Hey, we gotta stay strong. (Let's go! Let's go!)
Been playing games for too long. (Let's go! Let's go!)
You gotta stay true to you. (Let's go! Let's go!)
Think of all the shitty things you've been through.
I know you will.
How can you say let go? Things were going so well.
Cannot lie to yourself. There's gotta be a better way.
There's gotta be a better way!
When your sanity's at stake (Let's go! Let's go!)
You bend and bend until you break. (Let's go! Let's go!)
Second guess yourself again. (Let's go! Let's go!)
Think of all the shitty things that happened.
Times them by ten.
How can you say let go? Things were going so well.
Cannot lie to yourself. There's gotta be a better way.
There's gotta be a better way.
There's gotta be a better way.
There's gotta be a better way.
Once in a row I let things go.
It got me nowhere. My brother just stared.
Plenty of time to ruin my life, so why start now?
Why start now?
Plenty of time to ruin my life, so why start now?
Why start now?
Plenty of time to ruin my life, so why start now?
So why start now?


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    the movie life just so happens to be my favorite band and once in a row is such a down to earth song, that i can relate

    wavechik87on May 15, 2002   Link
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    i love movie life, this is the first song i ever heard of them and its still my favourite.

    wiseaimeeon June 03, 2002   Link
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    yeah this was the first movielife song i heard too and its great live =)

    steffsavesthedayon June 17, 2002   Link
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    i first heard this song, and it sounded kinda bland, nothing original. it had energy, i'll give it that, and the band is very good at mixing hardcore with pop elements. the thing that got me was when it stopped, then they launched into "ONCE IN A ROW, I'LL LET THINGS GO..." i love hearing this song now.

    MizunoPunkon July 02, 2002   Link
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    this is definatly my favorite movie life song

    rtsfan02on August 29, 2002   Link

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