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Over The Edge

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: REO Speedwagon Canonical path: /reo-speedwagon/over-the-edge Related lyric paths: 6
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Over The Edge

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I had eyes but I could not see, I hurt everybody who believed in me

I had it all but I lost the key, oh

I saw the world through fogged-up glasses, like some Lothario making passes

I showed the world just what an ass is, oh

I was over the edge, I was always out of my head

Trouble in paradise, treadin' on the thinnest ice

Oh-oh, over the edge, I wouldn't listen to what anybody said

Cuttin' with a razor blade, spendin' every cent I made

Over the edge

I dreamed of standin' on my own two feet

My fists held high and I clenched my teeth

But I'd wake up to the same old me, oh

I was living a lie, but you brought me truth

Afraid to cry, but you taught me to

You stood beside me, now I'll stand by you, oh

I was over the edge, I was always out of my head

I wasn't foolin' anyone, playin' with a loaded gun

Oh-oh, over the edge, I wouldn't listen to what anybody said

I was numbing all the pain, you taught me how to feel again

(Solo)

If I had died, it would have been a shame

They'd have said "he only had himself to blame"

You saved my life when you called my name, oh

I was over the edge, I was always out of my head

I was numbing all the pain, you showed me how to feel again

Oh-oh, over the edge, I wouldn't listen to what anybody said

When you looked me in the eyes, you finally made me recognize

Oh-oh, over the edge (repeats 4x)

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