Tell Me What to Do

Metro Station

Come on, don't feel this way
You're only gonna solve this for one day
You wanna get high
And then complain
Girl, I only think of you always and forever
And forever

Remember when you just came out
When everyone knew what you were all about
You faked your death and that was fun
But girl, I think it's just begun

You take another line
And you feel fine this time
And it goes like this, girl

[Chorus]
Girl, tell me what to do
Girl, I'm so in love, whoa
I'm so in love with you, you, you

I'll just stop
Right around when things get bad
You said that
And much has passed
Come on now, this'll be real fast
Darling, I know you need the cash
Yeah, move like that
Yeah, yeah, yeah, move like that

The sky will clear
You say with ease
You leave real fast to get relieved
Your heart was locked
I had the key
Now this disease won't let us be

You take another line
And you feel fine this time
And it goes like this, girl

[Chorus]

Come on, girl, I need you
(Just to try to break you)
Everything about you
(Makes me wanna leave you)
Come on, girl, I need you
(Just to try to break you)
Everything about you
(Makes me wanna leave you)

[Chorus]
Girl, tell me what to do
Girl, I'm so in love, whoa
I'm so in love with you, you, you (x2)


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Tell Me What to Do Lyrics as written by ANTHONY IMPROGO, MASON MUSSO, TIMOTHY HEALY, TRACE CYRUS

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    Its: You wanna get high and then complain

    not come play

    iDinosauron January 21, 2009   Link

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