Restless soul, enjoy your youth
Like Muhammad hits the truth
Can't escape from the common rule
If you hate something, don't you do it too (too)

Small, my table, sits just two
Got so crowded, I can't make room
Oh, where did they come from?
Stormed my room
And you dare say it belongs to you, to you

This is not for you
This is not for you
This is not for you
Oh, not for you, not you

Scream, my friends don't call me
Friends, they don't scream
My friends don't call, my friends don't-

All that's sacred comes from youth
Dedications, naive and true
With no power, nothing to do
I still remember, why don't you, don't you?

This is not for you
This is not for you
This is not for you
Oh, never was for you, fuck you

This is not for you
Oh, this is not for you, yeah, you
This is not for you
Oh, not for you
Oh, you


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Not For You Lyrics as written by Eddie Vedder David Abbruzzese

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    hahahhahahha

    its you, definitely...omfg, i just laughed my ass off seeing those lyrics, and the first post taking it seriouslt was equally funny

    richie8092on May 11, 2006   Link

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