I can tell there's something stuck on your mind
It's right on time
By the time you knew why your black and blue eyes
Could see right through mine
And all you wanted was nothing but another ('nother)
Chance to change and arrange me all while (all while)
You wake up, put on your make up
Pretend you don't care but we know you to well

You don't know how to love
Know how to love
But know how to shake and fake your way
Don't know how to stay
But know how to fade away

And it's not the lipstick that's on your face
And it's not this life you tried to rearrange you played the game
Don't want to talk about it (about it)
I'd rather sing about it (about it)
You played your part, it's all coming around
It's all coming around (And we don't care anymore)

You don't know how to love
Know how to love
But know how to shake and fake your way
Don't know how to stay
But know how to fade away

Oh you took it too far
Oh you made it so hard
Oh you took it too far
Oh you made it so hard
(What you give is what you get it's nothing at all)

All you wanted was nothing but another ('nother)
Chance to change and arrange me all while (all while)
You wake up, put on your make up
Pretend you don't care but we know you too well

You don't know how to love
Know how to love
But know how to shake and fake your way
Don't know how to stay
But know how to fade away




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