September never stays this cold
Where I come from
And you know
I'm not one (I'm not one) for complaining (for complaining)
But I love the way you'd roll
Excuses off the tip of your tongue
As I slowly fall apart (slowly, quietly, slowly)
Fall apart
Is falling apart
Is falling apart
Is falling apart

As of this won't mean a thing come tomorrow
And that's exactly how I'll make it seem
'Cause I'm still not sleeping
Thinking I've crawled home from worse than this

So please, please (please)
I'm running out of sympathy (I'm running out of sympathy)
And I never said I'd take this
I never said I'd take this lying down

She says
"Come on, come on, let's just get this over with"
She says
"Come on, come on, let's just get this over with"
I never said I'd take this lying down (let's just get this over with)
And I've crawled home from worse than this
She says
"Come on, come on, let's just get this over with"

You always come close but this never comes easy
I still know everything
You always come close but you never come easy
I still know everything
This always comes close but you never come easy
I still know everything
You always come so close
I still know everything, I still know everything, I still know

You always come close but this never comes easy
You always come close but you never come easy
You're coming in, you're coming close

I never said I'd take this lying down
I never said I'd take this lying down
But I've crawled home from worse than this

If it's not keeping you up nights
Then what's the point?
Then what's the point?
Then what's the point?
Then what's the point?

I'm in your room
Is this turning you on?
Am I turning you on?

I'm in your room
Are you turned on?

I'm on the corner of your bed
I'm thinking maybe
Are you turned on?
Are you turned on?


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Great Romances of the 20th Century Lyrics as written by Edward Reyes Adam Lazzara

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    A beautiful girl can make you feel dizzy like you have been drinking jack and coke all day. She can make u feel high. Full of the single greatest commodity known to man promise, promise of a better day, promise of a greater hope, promise of a new tomorrow. This particular ore can be found in the gate of a beautiful girl, in her smile, in her soul, in the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like its gonna be ok

    thats the intro :-) i love this song!

    nbk54321on April 25, 2002   Link

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