How To Dress Well
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What You Wanted

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What You Wanted

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Ut when I'm sad the changes

When I want some peace or truth

I'm constantly assailed, assailed

And I've wanted, wanted

Waited, waited

Wanted love deferred

But I won't stay

No, you never say that's what you wanted

When you want it

And I never talked you when I was sad about it

I don't wanna wait until the dawn

And tell myself I'll learn by morning

But I never listen to myself

And I never said one word about it

But changes come and changes how I look upon myself

Yeah, you could live happily and gone to somewhere else

Someone else, but who will stand for me if you weren't sad and there?

I said it will never be, won't never be that brave

But talking I was different, this morning light

It's more like waiting for the time to steal away

Now I see your face in everything

I make a song, make a song

Sing it always cause

You never said just what you wanted when you wanted

I never told you when I was sad about it

I don't wanna wait until the dawn and tell myself I'll learn by morning

But I never listen to myself and I never said one word about it

So I know that I want it, know the soon as I got it

But the change, I hate it

The time I see some proof, oh God, I want that one to beg

I want that chase, want that bad

And I know it's lame, this basic job, I'm so obsessed

Yeah, I know it's so absurd

But when I love it, I love it

All I want is that loving, girl

You know I won't stay

But I won't stay

No, but I won't stay

No, you can never say

Just what you want when I want you

You never said just what you wanted when you wanted

And I never talked to you when I was sad about it

I don't wanna wait until the dawn and tell myself I'll learn by morning

And I never listen to myself but never say one word about it

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