Never Shout Never - Lousy Truth

0Verse:
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1Girl, I've been thinking a lot
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2G#out who we could have been
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3If I was back home just chillin'
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4with you and all my friends
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5    But dear I'm gone
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6and that's the lousy truth
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8Verse:
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9   For the past 3 years
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10I swear I've been a better man
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11than who I've become
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12I know, I know, I know I let you down
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13But I've been gone
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14for too damn long
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16Chorus:
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17  So if you go away right now,
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19then I can guarantee
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20that I won't break your heart
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21  But if you go and stay,
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23then baby I will hope and pray
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24that you would run a  -  way
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25Cause dear it breaks my   heart
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26to see you here
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28Verse:
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29So shine outward, not inward
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30You've been a selfish little girl
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31For the past 3 years
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32I've been through more than you can know
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33and God I don't
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34want you to know
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36What I have been through
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37cause you just wouldn't understand
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38you're just a girl with some issues
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39as bad as it might sound
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40But you're the girl
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41who's been driving me mad
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43Chorus:
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44  So if you go away right now,
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46then I can guarantee
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47that I won't break your heart
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48  But if you go and stay,
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50then baby I will hope and pray
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51that you would run a  -  way
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52Cause dear it breaks my   heart
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53to see you here
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54So go to school in Chicago
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55find a new boy, a new life,
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56a whole new set of friends
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57Cause all that I'll ever do is break your heart
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58and dear it breaks my heart
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59to see you here
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60Yeah, dear it breaks my heart
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61to see you here
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64But just so you know...
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65I've been thinking a lot of
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66who we could have been
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67if i was back home,
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68just chilling with you and all my friends
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69But dear, I'm gone
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70and that's the lousy truth.
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