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Artist: John Mayer
Canonical path: /john-mayer/why-did-you-mess-with-forever
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Why Did You Mess With Forever?
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Why Did You Mess With Forever?
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I came by to get my things
Thank you for getting the door
But I don't feel right walking in no more
You're quiet and I'm cold
I did my crying at home
And I'm numb now
I'm numb now
Before I'm on my way
I've one more thing to ask
Was it worth the price you paid
For my never coming back?
Why did you mess with forever?
What a long time to be unkind
Why did you mess with forever?
Don't you call me cruel
Cruel’s what you're making me do
I stick to my rules
I'm at odds with my heart
Something tells me I should look you in the eye
Goodbye
Before I'm on my way
I've one more thing to ask
Was it worth the price you paid
For my never coming back?
Why did you mess with forever?
What a long time to be unkind
Why did you mess with forever?
You ask to kiss me once goodbye
But you already did on somebody else's lips
Tell the tiny chemicals
The ones you hold responsible
They lost me
You lost me
Now everything inside me tells me
I should run to you and throw my arms around you
Hold your steaming crying cheeks against my own
And tell you nothing's wrong
But wrong is what you were when you forgot
That we were going on
We were going on
We were going strong
Tell me why did you mess with forever?
What a long time to be unkind
Why did you mess with forever?
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