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Artist: Gone Baby Gone
Canonical path: /gone-baby-gone/the-ballad-of-johnny-cade
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The Ballad of Johnny Cade
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The Ballad of Johnny Cade
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Yes you bet you'd be dead but you came back home
You had no place to go, a failure all your own
Start again, find a friend need a hand to hold
A lack of self control, another all time low.
Upset you regret you don't measure up
You gave it everything, it wasn't good enough
This is once what we were fighting for....
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like i'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like i'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
Broken plans, folded hands, it all came undone
The favors traded in and now you're down to one
You're a mess in distress and you're falling fast
Who's gonna save you now and help erase the past
Time keeps ticking away, another waste of a day
Stuck in the middle with no solution
Just another let down, never gonna break out
I can't take this.....
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like i'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like i'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
Just another let down, never gonna break out
I know you'll never believe me
It feels like i'm always on the outside
Always on the outside looking in
It's not that easy
It feels like i'm dying on the inside
Always on the outside looking in
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