringing out the best of me

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I know you're good for me with the love you bringI said, baby, you're bringing out the best of me

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I've always had the music insideI know I won't forget the music'Cause the music keeps me alive

What does it mean when it feels perfect?Like you really know you've found the one?I could've sworn the last guy would be worth itBut just as quickly as he came, then he was goneNow could it be I'm overthinkingIf he doesn't text and when he doesn't call?Or is it he just can't say what it is?Well after all this back and forth, on second thought, I didn't mean it

I know I told you when I'm near you that I feel connected(I didn't mean it)I know I said that I really wanna spend the time(I was wrong)Didn't anticipate such a strong attractionI didn't mean it when I said you could be the oneI didn't mean it, no

And so then I get to thinkingIs it the devil playing with these idle hands?'Cause you know I spent all my time at home aloneSo you can't blame me if I fell a little fast'Cause there are things I'm overlookingLike your tendency to not let me get mineIt's as if you just don't understand how it goesSo baby, maybe you should stop wasting my time

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You're doing things that make me cryAnd now I'm asking myself whyWhy can't I just make up my mind and leave it all behind?'Cause I remember when I wanted youAnd there was nothing that I wouldn't doBut now I realize it, yeah, I seeI said some things to you I did not mean

Your love is supreme, keeps me in a dreamHope it will come true, deep in love with you

Boy, you know I like it and I know you want itSo come and let me give you the love of your lifeIt could be forever, but if not, whateverJust come and let me give you the love of your life

Your love is divine, transcends all the timeHope this dream will last, forget all my past

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You're on my mind all of the timeImagine all of the things we can do and how we'll flyYou stick with me, baby, you'll seeAll of the places we'll go, it's an ecstasyI can't help it that you are so fineAnd I really want to make you mineSo come on, come on, come onBoy, the way I feel is certifiedBy the way I feel electrified by your loveSo come on, come on

When we're together it feels so rightConversations flow as you stimulate my mindThen we sit quietly in between, I'm feeling so highAnd it's perfect, feels worth it

How can it be you cannot seeWhat I do, baby, when I look at you?What can I say to make you stay here?I want you longer, baby, than just the night

I know you say this is all it can beAnd still you try to deny the chemistryBut your lips, your smile, your kiss, your styleThey make me wanna stay awhile'Cause you're perfect, feel worth it to me

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And when I dream(And when I dream, I dream of you, baby)It's you I see(And when I dream you're the only one I see)And when I wake(And when I wake from the sweetest slumber)I open my eyes, and to my surpriseI'm unlucky to find I'm all alone without you

I find the more I think about itThat I can't seem to be withoutAnd I only feel it when I'm with youI feel the more I think about yaThat I can't seem to be without yaSomehow, baby, I just can't resist youAnymore…

So stay with me, where do you have to go?Don't want you to leave, baby, and you really gotta know…

Don't wanna tie you down, just wanna chill and be around yaKnowing that it's so sweet when we do spend the timeAnd if I came on too strong, it was an awful long time to be aloneCame off a little too fast, but that's all in the past

I don't think the feelings that I have so strongAre only a fleeting moment, just about to goAnd I know you say that the moment will passBut from what I can tell, baby, we could make it last

Honestly for me I feel at ease the very moment that I'm knocking at your doorAnd I don't mind if you wanna take your timeNo need to rush, baby, yeah, we can take it nice and slowNot gonna hold you back from your aspirations, that's a factClearly adding to you is something I can doYou don't wanna complicate, but to me it's just a simple thing, like1 and 1 make 2, so how 'bout me and you, yeah?

You say you care and we spend the nightI wake up, the birds are singing, feel you by my sideAnd I know you say that tomorrow I could goBut if we don't try now then, baby, we'll never know

Just wanna lie you down, baby, lemme wrap my arms around yaKnowing that it's so sweet when we do spend the nightAnd if I came on too strong, it was an awful long time to be aloneCame off a little too fast, but that's all in the past

I didn't say I can't get on without your loveBut I really want you aroundBaby, I can't say if I'll stay, anywayWhat if you're the one who decides to go?

Kev Choice

I can feel the sentiments, the passion when we intimateStarted so innocent, the options seemed limitlessUsually I'm in the wing, trust issues I be dealing withOften me and women get caught in situationshipsSomething feeling different when I'm with you, but I still resistEvery time I feel your kiss, emotions in me start to shiftThen I start to question, is this destined? Should we slow it down?Every time you come around, I'm thinking I should lock you downOh, and you deserve that crown, maybe I'm just too profoundToo deep in my own thoughts, thinking I would let you downMaybe all my doubts will be the cause you walking out the doorThey say it's better to have loved and lostThan never loved at all

I never asked for you to come my wayTook me by surprise when I saw your faceTook me some time to get the nerve to even come out and wanna sayIt's funny meeting you hereI guess we both ended up the same way

Now at first the thought of you and me was coolSpent a little time, maybe made love a little too soonYou didn't want an obligation, I wanted some timeSaid I would have an expectation and then you pushed me aside

Now there's really not much more to sayI thought we were cool and now you don't even feel like a friendAnd there's really not much more to tellBut baby, it's cool, and maybe one dayI'll wish you well, but until then

Now I'll admit it felt a little fastBut looking in your eyes had me wanting this feeling to lastAnd then the way we laid, on your shoulder, my nose in your neckI wrapped your necklace in my fingers as I gave you a part of myself

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To think of all the times I tried, and only now I realizeOur time together now is throughThink I got all I needed from youNow how is this for a change of pace?Looks like a lesson learned, or am I tired of the chase?Well, at this point I'd like to keep my time in the day, butMaybe tonight we could chill and puff and lay upBut then I'm on my way

I have really come so farLearned a couple lessons and I'm sure there's moreOn the way was led astrayBut with my feet back on the ground, I feel it's safe to say

I think I found the way, and in the stars I prayThat I will follow my dreams and won't give into the fearAye, I think I found the wayI look inside my heart and realize it's the startOf a brand new dayI, I think I found the way

Look at how you've come so farFrom what you thought you were and who you really areYou will never be misled if you trust your intuitionNever doubt yourself

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If all that I dream isn't what it seemsI will stand up, not give upWhen the forces try to pull ya'Cause if you open your mind, you're likely to findAll you've learned along the way

Finally, you ask yourselfAfter all the things you've learned, are you gonna change?So I had to spend most of March withinBut it was April when you finally came my way

I'll admit that I was nervous when you called me on the phoneSaid that you would get in touch when you got back to townKnowing we had tried this only a few months beforeBut the timing wasn't there, and now here we are

Felt so good from the conversationOooh, it felt so rightSo you came to get me, and then we lost track of timeWe laughed so much and talked until the middle of the nightIt was 4 AM when you said I shouldn't drive

He took the words from my lipsUnspoken, only found in a kissAnd it's an uncommon findA one in a million, a chance like you and I

You are my twin flameA night to your dayA common thread, we're cut from the same clothYou share my spiritDon't know how you do itYou know it's so rare to find a twin flame

I lose control the minute you touch my soulLike a feeling that you never, ever knownAnd the time we've spent is kind of unusualWe can go all night when we start talking spiritualAnd I like the way you put your hands on meI like it even better on top of meBoy, you always do it respectfullyBut keep it exciting like it's supposed to beYour mind is on fire, want you next to meYou got me inspired learning all the things you areGot me flying, I'm shining brighter than the sun

You're my twin flameA yin to your yangWe're from the same deck, an ace to your kingYou share my spiritDon't know how you do itYou know it's so rare to find a twin flame

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So here I'll stay by your side until the sunriseAnd we can watch our love growAnd maybe he will have your eyes

I close my eyes, it's late at night, I'm falling asleepAnd as the day leads to the night, and you're on my mind, I find you in a dreamThere you stand, just a man who wants to love meThen you take my hand, I understand what that means and you lead me

Yeah, you take meTo a place where the mountains meet the streamWhere the water is blue and greenYeah, you take me

I open my eyes and realize I'm here in my bedSo far away from the sweet escape playing in my headI make my way into the day and try to forget itUntil tonight, when in my mind, you will come and meet me

Yeah, you take meBack to the time you told meBeing together fit naturallyYou, you take meTo the day back in the springWhen you asked if I could meetAt the place where the mountains meet the streamYeah, you take me

Yeah, you take meTo the time when you called meAt the end of every dayJust to ask if you could stayYeah, you take meTo the night when you held meNoticed my eyes are blue and greenAnd even called me a twin flameYeah, you take me

I saw your girl the other day and honestlyIt's bittersweet, but truthfully, I only want you happyNow I could've guessed you'd go back to your ex, but could it beWhen you close your eyes, late at night, I'm the one you see?

Yeah, you take meTo the time when you told meYou were falling in love with meYeah, you take meTo the night when you held meAnd you said in sincerityHow this time felt so differently

You never told me there was so much going onTrying to heal your broken heartIf I didn't know the stakes, I know I made mistakesBecause I felt aloneMy life, it changed that day, and there was no one to blameI showed up at your house, broke down on the couch'Cause boy, I felt ashamedAnd there are times it's hard to see the bigger picture that we paintThe moments pass us byAnd things that made us smile can be what makes you cry

You came into my life so fastJust when I started to forget my pastYou gave me a feeling I wanted to lastI thought, well, maybe I am readyYou said some things that I wanted to hearAnd so believable and sincereI know what we were feeling was real

You gave me reasons to believe I loved youAfter everything I been throughI was sure that I needed some timeI was falling faster than I wantedAsking myself what's importantYou told me that you adore my mindYou gave me reasons

I remember the first night you came aroundAnd saying things were so profoundI've always wanted a man who had foundA deeper level of awarenessLater on you asked me to wake with you at dawnTo go places only in a songYou knew what you were feeling was strong

I gave you reasons to believe I loved youAfter all the things you'd been throughYou were sure you needed some timeYou were falling faster than you wantedAsking yourself what's importantI told you that I adore your mindI gave you reasons

Reasons to not wanna make a mistakeWouldn't wanna put anything at stakeAnd risk another lonely heartbreakUp against odds only found in a bookWe bared the deepest part of our soulsI didn't really wanna let you go

Now and when I get to think of youI wonder if you escaped the blueAnd found the deeper part of you that is so beautiful and trueThere's a part of me that wonders if I'll ever knowThe reason you decided as thoughThere wasn't plenty of room to grow

'Cause there were reasons to believe I loved youAfter everything we'd been throughWe were sure that we needed some timeWe were falling faster than we wantedAsking ourselves what's importantI loved you 'cause you adored my mindYou gave me reasons

I'm setting intentionsI got a vision of a future that's so clearAnd did I mention that the design that's in my mind is so ideal?'Cause I been through drama and I'm learningTo do my best to put a rest to what's in the pastAnd I'm feeling humbled to know itThat after every up and down that I have faced

I'm OKAt the end of every dayI'm OKAnd after every up and down that I have facedI know that I'm OK

I'm setting the tempoGonna listen to the voice that's deep insideAnd I got potential to rise above the limits set inside my mind'Cause I'm healing trauma, unlearning'Cause what's important at the end of every dayIs how you handle the heartacheAnd after every single fear that I have faced

I'm OKAnd I see nowAt the end of every dayI'm OK(Just when you think you've had enough)And after every single fear that I have facedI know that I'm OK

And on a cloudy day, when everything seems grayKnow right around the way there's a sunny dayYou will seeSo I gotta stand strong, live on, sing out my song'Cause no one and no thing can take my power withinThe truth you hide lies deep insideSo sing out, sing alongAnd know your power is strong

Oh, it's a beautiful nightThe breeze, it feels so rightAnd I feel out of my mind'Cause you seem just like my typeSo why don't you

Sit with me, stay a little longerIf you leave, I might just wanna followStay the night and hold me 'til we wake upIs it just me, 'cause this feels like forever

Some things are not what they seemBut this, it feels like a dreamMy eyes, they just wanna see you close and naturallyI just want you to

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Oh, it's a beautiful nightThe stars, they light up the skyAbout now, I'm thinking it's time for me to make you mineBecause I just want you to

Your eyes take me to a place where I can feel so good insideBaby, you are so much more than I can takeFeels like every moment gone is way too long

I can't wait to get close to youAnd baby, I can't see, oh no, noSee myself without your loveEvery time I try to say the words in my heartWell, I can never relate that I just want to be close to you

Take me just the way I amIt seems that that's the way that you like it bestThen break me, you know I'm doing all I canTo keep all this love from pouring out my chest

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Close when the sky is bright, and when the stars fill up the nightCloser than you and I have ever beenI really wanna know you, baby, from withinWanna know what's behind those eyesThat melt away my heart and make me feel so right

Your eyes take me to a place where I can feel good insideOh oh oh ohYour eyes (your eyes) take me to a placeWhere I can feel (I feel good) inside, hey

Only you can give me the stars and moonIn the sky we'll be flying, you and I

I got the stars right here in my heartYou are the night, I am the moonlightI illuminate you in a different wayFor you I'll shine, light up your life

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Look at the sky, see the brightest lightThat is my love shining from aboveAnd if you forget or feel the light has dimmedOpen your eyes and look into the night

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So for the rest of time you'll be mine (be mine)You can know for sure I am yours (for sure)Because we share a destinyTo be truly and so deeply in love

Look at the sky, see the brightest lightThat is my love shining from aboveAnd don't you forget or feel the light has dimmedOpen your eyes and look into the night, yeah

One step forward and two steps backThat's how I always follow, even if I don't tryBut I keep chasing my dreams 'til the day I dieAnd though the times may seem so hard, I still will try, yeah

One step forward and two steps backOne step forward and two steps back

Steady climbing, gonna find my wayBecause there is no denying you gotta seize the daySo I keep chasing my dreams 'til the day I dieAnd though at times I get knocked down, I still will fight, yeah

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And I'm often reminded that it shouldn't be any other wayAnd if the time passes byYou'll get up and you will try again

I got a new point of view, and I'm looking in the distanceToday I chose to start anew, because I've been feeling so listlessI have found a place where I can rest my weary head, yeahBeautiful is the peace energy I feel instead, yeahBecause I'm changing my

Perspective (I am seeing things so differently)Perspective (It's an energy inside)I'm hoping to seek and willing to find a new state of mindPerspective, yeah, I'm changing mine

I gotta let go of the past for my inner peace to lastBecause another chance to grow, it's not guaranteed tomorrow, noI have found a chance for me to get to know myself, yeahBeautiful is the person that I am, above all elseAll because I'm changing my

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It's not easy trying to pretend, mostly feeling you're at an endIt's not easy trying to survive (It's not easy, tryin', yeah)Barely feeling you are aliveBut what a change in heart and mind, in time you'll find perspective

You did what you did, said what you feelIt didn't work out, so what's the big deal?But I just can't seem to get over the way you left me aloneOut in the cold, yeah

How do you seem to neglect it? The fact that I gave you everythingI kept my love for you on a shelf while you were running around(Running around)And how do you seem to forget it? The fact that I gave you everythingI kept my love for you on a shelf while you were running around(Running around)

It doesn't feel fair for you to be freeWhen you left me here, down on my knees, ohBut now that you seem to be over the life we built and love that we madeI guess you're doin' OK (I guess you're doin' OK)

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I'm thinkin' it's time for me to move onShouldn't be hard now that you're goneBut I just can't seem to get over the love we madeYou were putting it downBut you messed me around (oh oh oh)

I tend to know what I like, I'm pretty sure of my typeI'm not afraid to say what's on my mindAnd I'm fearless, headstrong, do you like it?

And can you handle a woman like me?Are you afraid to let me be free?Because most men fall back the moment they seeWhat you're in for with a woman like me

I may be up, then I'm down, but will you be aroundWhen I'm crying, trying to be strong?Because I'm fearful, fragile, will you learn?

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Don't be deceived by your eyesA girl like me can surpriseTake it from me, because it will take timeIf you can love me for all that I am and just let me be meThen you're ready for a woman like me

Rain is falling from the sky againAnother cloud has just passed inCan't remember when the sun last shinedSeems it's been this way for a minute

So I'll keep my eye out for those raysAnd look forward to better daysMaybe someday I'll find a placeIn a world so out of shape

Rain may fall and that's OKRivers turn into the seaWater knows how it must flowWinding towards a path unknown

Tears are falling from my face againI feel my fears all crashing inDon't remember when my soul last shinedI wish I could just get a minute

Going so much faster every dayDon't know if I can keep up the paceI go forward with a smiling face'Cause soon it will fall into place

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The clouds clear, gone away with my fearFor the first time I can see the sunshine

Finally I am facing some fears I've held insideLooking past it I avoided, instead I chose to hideOutside the world is turning, around it we goAll the while never knowing which way the wind will blow

But it makes me feel free, makes me feel rightKnowing that all we get in this lifeIs only by chance and for us to growSometimes we must step into the unknownIt makes me feel good, makes me feel freeKnowing that somewhere deep within meThere's always a chance for me to growIf I take that step into the unknown

Every moment we are changing, growing as we goI find it so amazing, there is still so much to learnBut still I get that feeling that I am not aloneAnd together we can face it, the fear of the unknown

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We're gonna make it through the changesWhatever life will throw our way, we'll take itMake the best of what you are and don't ever forsake it'Cause it's the only chance you got

We're gonna make it through the changesWhatever life will throw our way, we'll take it(We're gonna take it, yeah)Make the best of what you are and don't ever forsake it'Cause it's the only chance you got (oh, yeah)

We go round and around in circles 'til we both hit the groundPeople, they just don't knowKnow how far you're willing to go for me

I never thought I needed anyone but meI was blind, but somehowOh, you made me seeThat you'll always love me

It's hard to imagine howHow this world would break me downIf you weren't here by my sideOh, surely I wouldn't survive

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Show me the way and baby I'll followYou're the only one I wanna be with tomorrowEach and every day I thank God that you're here in my lifeAnd after all this time I finally got it right

Take a moment to count your blessingsAnd you will find what you already knowIt's the same thing we all seem to missIt's the one thing we find hard to express

Remember you got all the love that you need insideLet it just flow and take the rideThere will be new possibilitiesOpen up your heart and you will seeYou got all the love that you need insideLet it just flow and take the rideYou will see that you will just up and flyYou got all the love that you need inside

For a minute I thought I got itBut the next day I couldn't find my strength'Cause I was caught up in a world that I can't understandWhere we judge each other as if we canEven begin to try to understand what battles we fight in our headsAnd nothing's as easy as 1, 2, 3But if you follow through you will come to seeThat life is giving you the opportunity to be what you wanna be

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I had a love before who told me things I did believe, but I was never sureIt was in his eyes that I denied the truthInstead I chose to believe the liesI was under a spellBut I liked the way it made me feel, so I could never tellThat I was so unwise to give him all my loveWhen I knew it wouldn't last

I have seen a momentary loveBut you and I will always stayThere have been too many for too longAnd the promises that don't remainBecome a love before

I gave my heart before to a man who couldn't seeThat to him I'd have given the worldAnd although I tried he turned away my bestAnd still I stayed along for the rideWhy couldn't I tell that all he had to giveWas a lesson that I learned too well?And I was so unwise to give him all my loveAnd to think that it would last

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It's a story told too many times of a loveThat keeps you coming back, coming backThough you know it's just not right, still you feelCompelled to go running back, running backWhen you came into my life, I finally felt likeI got it right, got it rightAlthough it took some time, every love beforeLed me to you

I know I can be so difficultAnd you seem to be so fed up with me

I can tell this won't end wellI don't know where you'll go, but…

Think about it for a minute moreBefore you walk out the doorTake a second just to think it throughIs this the end of me and you?

This time I know I'll get it rightSo give me a chance to show you how it can be

You still say there's no way I can change, but I think you should

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You still say there's no way I can change, but I think you should

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I know we all just want to be acceptedWhether you're black or you're whiteYou're Buddhist or you're MuslimSomewhere the love got lost in translationAnd the ego's the one that wants to rule the nation

(I want to be free)I believe that we will see, everybody together, yes, you and meOne thing that we can agree is that we all just wanna be free(Free to be me)I believe that we will see, everybody together, yes, you and meOne thing that we can agree is that we all just wanna be free

There was a time when I would just accept itStereotypes and all of the assumptionsNow I have a mind and I'm not afraid to use itAlthough there are some who would rather I abuse it

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There is a chance, I know that we can make itThrough the good and the bad, we're strong enough to take itFor we are the ones who will never forsake itThe life that we live and the beauty that creates us

Far away is a place they sayWhere we can be free to be who we want to be

Well I won't wait for the day to comeWhen you and I can live as oneIt's not as far as it may seemThe dream

I can see, as far as it may beIt is coming nearThe dream will soon be real

I believe there's a time when weWill look into each other's eyesWithout a trace of animosity

Well I won't wait for that day to comeSo I vow now to love each oneFor we must live without fear untilWe dream

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I know it's getting kind of crazyAnd this love might have you thinkingThat you're done and leaving 'cause it wasn't what you thought it'd be

And I thought that I could make itWithout the one thing that brings me up when I'm down, down and outAnd now I'm stuck here on the ground

Don't give up on meI'll never let you downDon't give up on meI'll always be around

You say it's too hard to trust inAnd yet you keep up the lovin' to get me to stayAnd still you say it's just not right

But don't ever get to thinkin'That you could give me a reason to ever leave your sideBecause it's right here I wanna be

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I've been waiting for the moment for you finally to noticeThat I am here and waiting for the chance to give you loveAnd I can give you a reason to trust and finally believe in my loveSo baby, baby, don't give up on me

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I know your heart was never mineAnd to her you would go back every timeBut I can hear you whispering to me, "Won't you stay the night?"And yours is a love that I can't deny

So one last timeI need to feel your heart beating close to mineI can't fight the need to have you next to meOne last time

It would be so easy for you to stayAnd give me all the love she turns awayBut in the distance I see the moon lighting up the nightAnd you will be gone by the early light

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Stay with me until you have to goThere is not a soul in the world who knowsWho you really are when you're with meYour soul is the lock and I have the key

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So now you tell me this is not exactly what you thought it'd beYou don't think that we should have to tryI guess I should be happy that we had ever met at allBecause I always loved you for your mind

How will I know if my feelings were for sure?How could I tell? I wouldn't have the wordsHow would he feel if I knew the truth?That I, I wouldn't care even if he lied

Tell me, why's it so hard to walk away from you?I see there can't be any other way, oh noI try real hard to connect to youBut each time I miss my shot and it falls throughI don't know if I can handle feeling this wayBut each time that you hold me I feel so much pain

Should I go? Should I stay?Is it right? Who's to say?But if you say the wordThen I will walk away

Should I go? Should I stay?Is it right? Who's to say?But if you say the wordThen I will walk away

I know it's hard for you to open up to meBut you should try and just let your emotions freeI know you got problems you need to address'Cause you can't love me if you don't love yourselfYou know I am willing to see this thing throughBut at this point the rest is all up to you

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Time goes by, still I tryOur love stays slipping awaySo should I let it go, should I let it go?I don't know

Is it really love that can make me do these things?Lately I've been acting like a childIf it seems that I haven't been myself at allIt's because my world's turned upside down

It's not like me to act that wayI don't know how I changedBut I can see that it's not you, it's me

No need to explain why you just don't feel this wayIf it were me, I'd have done the same

I wish I were strong, because then I'd carry onInstead I'll wait 'til the heartache is gone

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This is how it ends, barely even friendsOne love gone while one clings to the endOf something I never even had all along

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Oh, it's not like me to act that wayIf I was you, I'd do the sameOh, one love gone while one clings to the endOf something I never hadOh, something I never had

I feel things about to turn around for me'Cause I've been workin' for a long timeI know the time's about to change for weWe're gonna see a better day

Just when you think you've had enoughAnd you feel you're gonna give upThat's when life'll turn around and you'll seeIn the problem is the opportunity

Just when you think you've had enoughAnd you feel you're gonna give upThat's when life'll turn around and you'll seeThe opportunity

I feel like it could be the dayFor me to think about it in a brand new way

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You know that you could do the sameIf you, if you cast your fears away

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You give me strength, you give me courageWhen I can't seem to find either on my ownYou give me hope when I am doubtfulAnd all the faith that was lost can now be found

You are the light that always brightens up my dayWhen everything is wrong, you make it all okayYou make me feel like I can reach and touch the skyI'm high with you by my side

You are my sight, you are my wisdomYou help me see the things I know weren't thereYou pick me up when I am down lowAnd take me to a place I've never been before

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Take me higher, take me higherEvery day you're my desireOh, you really keep the fire burning, baby, yeah, it's burning for yaOh, you know I can't resist it, all the love you keep on giving'Cause it's real and I can do anything with you by my side

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Your love is never enoughIt's like a glass only half filled upI'm trying hard to see the other sideNo matter how I look I just don't know how

To show you the way back to your heartYou gotta give me a sign so I know where to startNever knowing how much I should give or when to stopIt's got me thinking this love will never make it to the top

I try every day to love myself and be my own best friendBut you're bringing me down and I can't stayCaught up in your love like this every day, oh no

So show me the way back to your heartYou gotta give me a sign so I know where to startNever knowing how much I should give or when to stopIt's got me thinking this love will never make it to the top

Show me the way back to your heart

My love was always too muchAnd you could never handle it as suchYou never tried to see it from my sideNo matter how I look I just don't know how

I can see it now, you and meNever being apart, we don't wanna beLooking out for love because we got what we needCan you hear me now?I'm calling out to you but you're far awayCome a little closer, there's something I gotta know

Where do you want to go?I'll take you right now if you're ready to exploreHow do you wanna be?I can see it in your eyes that you're ready to break free

If you think about how many people go without lovingIt would make you think that we got nothing to findBut this love inside is calling, and my lonely heart is fallingCome a little closer and I'll show you inside

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Given my heart to you, and now I'm finding it on the floorGave my soul to you, but you forgot it down the hall

I don't see much of a need to tryWhen I've given my all and you just pass it byI can see through all the lies you tellI know you well

Leaving this part of townGonna pack my things, find a new place to beOne that won't give me a million reasons to think of youAnd the way we used to be

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Well I can't see stayingAm I giving up or giving in to the way that it is?You can't abuse me, use me up, and then you just refuse meNo, that's not the way that it is

Take all of me, leave nothing behindI know that you've been through it all

Don't be afraid of what we might turn intoThere's more at stake than just your heart

Take some time, you will findEverything depends on those three wordsI love you

I see your eyes, they stare into meI've never wanted anymoreI'll take these arms, wrap them around youI'll hold tighter than I have before

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I've never seen the beauty of day until there was youYou came and showed me there is a way to give my heart and be true

Don't be afraid of what we might turn intoThere's more at stake than just your heart

Take some time, you will findEverything depends on those three wordsI love you, I do

Right now it might seem what's real couldn't break in a million yearsBut I know it can't stay this wayWith time also comes change

Don't you fear we won't be freeWith some love we'll change what they seeIt'll take some time but when we alignWe could change their mindsOne at a time

With everything that they make us seeWe might feel there's no hope for you or for meLet's stand together and up to thatI'll fight for you if for me you fight back

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Right now it might seem what's real couldn't break in a million yearsBut I know it can't stay this wayWith time also comes change

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Some days it seems that more and moreI need to look back on yesterdayTo see the path that we have traveledJust to make sure we're on our way

To a brighter day, under a brighter sunMaking more of what we need to get alongI know that we forget the things we haveBut I also know that gratitude comes from the path you choose

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To a brighter star in a darker skyTwinkling above us in the misty nightThe universe is vast and so I knowIf I keep on heading down this road there's just one place to go

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We're on our wayWe're, we're on our way

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Beyond this plane, I know you are safe from painAnd this life, to you it has been unkind

I do believe you're out there and watching over meYou can see me now, wondering if you are around

Though I can't see, I still believeThat you are with me nowAnd you know somehow

The hurtful things I've done weren't ever an absence of loveI just wanted you to be safe and here with me

You lived your life the way you wanted, ain't that right?And now you are freeAlways you're watching over me

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I love you, Mom

I won't look at your picture, and I won't pick up the phoneI can't call once again knowing you won't answerWe're too far apartAnd I know in my heart

That you're living a lieAnd I can't denyMy heart is broken in half nowAnd it's not enough to come together as one

I don't drive down your street now, I just take the longer wayI can't stand to pretend my heart doesn't break downWhen we are apartAnd I know in my heart

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I gave you my love (you blew it)There was no one above (you knew it)And I won't be the one to wait in vain

When you're living a lieAnd I can't denyMy heart is broken in half nowAnd it's not enough to come together as one

I didn't know you had a weakness for temptation that I just didn't seeSuch a fool to believe you when you told me it was only meI heard that you were sneaking around in past relationships and telling liesI believed that you could change, but only now I realize

Ain't it funny how you think I did you wrongWhen I'm really feeling like I know I did you rightBaby, tell me how a love can be so wrong?Baby, tell me how, ain't it funny how?

I had a sneaking suspicion after only a couple of daysWhen I was staring deep into your eyes and then you looked the other wayNow I don't mind my man taking in the beauty of another girlBut my love is worthy of a man who makes me feel like I'm his world

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Hey baby, I can't wait to see yaYou're the one I adore and I knowWe ain't got a long timeAnd I want you to feel just rightYou take it fast, I'll take it slow

Three hours 'til I get home, and I know what you're thinkingIt's been a while since I've seen my babyI was wondering if you really wanted toMeet me in the front, in back or on the sideWe could do those things that you likeAll those things

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Two hours 'til I get home, and you know I've been thinkingAbout the way that you say you love meI was wondering if you really wanted toTell me all the things that you think I wanna knowLike the places that we'll go while we're here

Fast and slow andFast and slow andFast and slow andFast and slow and…

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My heart sings a melody, a song written so sweetInspired by the way you move me, and by the energy you bring

Let's go down beneath the wavesAnd stay under there for daysI don't find the need to breatheWhen you're next to me

Your love leaves me wanting more, so I do the things I knowKeep the fire burning in our soulsSo won't you tell me all I wanna know?

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My heart sings a melody, a song written so sweetInspired by the way you move me, and by the energy you bring

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Explain to me your position and I'll try to see the lightI've already heard it's a lesson for me to try to learnBut they say fool me once, fool me twiceAnd there won't be a third time for you to try to break my heartOr convince me that I don't know better and maybe I should try to start

Explain to me, I will listen how you think it's fine to lieGuess you look at it like an omission, and that may work for youAnd you might fool me once, fool me twiceBut there won't be a third time for you to try to break my heartOr convince me that I don't know better and maybe I should try to start

So long you convinced me that we shouldn't be apartFirst time, shame on you, two times, shame on meThree days I waited, but you don't seem to come around

From the first time you told meLet me into your heart but don't let it goIt was already doneYou said wait, now, don't fall too deep in love'Cause it cannot be undoneBut I didn't know

I thought that just maybe it could be me and youWalking hand in hand, just us twoI thought just maybe your heart would be trueAnd I could stop spending time looking for loveBecause I found you

I was open, didn't take too long for you to come to me and my lonely heartYou were different from the start, tooI knew time was all we needed to make itAnd now here we are, here we are

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Spent all my time trying to see what love should be(Spent all my time trying to see)Vision of love showed me what I was meant to see(A vision of what love is meant to be)Through it all I've come to find what I needed so(And through it all what I've come to find)Was right here all the time(It was right here all the time)

Taking each step so slowlyWith hope that one day I will get off this ground againBut I know I'm gonna fly

You are light, you are joySharing peace all around youWith your love I will open up

Possibility is all that's out there nowBeing open to feel the love is just the beginning now

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I took a chance to be all that I dreamedAnd now I'm learning to feel the love that comes from inside of me

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If you could remember all the times when we walked side by sideWhen you watched me grow into who I amThen maybe it would bring you back to this worldUntil then you'll just be the lost one

All the memories run through me, then it all fades to darkWhen I try to, it hurts me to bring back that loveTo give up on you, my mother, is the hardest partBut I can't reach you when you're just the lost one

Maybe time will heal all these woundsThey say it heals everythingBut where this pain cuts so deep will always be a scar

Tell me just one thing before I can't hear anymoreThat you love me, because I love youThough it seems so hard to watch you fade into that dark holeThat I can't get to, though I want to, and although you go aloneOh, it makes me a lost one

Fairly certain that I really know you nowSee myself in your eyes, in the way that you speakFinally comfortable now in another's embraceI look at you and then

You change as I remain the sameIs this a game that I don't know how to play?

Then the next morning arrives and you smile in lightAnd everything you put through melts behind the lies(You) tell me one time how you really careAs I fall back, and then

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You changed into a person that I did not knowYou fooled around with my heartAnd I went right along, it's all my faultYou dedicated the time, invigorated my mind and my soulAnd I fell in love with you

I can't believe it, I've fallen in loveBut not a love that my heart dreamed ofIt's slowly beating, but it's out of time with the beat, and the fault's all mineYou told me, baby, I'll see you at threeI'm all alone and it's three thirtyI can't believe it, I've fallen in love

Times change and you don't know which way the wind will blowOnly thing that's sure is the lesson you learn and how you growMaybe you need some time to relax yourself and free your mindAnd maybe work on you

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Sometimes love is not what it seemsBut I knew right then, it was the third time, I told you, no more

Oh Lord, I can't believe what I've done to his heartI made it bleed

I've been, been living a lieAnd I never meant to hurt or make him cry

I have learned the hard way by what I've done to you

I took, took, took all of my chancesNow I'm only left with reverieI've done all that I can, and I can't give more than that

I would give my life to go back and make things rightOh Lord, I can't believe what I've done to his heartI made it bleed

Broken, the pieces are tornAnd your heart has been left all aloneOh Lord, I can't believe what I've done to his heartI made it bleed

For three days and nights I wondered if you were coming back to meBut now I'm seeing through our time apart that it wasn't meant to beI held on to something so wrong for fear that I would be aloneBut when you're crying for a broken love, it's time to make it on your own

I'm strong, so strong, never be afraid to make it aloneYou lied, I cried, never again will I compromise

You liked to feel the power whenever you made me cryI stayed up all night by the hour just trying to figure whyYou never tried to make it alright, you said you had to be aloneYou showed me a side to you and I showed you, no more

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Baby, I told you no more when you walked out the doorAnd you showed me that I'm strong

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Finally I feel alive, I've waited all of my lifeKnowing you're here but we can'tSo patiently I hold back

Love can't employ our intention nowWe can't break through

Feel the heat from the nightTake in all from the light that cascades on you nowIt's showing us how

We can enjoy this moment nowCan't we just break through

Just take me now, you know that I can't stayDon't make me beg or just turn away

Love can't employ our intention nowCan't we just break throughCan we enjoy this moment now?Can't we just break through

Come over here, baby, while the moon hangs low in the skyThe stars are shining so brightlyAnd I can see the universe in your eyes

I'm gonna free your mind tonightShow you how to be with the one who knows what's right

It's been a million years since the star I see has died awayThat doesn't matter because the fire still burns the same

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Life is a short thing that will come but it won't lastAnd just like that star still, our love will always last

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Feel the magic come over youHear the music withinYou gotta trust your instinctDon't be afraid to feel what you do deep inside

Be cool, don't rush it too soonYou gotta take time, and if you fake it you'll loseYou're gonna get it rightBecause you don't wanna loseYou know you got a desire

Don't lose hope, it only takes timeRelax your body and your mindYou're going back and forthCan't get it, can't get it, and thenIt takes over your soul, taking you from deep withinOh, you gotta

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I took one look at you and I knew it was the endYour eyes reveal the love you lost, there's no need to pretendI know you so well, your feelings cannot hideI know in your heart, our love has died

You won't hurt me if you wanna goAnd if it makes you happy, I will let you knowThat I only wanna see, wanna see you be free

You don't have to be afraid to tell me how you feelI thought this love was built on being realBut now I see it was all an illusionYour dishonesty is my confusion

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I hope that we will always be friendsTo go our own ways should not mean it's the endOf something that's taught me, taught me so muchAbout what it means to be in love

Lately I've been thinkin' that, clearly, you are the perfect one for meYou treat me like I am heaven sentSometimes I get thinking too much about this lifeAnd when I'm gonna figure out my dreams

But you bring back the center of gravityYou pull me down from the clouds in time to make me seeThe sun was shining all along (I do)I searched and never thought I would've found a love in youAnd now it's time for us to settle downBecause baby I do (I do) want you

You thought it was a little bit crazyTo commit to something that you thought maybe might not make it throughBut here we are a few years laterAnd I'm still here, and now I finally understand your dreams

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Time ain't gonna stop, and neither will my love for youI never thought I'd figure out my dreams

Here you are standing on the right side of meA ring in your hand made just for me, and I've got one for youVows written to explain just what I'll doTo keep this fire burning on, through and through for you

Day by day, what can I say?I can't stay here no moreI say goodnight, by the dawn's earlyAnd I stumbled out the door

And I'll be just another stranger who knows your nameAnd you'll be just a little baby who's not to blameStatic remains, stations too proud to be changed

All my life I meant to throw the diceAnd I dropped them on the floorI went to pick them up and by the time I got enoughYou'd staggered out the door

Here and there, my kingdom of despairYou know I'd rather be aloneI turned to look but the sound was all it tookTo remove me from my throne

And now I'm just another stranger who knows your nameAnd you'll be just a little baby who's not to blameBecause I'm just another stranger who knows your nameAnd you'll be just a little baby who's not to blameStatic remains, stations too proud to be changed

Come over here, sit downDon't wanna relax?You're always rushing around, always checking your factsFeel the music all aroundI know it's taken meLet's put some soul records onDig it 'til we're feeling free

We're gonna drop that needle downFeel the grooves are tightThere ain't no time to mess aroundI got some good adviceCan't move forward unless we're lookin' backLet's put some soul records onMotown, Atlantic, or Stax

I said yeah, yeah, yeahPut your soul records on, come on and groove now, babyYeah, yeah, yeahPut your soul records onI said yeah, yeah, yeahPut your soul records on

Why did I ever get so hung up on you?Through all the endless games you seem to put me throughHow could such a sweet face put me through such times?Constant give and take, a kiss and a smileYou know you scarred my heart, you make me go insane, childI hope one day you know, I hope you feel the same

I've been denied, after all those times I triedAll your useless alibisI've been denied, after all those times I triedAll your useless alibis

So here I am again calling you on the lineI play these, play these stupid gamesI don't wanna put up a fightBut I try to play it cool, deep inside I'm dyingOne day I'm gonna wisen up, for now I'll keep on trying

But you're so misalignedAnd I know you can't, can't handle the dramaAnd I wanna, wanna, I wanna make you say it backYou don't seem to even care

Testing me with your questions, but I can bet ya I got it downYou think you got a leg up, a few years on me, maybeBut I know what's going on

This life is pretty short and this reality we live inTry to make it worth my whileI say what I need to say, I play what I want to play

I don't want to waste my time, I do it alone just fineWon't find me whining, I'll take two hits and press rewindIt might not interest you but open up your mind, 'cause II don't want to waste my time, I do it alone just fineWon't find me whining, I'll take two hits and press rewindIt might not interest you but open up your mind and try to find

A quiet place for you to sit and figure out what life is all about'Cause the world is trippin' you outYou need to chill out and try to handle your lifeYou might not know what to do, but someway you'll make it throughNobody said I would help you

I don't want to waste my time, I do it alone just fineWon't find me whining, I'll take two hits and press rewindIt might not interest you but open up your mind, 'cause I

When I get together with you, I don't like it when I'm feeling so blueThe boss is riding me on the job, and the traffic light is just like a mobBut all those things don't feel the same this eveningMy love is not fair, and boy, you gotta believe me

You know my heart is in the right placeYou know my heart is in the right placeYou know my heart is in the right placeYou know my heart is in the right place

Know that you could probably relate that I got too many things on my plateWish that they'd invent a way to add more hours into a dayI know we're not connecting like we shouldAnd if I could change it, boy, you know that I would

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Give it just a little more timeAfter a day or two I'm sure we'll be fineThe ups and downs that life throws our wayWill repeat tomorrow, no one can sayI know we're not connecting like we shouldAnd if I could change it, boy, you know that I would

Touch my hand and you will feel itListen to my voice and you will hear itWhat you've done to me is something that my body language cannot hideSo if it shows too much, too fast, don't run

Everything you've shown me so far is everything I needSo if I get emotional, just knowIt's because I'm overwhelmed with your love, babeIt makes me nervous to think of times I gave my heart awayBut I will this time, and I'll hope that you won't goDon't go, no

Oh, your touch is so intrinsicIt's a fire that burns deep in me, babeIt was so dark without your embraceBut now you're here and the sun's shining on your faceFace to face we lay nowI'm staring deep into those green eyesEyes that see me for me, and all I see is you

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We all have a story, each will differ from you to meDecisions we make from day to day determine the future we will lead

So take time with your choices in what you do from day to dayRemember all actions cause a chain reactionAnd I miss you now you've gone away

All the people you've touched can feel you nowBecause your presence is beyond reachBut I can still hear your laughter calling after meAnd I regret the day I turned your friendship awayI was scared of the choices you madeAnd now I sing this song today

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Seeing all that had come undone when I went to pack up and runThere was somewhere I'd go inside, but I would just cloud up my mind

'Cause you're my soul, my soul salvationYou're my soul, my soul salvationPeace only comes with you

When I have to walk this world aloneWill I find you when I get back home?Will you help me, darling, see what's right?'Cause I think I'm just too weak to fight

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I don't know how, I can't explain how you help me stop the rain

I don't know how, I can't explain how you help me stop the rainMy faith was lost, my spirit drowned, you put me back on solid groundI don't know how, I can't explain how you help me stop the rainMy faith was lost, my spirit drowned, you put me back on solid ground

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It seems too many days have come and passedBut time was never meant to lastWe live in the moment but we don't realizeIn time what we can compromise

Getting caught up in the drama, some days it never endsTrying hard to make a dollar, I gotta introduce my endsAnd at the same time remember, we gotta

Live in the momentTime is often stolenAnd before you know itYour story is told, and at an end, yeah

It took some time for me to see how simple this life can beAnd once I took the time to realizeIn time what we all compromise

Getting caught up in the drama, those days are at an endNow that I got the power to give my life a simple endAnd at the same time remember

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