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Red Rubber Ball

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Red Rubber Ball Lyrics

I should have known you'd bid me farewell
There's a lesson to be learned from this and I learned it very well
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea
If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me

And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

You never cared for secrets I'd confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all you had to give

And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

The story's in the past with nothin' to recall
I've got my life to live and I don't need you at all
The roller coaster ride we took is nearly at an end
I bought my ticket with my tears, that's all I'm gonna spend

And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball
Whoa, it's bouncin' and it's shinin' like a red rubber ball

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fayyt On Apr 11, 2010

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I should have known you'd bid me farewell 
There's a lesson to be learned from this and I learned it very well 
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea 
If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me

And I think it's gonna be all right 
Yeah, the worst is over now 
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

You never cared for secrets I'd confide 
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride 
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live 
Stolen minutes of your time were all you had to give

And I think it's gonna be all right 
Yeah, the worst is over now 
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball

The story's in the past with nothin' to recall 
I've got my life to live and I don't need you at all 
The roller coaster ride we took is nearly at an end 
I bought my ticket with my tears, that's all I'm gonna spend

And I think it's gonna be all right 
Yeah, the worst is over now 
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball
Whoa, it's bouncin' and it's shinin' like a red rubber ball

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2010-04-11 11:24:10

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