Late night, by chance encounter,
A whisper, and everyone's found out,
She said he said he saw it with his own two eyes,

Time and place, (He called a friend)
Smile on your face, (Or she called him)
He kissed you, (She called me too)
You said you didn't know what to do,
You told me...

Take it how you want it,
There's no way around these played out scenes, they don't mean anything,
Take it how you want it,
There's no way around these played out scenes, they don't mean anything, to me,
We'll see,

One slip, should teach you a lesson,
Discretion leads to prevention,
Truth redefines itself as what you choose to believe,

Same story (Oh, not again)
But now its about me (It's all the same)
I've told the truth (As if you cared)
There's no convincing you,
So I said..

Take it how you want it,
There's no way around these played out scenes, they don't mean anything,
Take it how you want it,
There's no way around these played out scenes, they don't mean anything,

Take it how you want it,
Take it all away,
There's no use starting over,
It gets worse here everyday,
Back and forth forever,
Don't want anymore of that,
But there's no where to run,
So I keep coming back,

Take it how you want it,
There's no way around these played out scenes, they don't mean anything,
Take it how you want it,
There's no way around these played out scenes, they don't mean anything,

Take it how you want it, (Take..)
Take it how you want it, (It..)
Take it how you want it, (Away..)
(From me)
Take it how you want it, (Take..)
Take it how you want it, (It..)
Take it how you want it, (Away..)
(From me)


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    This song rox my sox off !

    billymartinroxmysoxon July 16, 2005   Link

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