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Artist: Hoobastank
Canonical path: /hoobastank/what-i-meant-to-say
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What I Meant To Say
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What I Meant To Say
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Come and watch the sunrise
Watch the sun rise with me
Forget about the last night
And the whole ordeal.
'cause i can say some dumb things
Some fucking dumb things - true.
But sometimes what i say
It isn't how i really feel.
Let's go take a walk, babe
Take a walk to nowhere
Somewhere we can talk, babe
Only you and me.
Don't know what i was thinking
I guess the drinking got me
'cause sometimes what i say
It isn't how i really feel.
[chorus]
What i meant to say last night
Is i never want to be without you
Oh...that's what i meant to say.
When you walked away last night
I knew i couldn't make it without you
That's what i meant to say.
I know it's not the first time
That i drove you crazy
It's probably not the last time
That you'll want to leave.
'cause i can say some dumb things
Some fucking dumb things - true.
But sometimes what i say
It isn't how i really feel.
[chorus]
What i meant to say last night
Is i never want to be without you
Oh...that's what i meant to say.
When you walked away last night
I knew i couldn't make it without you
That's what i meant to say.
What i meant to say...
I can say some dumb things
Some fucking dumb things
Oh...that's what i meant to -
I can say some dumb things
Some fucking dumb -
Oh...
Before you walked away
Oh...
That's what i meant to say
[chorus]
What i meant to say last night
Is i never want to be without you
Oh...that's what i meant to say.
When you walked away last night
I knew i couldn't make it without you
That's what i meant to say.
What i meant to say...
'cause i can say some dumb things
Some fucking dumb things.
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