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Artist: Hoobastank
Canonical path: /hoobastank/don-t-tell-me
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Don't Tell Me
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Don't Tell Me
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Don't tell me that you are ready to change.
Don't tell me that from now it won't be the same.
It doesn't matter, 'cause at the end of the day,
it isn't what you say, it's what you do!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
What you say will be forgotten someday.
What you do will be remembered.
Empty promises all fade away.
What you keep will last forever.
Don't tell me you'll make things better for us.
Don't tell me that you're some one I can trust.
It doesn't mean a thing to me because,
it isn't what you say, it's what you do!
Your actions will speak louder than you!
What you say will be forgotten someday.
What you do will be remembered.
Empty promises all fade away.
What you keep will last forever.
So show me that you really figured it out.
And show me everything that you are about.
But if you can't then just shut your mouth!..
'cause I don't care what you say or what you do,
You can't take back what you've put me through.
Your actions will speak louder than you!..
What you say will be forgotten someday.
What you do will be remembered.
Empty promises all fade away.
What you keep will last forever.
What you say will be forgotten someday.
What you do will be remembered.
Empty promises all fade away.
What you keep will last forever.
What you keep will last forever.
What you keep will last forever.
Forever...
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