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Artist: Jessica Simpson
Canonical path: /jessica-simpson/not-the-way-it-should-be
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Not The Way It Should Be
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Not The Way It Should Be
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I've been happy all alone,
Was content with the world on my own.
Satisfied with, knowing one day,
That the perfect one for me would come along.
Oh, and then came you,
Talkin' to me,
Saying things I wish my ears never heard,
Even though I felt the same way,
I can not allow my feeling to go on, oh.
Cuz it's not the way I planned it to be,
This was not about you coming here and falling for me,
Well you only hear it digitally, oh,
See as bad as I do want you it's just not the way that it should be.
Just imagine, what would happen,
If she only knew how you really feel,
I get chills just thinking of you,
Cuz I know how I would feel if it were me.
Oh, tell me what were you thinkin',
When you selfishly walked into my life,
Never have I, been so lost and confused,
One thing I know for sure is that I can't be with you.
Cuz it's not the way I planned it to be,
This was not about you coming here and falling for me,
Well you only hear it digitally,
See as bad as I do want you it's just not the way that it should be.
Maybe it's too much for just an ordinary girl,
Maybe I'm old-fashioned in my own simple world,
I know I'll always dream about the moment that we shared,
This is how I feel it should be.
Cuz it's not the way I planned it to be,
This was not about you coming here and falling for me,
Well you only hear it digitally,
See as bad as I do want you it's just not the way that it should be
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