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Artist: Rea Garvey
Canonical path: /rea-garvey/how-i-used-to-be
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How I Used To Be
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How I Used To Be
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She looked lost
Sitting silent
On the sidewalk
I remembered how she used to love life
Used to love
She said I left for the hope of something better
What you miss is what you once had got right
And she fell into my arms
Crazed by the fear of more pain
I thought I had got her back
I thought that she was back
I saw you after a long time of searching
I didn´t know I broke your heart
I didn´t want to break your heart
And I realized now the only reason I was feeling bad
Was because I wanted something
That I couldn´t have
Every time you feel like you´re running from the way side
Oh you know that you cannot believe me
Every time you´re hurting when you feel like it´s over
We´re the same
Let´s be the same again
Lost in this doorway where I told you I would wait
Will you answer should I go or should I stay?
Feel you standing listening to me leaving
Is there no hope of one last embrace?
And she falls into my arms
Crazed by the fear of more pain
I thought I had got her back
I thought that she was back
I saw you after a long time of searching
I didn´t know I broke your heart
I didn´t want to break your heart
And I realized now the only reason I was feeling bad
Was because I wanted something
That I couldn´t have
Every time you feel like you´re running from the way side
Oh you know that you cannot believe me
Every time you´re hurting when you feel like it´s over
We´re the same
And I, I can´t explain why we do these things we do these things
Every time you feel like you´re running from the way side
Oh you know that you cannot believe me
Every time you´re hurting when you feel like it´s over
We´re the same
Let´s be the same again
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