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Artist: Ilse DeLange
Canonical path: /delange-ilse/i-m-not-so-tough
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I'm Not So Tough
Read I'm Not So Tough lyrics by Ilse DeLange on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I'm Not So Tough
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I can almost read your mind,
It's running fast, out of control
you're afraid of what you'll find
if you get too close
you imagine I don't care
you see walls that just aren't there
you think I'm too strong to let you in
well that's just not fair
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I'm not so tough, I 'll call your bluff
and let you see a side of me
that wants you here and cries real tears
and needs someone to love
I'm not so tough
I know that you've been hurt before
well so have I what can you do
that doesn't mean you close the door
so stop blamin' me, I don't blame you
I'm not some ghost from your past
the one who tore your heart in half
I'm not her, it's not my fault you're holding on to that
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Ilse DeLange performs "I'm Not So Tough", and this lyric page sits inside the Ilse DeLange catalog on LyroVerse.
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