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Artist: MARINA
Canonical path: /marina-and-the-diamonds/what-i-wanna-do
Related lyric paths: 6
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What I Wanna do
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What I Wanna do
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I got so used to it
Bending over backwards for you
I'm too polite
I'm too worried that I’ll ruin the mood
Thought you could look the other way
Pretending we’re okay
Spending every day
Doing what you wanna do
I used to be the one
Afraid to quit and run
But now I think I'm done
I'm doing what I wanna do
Ain’t got no reason to change
I won’t change for you
But I'm gonna do it ‘cause it’s what I wanna do
Ain’t got no reason to cry
I won’t cry for you
I only do it ‘cause it’s what I wanna do
What I wanna do
What I wanna do
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
What I wanna do
Crying over you
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
Take off the lenses
And now I'm finally seeing the truth
No consequences ‘cause
I know I’ve got nothing to lose
I used to be the type
Yеah, I’d apologize
Excuse you evеry time
For doing what you wanna do
I used to be the one
Afraid to quit and run
But now I think I'm done
I'm doing what I wanna do
Ain’t got no reason to change
I won’t change for you
But I'm gonna do it ‘cause it’s what I wanna do
Ain’t got no reason to cry
I won’t cry for you
I only do it ‘cause it’s what I wanna do
What I wanna do
What I wanna do
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
What I wanna do
Crying over you
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
Oh I, something ‘bout our history
Not quite sure what fits me
Oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why
There’s no going back now
I'm not gonna back down
Oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh
Ain’t got no reason to cry
I won’t cry for you
I only do it ‘cause it’s what I wanna do
What I wanna do
What I wanna do
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
What I wanna do
Crying over you
What I, what I, what I, what I, what I wanna do
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