Not Gonna Love

Sherwood

Hey!

I am the favorite
In a fight that I can't win
So every morning
I take another on my chin

But I never know, I never know, I never know the round I'm in, yeah

So I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given up
Not gonna love when I know what I've given up
Windows open
Daylight broken
And I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given up

Could be a warning
Could be the evidence of grace
Could be a cold night
Could be a right hook in the face

And I don't deserve, I don't deserve, I don't deserve to call this place my home
And I'm getting tired, I'm getting tired of lying down instead of standing on my own

But I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given up
Not gonna love when I know what I've given up
Long night, cold room
Hold tight, blue moon
And I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given

Hey!
There's something on my mind
Something I've been dying to say
Hey!
When you've lost so many times
The old familiar lines start to fade

But I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given up
Not gonna love when I know what I've given up
Long night, cold room
Hold tight, blue moon
And I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given up

(Windows open)
(Daylight broken)
(Windows open)
(And I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given up)

(Windows, cold room)
(Hold tight, blue moon)
(Long night, blue moon)
(And I'm not gonna love when I know what I've given up)


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    what the balls does this song mean

    orwhateveron December 01, 2009   Link

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