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Artist: Jorja Smith
Canonical path: /jorja-smith/i-can-t-be-my-old-self-forever
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I Can't Be My Old Self Forever
Read I Can't Be My Old Self Forever lyrics by Jorja Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Can't Be My Old Self Forever
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What's it like to walk through rain
With nothing to cover your shame ’cause
My umbrella stays up even under a bridge
What's it like to wonder why
I do everything with you on my mind when
Everything I do is just my way to escape you
I've been told I’ll go nowhere on my own
Well, we've just seen that I can't run from my own
Knowing that the truth already hurts but I won't stop there
Knowing you're the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me
Oh, I find it hard to leave you there
Knowing that the truth already hurts
Knowing that I've only just begun
Knowing that the truth already hurts
I never liked to win your games
Can’t keep giving love when you keep on playing
They won’t have a last move if I wake up and leave them
I've been told I’ll go nowhere on my own
Well, we've both seen that I can't run from my own
Knowing that the truth already hurts but I won't stop there
Knowing you’re the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me
Oh, I find it hard to leave you there
Knowing that the truth already hurts
Knowing that I've only just begun
Knowing that the truth already hurts
I can only be this way with you
There ain't nothing you can say or do
You can't pay me for a sad soul
You know that I can't lose
Now you know the truth already hurts but I won't stop there
Knowing your the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me
Knowing that the truth already hurts but I won't stop there
Knowing you're the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me
Oh, I find it hard to leave you there
Knowing that the truth already hurts
Knowing that I've only just begun
Knowing that the truth already hurts
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