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Artist: Chris Isaak
Canonical path: /chris-isaak/the-way-things-really-are
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The Way Things Really Are
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The Way Things Really Are
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There was a time
When I believed
In everything you said to me
But now I guess it's best to see
The way things really are
This broken heart
Some phonographs
A cancelled a check
A couple laughs
It somehow seem much
More but that's
The way things really are
I thought you said
Love goes on and on
And on and
I thought you loved me too
Did't you?
We had love but lost are we
I guess there isn't much to say
And I can't see in light of day
The way things really are
I guess you found
What you're looking for
I guess I found someone too
But it was you
So if you want to let me go
Just have a heart and tell me so
And I wont call you anymore
If that's
The way things really are
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