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How It Should Be

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Where has that smile
on your face gone?
You laughed
You laughed
You laughed
'Till the joke wasn't funny anymore

You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
This is how it is
and how it should be

How it should be
How it should be
How it should be
How it should be

I feel that summer's on the way
You talked
You talked
You talked
'Till the rivers all run sad
Where is the dream we once had?
You stole my soul and made me bad

It's just a call on the telephone
(Ba ba ba ba)
It's just a call on the telephone
(Ba ba ba ba)
It's just a call on the telephone
(Ba ba ba ba)
This is how it is
and how it should be

How it should be
How it should be
How it should be
How it should be

You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
This is how it is
and how it should be

You're just a nail
I can hammer home
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
This is how it is
and how it should be

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nottinspiral On Jun 15, 2008

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This Is How It Feels

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Two Worlds Collide

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Where has that smile
on your face gone?
You laughed
You laughed
You laughed
'Till the joke wasn't funny anymore

You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
This is how it is
and how it should be

How it should be
How it should be
How it should be
How it should be

I feel that summer's on the way
You talked
You talked
You talked
'Till the rivers all run sad
Where is the dream we once had?
You stole my soul and made me bad

It's just a call on the telephone
(Ba ba ba ba)
It's just a call on the telephone
(Ba ba ba ba)
It's just a call on the telephone
(Ba ba ba ba)
This is how it is
and how it should be

How it should be
How it should be
How it should be
How it should be

You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
(Ba ba ba ba)
This is how it is
and how it should be

You're just a nail
I can hammer home
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
You're just a nail
I can hammer home
This is how it is
and how it should be

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nottinspiral

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2008-06-15 00:41:10

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