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Artist: The Postelles
Canonical path: /the-postelles/mr-used-to-be
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Mr. Used To Be
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Mr. Used To Be
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He used to be so cool.
The kids would say at school,
"he's gonna be a star, you know."
Now he's all he has.
His birthday was a drag.
He wrote himself a card, you know.
So he sits at home every night,
Watching reruns he pretends to like
And he hopes that his friends will all call.
But, he's all alone, all alone.
Mr. used to be, why do you feel so bad?
Don't you know the world was always at your feet?
Mr. used to be, why do you seem so sad?
As you grow, the world will just get up and leave.
Whoah, she was a beauty queen,
Already peaked at seventeen.
Looks, they don't last long, you know.
She would try to dance for boys who loved romance.
Working gets so hard, you know.
She sits at home every night,
Watching reruns she pretends to like.
And she hopes that her friends will all call
But, she's all alone, all alone.
Mrs. used to be, why do you feel so bad?
Don't you know the world was always at your feet?
Mrs. used to be, why do you seem so sad?
As you grow, the world will just get up and leave.
So they sit at home every night,
Watching reruns they pretend to like
When together, they think they believe
That they still are who they used to be.
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