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Well...I Tried
03:33
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I've been in love, I've broken hearts
And had mine shattered too
But no dead-end road tears you apart
Unless you park there like a fool
You ask where could I go
If there's nobody home
Waiting for me
Well, I tried for what felt like my whole life
To keep up with the ever-moving spotlight
But hindsight won't step at the front of my mind
'Cause it's OK to exist alone sometimes
Please understand I've yet to learn
My adult identity
Who I am to everyone
May not be who I am to me
But there's nothing I wouldn't do
To function like you
Wild and free
Well, I tried for what felt like my whole life
To keep up with the ever-moving spotlight
But hindsight won't step at the front of my mind
'Cause it's OK to exist alone sometimes
I'll go lakeside
Burdens left behind
Just me and the sky
Reflecting in the water
Well, I tried for what felt like my whole life
To keep up with the ever-moving spotlight
But hindsight won't step at the front of my mind
'Cause it's OK to exist alone sometimes
If you try it for your whole life
Keeping up with the ever-moving spotlight
But hindsight shouldn't step at the front of your mind
'Cause it's OK to exist alone sometimes
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You say "it's only one mistake
They'll forget all about it"
It's too late, my brain is on its way
To bring the day down but
It's better if you don't know
I hate having to explain myself
In a silly scenario
I didn't play so well
My thoughts drone on and on and on
And my heartbeat's working overtime
If I try to sleep it off
There's too much noise
Vibrating every limb
Then it dissipates without a reason why
I think when I was just a kid
It didn't happen like this
I kept regretfulness at bay
I'm certain of it now and
I'm better if I let go
But I'm having to reteach myself
After years on my own
Keeping things bottled up
My thoughts drone on and on and on
And my heartbeat's working overtime
If I try to sleep it off
There's too much noise
Vibrating every limb
Then it dissipates without a reason why
Ooo
Ooo
Ooo
No
My thoughts drone on and on and on
And my heartbeat's working overtime
If I try to sleep it off
There's too much noise
Vibrating every limb
Then it dissipates without a reason why
You say "it's only one mistake
They'll forget all about it"
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3. |
IOU
03:37
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This evening, I'll see
If you can gimme a ride home
Got two flats and I
Lost my damn phone
I'm at my lowest of all my lows
You say "no sweat
It happens to everyone"
Then you buy another round
And wanna get me blind drunk
I'm on my way to forgetting why I feel lost
You come through
Just like you always do
And you got no obligation
It's just honest friendship
That drives you
I could be feeling blue
Then you correct my views
You're a saint of no religion
Brother of no relation
I owe you
And lately I've been
In one of my crotchety moods
I snap at anyone
That I feel spews platitudes
But there's no excuse for being this rude
You endure a lot
By merely being around me
Like my excessive show
Of insecurities
Then your steady stillness inspires apologies
'Cause
You come through
Just like you always do
And you got no obligation
It's just honest friendship
That drives you
I could be feeling blue
Then you correct my views
You're a saint of no religion
Brother of no relation
I owe you
You come through
Just like you always do
And you got no obligation
It's just honest friendship
That drives you
I could be feeling blue
Then you correct my views
You're a saint of no religion
Brother of no relation
I owe you
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4. |
Love You First
03:47
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When you know
You don't really need to be told
It takes everything in your bones
To never let go
When you choose
To say it aloud, it seems new
And maybe dangerous too
'Cause you feel what you could lose
And you could drift apart
For better and worse
But the next who charms your heart
Didn't love you first
Love you first
Safe and sound
Resembles your shape for now
Not eager to rejoin the ground
Or sneak a look down
You can't make sense
Even if you tried for it
So overwhelmed by this
Romance for the ages
And you could drift apart
For better and worse
But the next who charms your heart
Didn't love you first
Oh, sure, to some, it makes no difference
Once they move on
But it can be hard to finally extinguish
Any flame you ever lost
So you could break apart
'Cause of some rogue curse
But the next who charms your heart
Didn't get to love you first
Love
Love
Love you first
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Jeffrey Michael Widman Dallas, Texas
Singer-songwriter based out of Dallas, TX, exploring sounds mainly in the pop and rock genres.
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