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My New Freedom Lyrics
You can go anytime you want
I won't watch if it hurts too much
If you stay promise you will be
Better to you, and be better to me
I don't want to celebrate my new freedom
Have a drink to you because you made it new
And I hate everyone I see
Everyone, everything
I know how to handle the situation
I forget other stuff if I drink enough
To pretend that I got people too
The people I love, they know I do
You were just trying to be nice
I never asked your advice
I know how to handle the situation
How to be discreet and admit defeat
You can go and I'll say what I should
I'm doing okay, pretty good
I won't watch if it hurts too much
If you stay promise you will be
Better to you, and be better to me
Have a drink to you because you made it new
And I hate everyone I see
Everyone, everything
I forget other stuff if I drink enough
To pretend that I got people too
The people I love, they know I do
I never asked your advice
How to be discreet and admit defeat
You can go and I'll say what I should
Song Info
Submitted by
tronistroy On May 30, 2006
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Elliott IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! This song is about him drinking his problems away because he tried to solve them with this lover he had. He really frustrated in this song. But other he okay because of the alcohol.
Actually called "My New Freedom". Other than that: Great song, as almost everything by E.S.
I hear "how to be discreet and admit defeat"
here's what i gathered. i listened to two different live versions. you'll see some words or phrases that have slashes. the stuff on the left of the slashes is from the crystal ballroom version and on the right is from a show on 2001/12/21.
you can go anytime you want i won't watch if it hurts too much if you stay promise you will be better to you, and better to me
i don't wanna celebrate my new freedom have/with a drink to you cuz you made it new and i hate everyone/everything i see everyone, everything
i know how to handle the situation i forget other stuff if i drink enough to pretend that i got people too people i know, who know/care what i do
you were just trying to be nice i never asked/i don't need your advice
i know how to handle the situation/i know how to celebrate my new freedom how to be discreet and admit defeat you can go and i'll say what i should
i'm doin okay, pretty good (pretty good)
What a great song, haunting! What a Shame there's obviously no studio version