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Artist: Ariana Grande
Canonical path: /ariana-grande/you-don-t-know-me
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You Don't Know Me
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You Don't Know Me
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They don't understand
They don't understand, no
Then they try to tell me who I am
They don't understand
They don't understand, no
You want a perfect picture to believe in
Then you can't be looking for me then
I don't need to live by your rules
You don't control me
And 'till you've walked a mile in my shoes
You don't know me
And I know, I know, I know, you don't like it
You don't, you don't, you don't know where I've been
It's my life so truth be told
I see you thinking, but there's just one thing, dear
You think you know, but you don't have no idea
Think you know me, but there's more to see, my love
The same arguments time and time again
And you watched them all happen
But they don't understand, no
Thinkin' you're the reason that it ends
And he won't be back again
But they don't understand, no
You want a perfect picture to believe in
Then you can't be looking for me then
I don't need to live by your rules
You don't control me
And 'till you've walked a mile in my shoes
You don't know me
And I know, I know, I know, you don't like it
You don't, you don't, you don't know where I've been
It's my life so truth be told
You don't know me
This girl you see in photographs
Is only a part of the one I am
Don't judge me 'cause that's not reality
And all I can be is in love with who I'm becoming
Think you know me, but there's more to see, my love
You think you know, but you don't have no idea
I don't need to live by your rules
You don't control me
And 'till you've walked a mile in my shoes
You don't know me
And I know, I know, I know, you don't like it
You don't, you don't, you don't know where I've been
It's my life so truth be told (I see you thinking)
You don't know me
I don't need to live by your rules
You don't control me
And 'till you've walked a mile in my shoes
You don't know me
And I know, I know, I know, you don't like it
You don't, you don't, you don't know where I've been
It's my life so truth be told
I see you thinking, but there's just one thing, dear
You think you know, but you don't have no idea
Think you know me, but there's more to see, my love
My love
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