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Artist: Jim Sturgess
Canonical path: /jim-sturgess/mistake-the-enemy
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Mistake The Enemy
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Mistake The Enemy
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You need something to believe in
Hold her steady as a tree
Well then pick your faith, they're up for takes
You're changing with the wind
So you yap your trap for Jesus
Say hes gonna set you free
Hes been down before
Well you missed his call
Well you bent down on your knees
So don't talk to yourself
A don't talk to me
There's a river running through it
The devil's not my enemy
So you scratched the eyes of buddha
Tore his belly for your sins
If that slender line don't help the mind
But changes you again
So you tapped the smack for romance
Now it is your steady job
If your nerves and veins can take the pain
Then our hats are taken off
So don't talk to yourself
A don't talk to me
There's a river running through it
The devils not my enemy
So don't talk to yourself
A don't talk to me
If there's poison in the maker
Don't mistake the enemy
Well you're calling out again
The angel screaming out for some new friends
Signed, sealed, and delivered
Brought right to your door
Cause the remedy is not the enemy
You're looking for
You're looking for
I don't see you as a wise man
Cause no wrinkles on your skin
If you operate just takes away
The fable from the kin
And I failed to see a profit
In a man with angry rules
If that bitter pill can make you kill
It don't put me in the mood
So don't talk to yourself
A don't talk to me
There's a river running through it
The devils not my enemy
So don't talk to yourself
A don't talk to me
If there's poison in the maker
Don't mistake the enemy
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