Cruel to the eye
I see the way he makes you smile
Cruel to the eye
Watching him hold what used to be mine

Why did I lie?
What did I walk away to find
Oh, why, oh why

I can't breathe easy
Can't sleep at night
'Til you're by my side
No I can't breathe easy
I can't dream yet another dream
Without you lying next to me
There's no air

Curse me inside
For every word that caused you to cry
Curse me inside

I won't forget, no I won't baby,
I don't know why (don't know why)
I left the one I was looking to find

Oh, why, oh why, why

I can't breathe easy
Can't sleep at night
'Til you're by my side
No I can't breathe easy
I can't dream yet another dream
Without you lying next to me
There's no air

Out of my mind
Nothing makes sense anymore
I want you back in my life

That's all I'm breathing for

Oh tell me why

Oh won't you tell me why

I can't dream yet another dream
Without you lying by my side
There's no air

I can't breathe easy
Can't sleep at night

'Til you're by my side

'Cause I can't breathe easy

I can't dream yet another dream
Without you lying next to me
There's no air

There's no air.


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Breathe Easy Lyrics as written by Lee Ryan Lars Halvor Jensen

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  • +1
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    This song is an absolute classic boyband song, quite possibly the best boyband song ever- and westlife are my favourite boyband so thats gotta mean something!

    Nufcclaireon April 29, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    i agree with quiffpron they are gash reslly really shit indeed thankfuck they are out of here !!!

    jenzoon December 13, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    no comments on this song???its their best one yet!!! too bad they are splitting up for a while, but it will probably be for good!!!now westlife have no more competition at all!!! ;-)

    mcfeelanon June 22, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    oi theyre not spilitting up u muppet! theyre just taking a break!

    moistsilveron December 08, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    And at the end of the day, who really cares? They are shit.

    quiffpornon December 21, 2004   Link
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    quiffporn... everything's been said concerning b*stards like u so well, i'm gonna just comment on this beautiful song. It rox and it IS their best song so far. Rock on boys.

    VaLeSoFion December 25, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    Go on which ya bad self...

    quiffpornon February 15, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    Actually, let's keep this fight free. [-.-] Anyways, this IS a nice song! Although, I'm not much of a fan, buutt... they do can sing better than Westlife [>,

    faerie_rocker91on July 13, 2005   Link
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    love this song! does anyone know what its about?

    finallyfreeon December 06, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    don't know why (don't know why) I left the one i was looking to find

    best line of it all...fits perfectly right now

    xUnbreakablexon May 17, 2006   Link

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