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every day i just dragged my feet across the cityscape
i was exhausted and afraid
of the empty page that sat and stared back at my uninspired face
i was just too tired to play

i lost my mind, my drive
my will to find my way through the grit and the grime
i spent my life waiting at the wrong station
i just had to get back home

and well, every night i just tossed and turned you over in my mind
you wouldn't have liked what i kept inside
didn't need to hide any secrets dear, my love was genuine
i wanted yours to mirror mine, but why?

i missed the mark
my heart was shooting blanks like you were lined up at the start
i wasted years waiting for your call, baby
why wouldn't you just say no?

i lost it on the way home, waiting for a train
oh just take me away to somewhere i've never seen
i lost it in the smoke blown over the window
just take it away i think it's time i came clean
i've loved you from the moment you accidentally stole my heart and made it
yours and yours alone
so grab your things and let's go, i'm taking you cause i won't let the world do
to you what it did to me

i said my goodbyes in silence
a little overwhelmed by all of the attention, brown eyes
but i'll still sing for you