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Artist: The Weeknd
Canonical path: /the-weeknd/real-life
Related lyric paths: 6
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Real Life
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Real Life
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Tell 'em this boy wasn't made for loving
Tell 'em this heart doesn't stay to one
I'll be the same, never changed for nothing
It's all I know, never learned much more
Mama called me destructive, oh yeah
Said it'd ruin me one day, yeah
'Cause every woman that loved me, oh yeah
Seemed to push them away
That's real life, oh oh oh
Real life, ooh
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
That real life, real life, real life, real life
I know you don't really understand it
I'm not allowed to regret my choice
I heard that love is a risk worth taking
I learned to know never been that boy
Mama called me destructive, oh yeah
Said it'd ruin me one day, yeah
'Cause every woman that loved me, oh yeah
Seemed to push them away
That's real life, oh oh oh
Real life, ooh
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
That real life, real life, real life, real life
Heaven only lets a few in
It's too late for me to choose it
Don't waste precious tears on me, I'm not worth the misery
I'm better off when I'm alone
That's real life, oh oh oh
Real life, ooh
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
That real life, real life, real life, real life
That's real life, oh oh oh
Real life, ooh
Mama talking that real life, oh oh oh
That real life, real life, real life, real life
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