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Artist: Never Shout Never
Canonical path: /nevershoutnever/the-past
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Past
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The Past
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And I sing songs about the past
How I was raised and I was thrown out on my ass
Cause I didn't care
About going to school
And I saw the look in her eyes
My mother nearly cried when I had told her that I had wanted to go
Just to prove them wrong
I've been smoking cigarettes since I was only fourteen
Just to find an escape from this town that was so mean to me
And I sing songs about my friends
The way we grew up, and all the lose ends we used to laugh
Cause we didn't give a damn
And I saw the look in my brother's eyes
When I told him I was leaving he couldn't help but despise me
He's wanted out his whole life
I've been smoking the green since I was merely sixteen
Just to find an escape from this town that was so mean to me
And I sing songs about the past
I plead for relief
This town won't receive
All the things that I want
The things that I need
And I'll beg and I'll beg
I'm down on my knees
Mama, oh mama
Let me please leave
I plead for relief
This town won't receive
All the things that I want
The things that I need
All I ever wanted was love
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