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Artist: Eric Hutchinson
Canonical path: /eric-hutchinson/in-the-first-place
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In The First Place
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In The First Place
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If you had any idea what it was gonna take
Would you have gotten started in the first place
All these commitments you make they keep on adding up
Because you got addicted from the first taste
Ooooh
Nobody wonders nobody really cares
Ooooh
About your intentions until you're gotten there
You started out you were just a blank space
You started out you were just an ordinary face
You started out now you've gotta finish what you've done
Isn’t that why you started in the first place
You started in the first place
If you had ever believed that you were gonna break
Would you have gotten going in the first place
All these decisions it takes to get you through the day
With no one even noticing your heart break
Ooooh
Are you alone Yes Are you in trouble No
Ooooh
People's opinions they tend to come and go
How do you know
When you're finally done
if you've got nothing to show
How do you know
When all the people you might trust
all forget to let you know
Can you remember at the start
Can you remember trying for a shot
Can you remember wanting to be there
Can you remember wanting to be there
Do you know why you started in the first place
In the first place
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