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Round And Round
04:39
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When you think of me now
Do you picture the past?
Or do you wonder when you’ll see me again?
And if we tried it now
Do you think that we’d last?
Or would we slip away like water through hands?
Not a day goes by
That you’re not on my mind
But I know I’ll never pick up the phone
Because I’d rather wonder why
For the rest of my life
Than be next to you still feeling alone
But I miss you in my bones
And I want you to know that I can’t stay mad
And I told you to go but I don’t mean that
And you hurt me but I know I’ll miss you just the same
And I know that we’re just going round and round
As we dig ourselves into the ground
But I still turn around every time someone says your name
When I think of you now
I see it all laid out
Like a script and I’m reading someone else’s part
When I think of you now
I still can’t figure out how,
I can’t make sense of the way we fell apart
All I see’s my bleeding heart
And I want you to know that I can’t stay mad
And I told you to go but I don’t mean that
And you hurt me but I know I’ll miss you just the same
And I know that we’re just going round and round
As we dig ourselves into the ground
But I still turn around every time someone says your name (says your name)
And I know it’s wrong
And I should just move on
But there’s a part of me that still runs back to you
Because if I let go
And you’re really gone
Then what will I have left to hold onto?
Cause I’m afraid that I need you
And I want you to know that I can’t stay mad
And I told you to go but I don’t mean that (I don’t mean that)
And you hurt me but I know I’ll miss you just the same (just the same)
And I know that we’re just going round and round
As we dig ourselves into the ground
But I still turn around every time someone says your name
(Oh, when I hear your name, I turn back around)
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2. |
Write You Out Of Me
04:43
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Step in through the doorway, take off your shoes
When you leave I don’t want any traces left of you
All that I’ll remember is that an angel was here
Not even your name, my dear
Step in through the window, take off your coat
Put away that knife you’re holding at my throat
All that I’ll remember is the song you stole
And I won’t tell a single soul
Take what you want from me
But when you’re done, could you at least have the courtesy to leave?
Maybe this is how it’s meant to be, maybe I’m meant to be alone
Because the only hearts I ever love I can never call my own
Little good all this music does, no matter how much I sing
However many words I write on this page, I could never write you out of me
Tell me why you came here, don’t you lie
You don’t have to worry, I won’t cry
Some men bring roses like you brought me pain
And your voice runs through my veins
Don’t tell me where you’re going if you go
Cause I’m afraid I might follow if I know
All that I’ll remember is how long you stayed
And every single price I paid
Take what you want from me
But when you’re done, could you at least have the courtesy to leave?
Maybe this is how it’s meant to be, maybe I’m meant to be alone
Because the only hearts I ever love I can never call my own
Little good all this music does, no matter how much I sing
However many words I write on this page, I could never write you out of me
Take what you want from me
But when you’re done, could you at least have the courtesy to leave?
Maybe this is how it’s meant to be, maybe I’m meant to be alone
Because the only hearts I ever love I can never call my own
Little good all this music does, no matter how much I sing
However many words I write on this page, I could never write you out of me
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3. |
New York City
05:02
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They say New York City’s lonely
Well I don’t think that’s true
I say New York City’s the only
Place I can be free from you
Cause every time I’m around you
I see my whole world on fire
You know the hottest flames burn blue
While the ashes pile up higher
I will climb to the top of the highest building in town
All the pictures of you will drop
I’ll watch them spiraling down, down, down
Subway cars and late night bars will do their best to erase you
Blood red wine and bright skylines will try and try to replace you
You are my chains, alcohol in my veins, but now you have to release me
I cannot stay so I’m flying away, away to New York City
I will take a taxi as far as I can go
I’ll drink more black coffee and try to heal my broken bones
But there’s one thing I’m still afraid of; I have dreams that I still fall
Cause what if hearts aren’t made of mendable material?
I will climb to the top of the highest building in town
The heart that still beats for you will stop
As I watch the city burn down, down, burn down
Subway cars and late night bars will do their best to erase you
Blood red wine and bright skylines will try and try to replace you
You are my chains, alcohol in my veins, but now you have to release me
I cannot stay so I’m flying away, away to New York City
Lips the color of cherries or blood
It all depends on your point of view
Rain grows the flowers or just brings the flood
Two drops of poison or two eyes of blue
I never told you so you’ll never know
That is the one thing that I will regret
I suspect no matter how far I go
You are the one thing I’ll never forget, forget
Subway cars and late night bars will do their best to erase you
Blood red wine and bright skylines have tried and failed to replace you
You are my chains, alcohol in my veins; I’m begging you to release me
I cannot stay so I’m flying away, away to New York City
To New York City
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4. |
Come Back Around
05:12
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Give me a sign
I’ll take anything
I’m not a mind reader,
My darling
Give me a word
I’ll fill in the rest
Am I getting your worst
While giving you my best?
Sing me a song
I’ll take any tune
I know them all by heart
I learned them all from you
Give me a line
I’ll finish the page
Need to know if it’s in my mind
Are we starting to change?
There is a heaven for us
There a paradise but the road is treacherous
Take my hand, I won’t let you go
Don’t ask me how far, I don’t know
Take my love, I won’t let you down
We’ve made it this far, don’t leave me now
And if you ever get lost you can always come back around
Show me a star
So I can follow you
Leave me a million scars
So I’ll remember you
Tell me a lie
As long as it’s sweet
I’ll let you paint all my skies
Shades of bittersweet
There is a heaven for us
There is a paradise but the road is dangerous
Take my hand, please don’t let me go
I won’t ask you how far, I know you don’t know
Take my love, please don’t let me down
We’ve made it this far, I won’t leave now
And you ever get lost you can always come back around
I wanna know you like I know my own songs
I wanna hold you even if it might be wrong
I’m gonna be here if the sky falls down
And if we lose our way it’s okay as long as we come back around
Take my hand, I won’t let you go
Don’t ask me how far, I don’t know
Take my love (take my love) I won’t let you down (don’t let me down)
We’ve made it this far, don’t leave me now (I won’t leave now)
And if you ever get lost, you can always come back around
(Oh baby, come back around)
And if you ever get lost, you can always come back around
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5. |
Heart Of Gold
03:35
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I drove through seven states
To get away, and I cried the whole way
I wrote a thousand words
A thousand ways that I didn’t say “I loved you”
And I thought when I let them fly, I said goodbye
Never knew that the wind would take them back,
Back to you
From stealing smiles in grocery aisles to holding you at night
From broken promises to kisses at every traffic light
I’d do it all again if you told me then you’d be mine to hold
Now I fall asleep listening to the beat of your heart of gold
You made a few mistakes
I turned away when I wanted to stay
Our signals crossed, a heavy cost
But all love lost comes back someday
I loved you, and I’ll be damned if I let go, when you know you know
And I knew that someday I’d come back,
Back to you
From stealing smiles in grocery aisles to holding you at night
From broken promises to kisses at every traffic light
I’d do it all again if you told me then you’d be mine to hold
Now I fall asleep listening to the beat of your heart of gold
From jagged parts of broken hearts to finally feeling whole
It’s like waking up, we’re making up the time that sadness stole
I’d do it all again if you told me then you’d be mine to hold
Now I fall asleep listening to the beat of your heart of gold
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