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Different Boats
03:55
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The sky’s falling down, tears stain the ground, will it get better?
There ain’t no one that’s okay on a day like today, is it forever?
Time’s takin’ its toll, leavin’ scars nobody knows how to hide
We’ve all got our own pain, fear coursin’ through our veins, broken inside, broken inside
Some of us stay numb, don’t have the strength to care
Some of us cry like waterfalls on a cliff of despair
They say we’re all in this together, and maybe so
We’re in the same storm, but we’re all sailing different boats
The universal truth, we’re all scared and confused, and we’re coping
We’ve all got our own ways of passin’ the days;
For some it’s drinking, for some it’s smoking, for some it’s never givin’ up hopin’
Time’s takin’ its toll, leavin’ scars nobody knows how to hide
We’ve all got our own pain, fear coursin’ through our veins, broken inside, broken inside
Some of us stay numb, don’t have the strength to care
Some of us cry like waterfalls on a cliff of despair
They say we’re all in this together, and maybe so
We’re in the same storm, but we’re all sailing different boats
Time’s takin’ its toll, leavin’ scars nobody knows how to hide
We’ve all got our own pain, fear coursin’ through our veins, broken inside
We’ll break in different ways, unique as snowflakes out of the sky
No one’s right or wrong for tryin’ to get along and survive, and survive
Some of us stay numb, don’t have the strength to care
Some of us cry like waterfalls on a cliff of despair
They say we’re all in this together, and maybe so
We’re in the same storm, but we’re all sailing different boats
We’re all just tryin’ to stay afloat
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Looks like it’s time to self-destruct
Like a volcano ready to erupt
You’re nice and sweet and oh-so-comfortable
You’re everything I need, boy, you’re wonderful
When the water’s too still and calm
I gotta make some waves or get gone
I just can’t keep my heart anchored in one place
It’s still got a lot of race to run
Slow and steady just can’t keep it satisfied
I should’ve warned you from the start: I like to break my own heart
This all started back in high school
When he taught me love could be so cruel
Now I always suspect tragedy
I gotta wreck things before they wreck me
When the water’s too still and calm
I gotta make some waves or get gone
I just can’t keep my heart anchored in one place
It’s still got a lot of race to run
Slow and steady just can’t keep it satisfied
I should’ve warned you from the start: I like to break my own heart
I ain’t cheated and I won’t ever lie
My only weapon is ‘goodbye’
I just can’t keep my heart anchored in one place
It’s still got a lot of race to run
Slow and steady just can’t keep it satisfied
I should’ve warned you from the start: I like to break my own heart
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If You Could Say Goodbye
04:02
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Middle of the night, under shining stars, sittin’ in silence, front seat of your car
Wonderin’ why you’re suddenly tongue tied
Wonderin’ when you’ll speak your mind again
I’d walk away, but I don’t know how
To just give up hoping that you’ll come around
And finally tell me what you really want, and finally stop leadin’ me on
‘Cause you’re only here in body, not mind
Your heart ain’t been in it for the longest time
I can tell myself you’ll find your way back
But that train left the station on a one-way track
All I can do is watch you disappear before my eyes
Baby it would hurt a whole lot less if you could say goodbye
Are you just scared to start sleepin’ alone?
Does it make you feel good stringing me along?
Or don’t you know what you wanna do?
If you wanna leave, baby no one’s stoppin’ you
‘Cause you’re only here in body, not mind
Your heart ain’t been in it for the longest time
I can tell myself you’ll find your way back
But that train left the station on a one-way track
All I can do is watch you disappear before my eyes
Baby it would hurt a whole lot less if you could say goodbye
Oh, instead of waitin’ on this dead-end love
I could be movin’ on, if you’d admit you’re givin’ up
‘Cause you’re only here in body, not mind
Your heart ain’t been in it for the longest time
I can tell myself you’ll find your way back
But that train left the station on a one-way track
All I can do is watch you disappear before my eyes
Baby it would hurt a whole lot less if you could say goodbye
Middle of the night, under shining stars, sittin’ in silence, front seat of your car
Wonderin’ why we can’t seem to get it right
Wonderin’ when all of this will end
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Got Away with It
03:42
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Never left a mark but you bruised me
Deep under my skin, somewhere only I could see
At first I didn’t know better, but once I learned, it didn’t matter
No there ain’t even a scratch on my skin
But thanks to you, I’ve got my share of scars within
They surfaced when you vanished, unveiled by the madness
It was a vicious emotional attack
And you left me with no chance to fight back
I’d hate to be cliché, say you’re the one that got away
But you’re the one that got away with the crime
Kidnapped my heart, tortured my soul, held me captive just for show
You’re no criminal mastermind, no, but you got away with it this time
You used to give me whiplash when
You’d give me love then rip it from my hands again
Used to keep me guessin’ what I’d done this time to make you run
Had me convinced it was my fault that
I couldn’t bear all the weight you placed on my back
Blinded by manipulation, never saw the monster I was chasin’
It was a vicious emotional attack
And you left me with no chance to fight back
I’d hate to be cliché, say you’re the one that got away
But you’re the one that got away with the crime
Kidnapped my heart, tortured my soul, held me captive just for show
You’re no criminal mastermind, no, but you got away with it this time
I’ll never be who I was before you
But who I am now would never let you do
The damage that you did, the damage that you did to me
I’m stronger now because you made me weak
I’d hate to be cliché, say you’re the one that got away
But you’re the one that got away with the crime
Kidnapped my heart, tortured my soul, held me captive just for show
You’re no criminal mastermind, no, but you got away with it this time
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If We Hadn't Met
03:38
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I’d probably be drinkin’ alone at some dive bar
Maybe searchin’ for comfort in a stranger’s arms
Swearin’ every Sunday I won’t do it again
But next Friday I’d put myself through it again
I bet that’s where I’d be…
If you hadn’t walked into that honky tonk on a Friday night in July
If I’d let my friends talk me in to dancin’ with some other guy
Oh I’d probably still be lettin’ life pass me by, livin’ just to survive
That’s where I’d be, I bet, if we hadn’t met
I’d probably still believe that love was a joke
Maybe even believe I’d be happier all alone
I’m sure I’d reinforce all the walls around my heart
Convince myself it’s safer to run ‘fore it falls apart
I bet that’s where I’d be…
If you hadn’t walked into that honky tonk on a Friday night in July
If I’d let my friends talk me in to dancin’ with some other guy
Oh I’d probably still be lettin’ life pass me by, livin’ just to survive
That’s where I’d be, I bet, if we hadn’t met
Oh if we hadn’t met
I know I’d be
A face you don’t remember well enough to forget
And if we hadn’t met
Yeah I believe
I’d still think fallin’ always leads to regret
If you hadn’t walked into that honky tonk on a Friday night in July
If I’d let my friends talk me in to dancin’ with some other guy
Oh I’d probably still be lettin’ life pass me by, livin’ just to survive
That’s where I’d be, I bet, if we hadn’t met
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Emily Taylor Kelso Halifax, Nova Scotia
As a kid, I was that girl who wrote songs about anything and everything. As an adult, I'm still that same girl. All I've added is a little twang.
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