Stuff And Nonsense

Missy Higgins

Disobey my own decisions
I deserve all your suspicions
First it's yes and then it's no
I dilly dally down to you, oh
But I've got no secrets that I battle in my sleep
I won't make promises to you that I can't keep

And you know that I love you
Here and now not forever
I can give you the present
I don't know about the future
That's all stuff and nonsense

I once lived for the future
Everyday was one day closer
Greener on the other side
Yes I believe before I met you
I assumed that your love was brighter than the stars in my eyes
Now I know how and when I know where and why

And you know that I love you
Here and now not forever
I can give you the present
I don't know about the future
That's all stuff and nonsense


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    the cd i bought was the girls singing the finn brothers songs called "she will have her way"

    i like this song. i've listened to it on repeat over and over.

    some of the lyrics are so true for me

    unchainedzuluon January 24, 2007   Link

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