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Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Canonical path: /kelly-clarkson/hand-me-downs
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Hand Me Downs
Read Hand Me Downs lyrics by Kelly Clarkson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hand Me Downs
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I wish you knew
all the ways I love you
I pray each night
For just a second of your time
And I watch you dance
And I can't help but wonder
if I took this step
Would you notice me at all?
It's just so hard to be so brave
Try to say it all but I never say it
Try to stand so tall but I'm so damn afraid
So afraid
Underneath it all
we're just kids with big dreams
and a stubborn heart
behind smiles and hand me downs
We're all looking for that light
A little scared
Of the dark
Sometimes I glance
Longer than I should, yeah
Hoping I might catch your eyes
Wandering around this big ol' room
Sink or swim
One day I will whisper
In your ear and tell you
Everything I've been dying to
It's just so hard to be so brave
I try to say it all but I never say it
Try to stand so tall but I'm so damn afraid
So afraid
Underneath it all
we're just kids with big dreams
and a stubborn heart
behind smiles and hand me downs
We're all looking for that light
A little scared
Underneath it all
we're just kids with big dreams
and a stubborn heart
behind smiles and hand me downs
We're all looking for that light
A little scared
Of the dark
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Kelly Clarkson performs "Hand Me Downs", and this lyric page sits inside the Kelly Clarkson catalog on LyroVerse.
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