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Artist: Kelly Rowland
Canonical path: /kelly-rowland/don-t-want-you-back
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Don't Want You Back
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Don't Want You Back
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When you came by this morning,
Boy, you caught me off guard,
Who would have thought it would be you
When i opened the door!
And it made me realize, yes, i still think of you
Yes, i still love you man, yes i'm still missing you!
Yeah, i almost forgot to say i love
Thinking about how it was before.
We got to talking, started remembering
All the times we had, trying to get them back.
Then you ask if i could take you back.
Oh, i can forgive,
But i can't forget all the fights that we had,
I can forgive,
But i won't forget the way that you hurt me like that!
I'll never forgive you for cheating, lying and leaving,
Treating me so bad!
I'll always love you, but i can't forget,
So i don't want you back!
Call me selfish, call me scared,
But i'mma call it common sense,
Cause my heart ain't prepared
To try to do this all again!
Cause i can't let you go, no!
I can't take the pain, no!
I can't be with you, no,
The love will turn in hate!
Hate to love you like i do,
Knowing that i'm not over you,
So don't you make a smile,
Don't try to bring it back
To the time we had cause i'm done with that.
Don't ask again, if i'mma take you back, no, no!
Oh, i can forgive,
But i can't forget all the fights that we had,
I can forgive,
But i won't forget the way that you hurt me like that!
I'll never forgive you for cheating, lying and leaving,
Treating me so bad!
I'll always love you, but i can't forget,
So i don't want you back!
Cause i've been through this before
And i know exactly where it goes,
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
I don't like where it leads,
So i think i'm taking other road, oh, oh.
You came back, told me i i'll have regrets,
But at least i know my heart is safe!
So let's end this, before another mistake is made!
Oh, i can forgive,
But i can't forget all the fights that we had,
I can forgive,
But i won't forget the way that you hurt me like that!
I'll never forgive you for cheating, lying and leaving,
Treating me so bad!
I'll always love you, but i can't forget,
So i don't want you back!
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