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Artist: The Cranberries
Canonical path: /the-cranberries/promises
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Promises
Read Promises lyrics by The Cranberries on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Promises
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You'd better believe I'm coming
You'd better believe what I say
You'd better hold on to your promises
Because you bet you'll get what you deserve
She's going to leave him over
She's going take her love away
So much for your eternal vows, well
It does not matter anyway
Why don't you stay
Here a while
Stay here a while
Stay with me
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
All the promises we made
(Promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words I prayed
Prayed, praaaayed
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
All the promises we broke
(Promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words I spoke
Spoke, spoke
What of all the things that you taught me
What of all the things that you'd say
What of all your prophetic preaching
You're just throwing it all away
Maybe we should burn the house down
Have ourselves another fight
Leave the cobwebs in the closet
'Cause tearing them out is just not right
Why can't you stay
Here a while
Stay here a while
Stay with me, oh, oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
All the promises we made
(Promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words I prayed
Prayed praaaayed
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
All the promises we broke
(Promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words I broke
Broke
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
All the promises we made
(Promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words I prayed
Prayed praaaayed
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
All the promises we broke
(Promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words I spoke
Spoke
Oh hey oh hey oh hey oh hey oh hey
Oh hey oh hey oh hey oh hey oh hey
Oh hey oh hey oh hey oh hey oh hey
Oh hey oh hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
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