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Spinning Compass

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Don't wanna be no drag
Don't wanna go and make you mad
Don't wanna be sad
My will is good but you're feeling bad

And if you want control
I'd gladly give it all to you
You can play the starring role
I'll sit back a little lazy and confused

Time once we got along
It's too bad that that feeling's gone
Time once we could agree
It's too bad you found fault with me

Have you ever been miserable
Totally invisible
Glass empty, never full
Well, I have

Ever given all you got
Found you played a part your not
Loved a little, lost a lot
Well, I have

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by baumann

15y ago

Don't wanna be no drag, don't wanna go and make you mad. Don't wanna be sad; my will is good but you're feeling bad. And if you want control, I'd gladly give it all to you. You can play the starring role--I'll sit back, a little lazy and confused.

Time was we got along; it's too bad that that feeling's gone. Time was we could agree; it's too bad you found fault with me.

You ever been miserable, totally invisible, less than inevitable? (Well, I have.) Ever given all you got, ____? (Well, I have.)

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