It was meant to be
But all along it never meant a thing
Never stopped to ask you why
You didn't pass me by
Did you see me when your life
Flash before your eyes?
Was it just that I wasn't hard enough?
Hard enough for you

(Stop, stop, stop, stop)
Stop using my (stop, stop, stop, stop)
(Stop, stop, stop, stop)
Confusion (stop, stop, stop, stop)
(Stop, stop, stop, stop)
Wait, wait
There's a world out there
(There's a world out there)
Don't you deny me
(Don't you deny me)
Give me one last wish
(Give me one last wish)
There's a world out there

Elementary
I solved them all
All your mysteries
Settle down and in good time
We can solve all mine
Tell me lies or tell me when
Tell me off again
And I will let you know
When I've had enough
Had enough of you

(Stop, stop, stop, stop)
Stop using my (stop, stop, stop, stop)
(Stop, stop, stop, stop)
Confusion (stop, stop, stop, stop)
(Stop, stop, stop, stop)
Wait, wait
There's a world out there
(There's a world out there)
Don't you deny me
(Don't you deny me)
Give me one last wish
(There's a world out there)
There's a world out there
(Don't you deny me)

Know you've got your reasons
Hey, let's call it even
Turn out all the lights and go to bed
Still I get this feeling
No one will believe me
When I let these ghosts outside my head

There's a world out there
(There's a world out there)
Don't you deny me
(Don't you deny me)
Give me one last wish
(Give me one last wish)
Don't you deny me
(Don't you deny me)
There's a world out there
(There's a world out there)
Don't you deny me
(Don't you deny me)
Give me one last wish
(There's a world out there)
There's a world out there
(Don't you deny me)


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Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) Lyrics as written by Taylor Hawkins David Eric Grohl

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    TESTICLES THE SIZE OF GRAPEFRUITS AS THE ORIGINAL TITLE FOR THIS SONG I PREFER IT THIS WAY

    IEATFOODOKAYGUYon April 30, 2008   Link

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