I Know How to Say

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I got a date in San Jose
I got a flight that I gotta take tonight
'Cause I got plans in Tokyo, Japan
I got a cabin in Switzerland

I got a dinner in Rio de Janeiro
Wake up next to pharaohs all over in Cairo
Sleepin' in, it's the weekend, New Zealand
And then it's back to CO to rock the show

I'm sorry, but I have to go
There's so many ladies that I know
You could try to get me here to stay
But you know that I'll be leaving here today

I gotta go now
I really wanna stay
'Cause I know how to say

I'm always in a different timezone
My home's where I roam
I'm never gonna stop
I'm a rolling stone
'Cause I know how to say
Love in many different ways

Stumble in on the streets of Berlin
We can French kiss through the border fences
There's underwear on the mic stand in Iceland
Then it's back to NYC on the MIC

I've got a party in Saudi Arabia
Drunk in a building so high in Dubai
I wanna touch you in a parka in Russia
It was nice to see you
But this is goodbye

I'm sorry, but I have to go
There's so many ladies that I know
You could try to get me here to stay
But you know that I'll be leaving here today

I gotta go now
I really wanna stay
'Cause I know how to say

I'm always in a different timezone
My home's where I roam
I'm never gonna stop
I'm a rolling stone
'Cause I know how to say
Love in many different ways

Aishiteru
Te amo
I love you
Je t'aime
Everywhere I go, I always say the same thing
In Russia, Japan, Brazil, Spain
Everywhere I go
They seem to scream the same name (x2)

I gotta go now
I really wanna stay
'Cause I know how to say

I'm always in a different timezone
My home's where I roam
I'm never gonna stop
I'm a rolling stone
'Cause I know how to say
Love in many different ways


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    This song disturbingly reminds me of that song from High School Musical 3..."I Want It All". Other than that...I like it. Nice beat.

    ryandwilliamson July 05, 2010   Link

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