Woke up and wished that I was dead, with an aching in my head, I lay motionless in bed. I thought of you and where you'd gone, and let the world spin madly on. Everything that I said I'd do, like make the world brand new, and take the time for you. I just got lost and slept right through the dawn, and the world spins madly on. I let the day go by. I always say goodbye. I watch the stars from my window sill. The whole world is moving and I'm standing still. Woke up and wished that I was dead, with an aching in my head, I lay motionless in bed. The night is here and the day is gone, and the world spins madly on. I thought of you and where you'd gone, and the world spins madly on.


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World Spins Madly On Lyrics as written by Steven Tannen Deborah R Talan

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    love this song! i think it means that everyone around you is moving on from relationships or what not, but you're still stuck in the past. you try so hard to let go and move on, but it's just so hard for you.

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