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Artist: Matt Cardle
Canonical path: /matt-cardle/when-you-were-my-girl
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When You Were My Girl
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When You Were My Girl
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You tell me that you want me
You're thinking that you'll walk back in my life again
Saying you need me
But I've been hearing stories from mistaken friends
And someone said you sold me out
You sold me out
I tried to shut it out, but it's too late
And all those tears I watched you fake
Thinking I was doing you wrong
Now I hear it's my mistake
'Cause you were never sleeping alone
When you were my girl
When you were my girl
I told you I was sorry
How could you lie so easily right to the end?
You wanna hold me
But I don't find it that easy to pretend
When someone said you sold me out
You sold me out
I tried to shut it out, but it's too late
And all those tears I watched you fake
Thinking I was doing you wrong
But now I hear it's my mistake
'Cause you were never sleeping alone
When you were my girl
When you were my girl
When you were my girl
Oh, ooh
When you were mine
All those tears I watched you fake
Thinking I was doing you wrong
Now I hear it's my mistake
'Cause you were never sleeping alone
When you were my girl
All those tears I watched you fake
Thinking I was doing you wrong
Now I hear it's my mistake
'Cause you were never sleeping alone
When you were my girl
When you were my girl
Oh, when you were my girl
Oh-oh-oh
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