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Artist: Matchbox Twenty
Canonical path: /matchbox-20/dear-joan
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Dear Joan
Read Dear Joan lyrics by Matchbox Twenty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Dear Joan
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Dear Joan
I've almost forgotten the pane in the window
Blue dress in the doorway
Dear Joan
Help me remember the face I forget
And the traps that I've sprung
I guess I've grown tired
It's just what's expected of me
To tear your heart from the inside to the outside
You know I was wired, I just couldn't help it
The hundred thousand times I hurt you
Dear Joan
I wanted to say that I'm sorry for
Screaming last night, and the nights before
Well I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
Dear Joan
Your face has a brightness that I've never seen
In the years that I've known you
Dear Joan
I pick up the pieces, but some scattered too far
See, they flew when I hit them
I know you believed when I said it was over
You stood by me, patiently waiting to move on
So deeply in love with every face that I've shown
Dear Joan
I wanted to say that I'm sorry for
Screaming last night, and the nights before
Well I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Once I forget
Twice I'm a fool
Three times I wrap my hands around your neck
While you're sleeping
You're quietly sleeping
Sleeping and dreaming
Dear Joan
Don't walk out the doorway, because if you did
I believe I could honestly kill you
Dear Joan
I wanted to say that I'm sorry for
Screaming last night, and the nights before
Well I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
I wanted to say that I'm sorry for
Screaming last night, and the nights before
Well I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
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