i received your letter in the mail sounds like times are hard for you again you said that you'd be nineteen in september of this year and you're breaking up with your first girlfriend "my dad and i got in a fight, he told me to leave" when everything was fine there isn't much that i can do to help you tes it's true but i promise that the hurt will heal in time... and you don't deserve this lies can't pretend, just another way of thinking people can change when it seems they're not there for you truth cannot lie, never heard a better word that trust yes it's in you, know that it's true and right let me count the ways that i feel so sorry when it rains it drains the spirit dry we all have our mishaps, misfortunes, misopportunities and the strength to carry on consider yourself free... and you don't deserve this lies can't pretend, just another way of thinking people can change when it seems they're not there for you truth cannot lie, never heard a better word that trust yes it's in you, know that it's true and right


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    Lies can't make everything okay... the truth is always real, and lies cannot suffice...

    PalmTree163on July 11, 2002   Link
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    Not a fan of this band and thats because of this song...can anyone recommend a good one?

    MusicEqualsLifeon September 07, 2002   Link
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    Go listen to "Not Your Savior", "Dumb Reminders", "Enjoy the Silence" or "Coming Too Close"

    SoyFarraon September 07, 2002   Link
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    my favorite nufan song is "life size mirror"

    allisterrockson September 10, 2002   Link
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    Thanks guy I will

    MusicEqualsLifeon September 27, 2002   Link

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