I Can't Lie

Maroon 5

I must have been a fool
To love you so hard for so long
So much stronger than before
But so much harder to move on
And now the bitter chill of the winter
Still blows through me like a plague
Only to wake up with an empty bed
On a perfect summer day

My world just feels so cold
And you find yourself walking down
The wrong side of the road
Ow!

I can't lie your on my mind, stuck inside my head
I wanna feel your heart beat for me instead, yeah
I just die so much inside now that you're not there
I wanna feel your heart beat like yesterday

I never did my best to express how I really felt
And now that I know exactly what I want
You found somebody else

Ooh my world just feels so cold
And you find yourself walking on
The wrong side of the road
Oh yeah

I can't lie your on my mind stuck inside my head
I wanna feel your heart beat for me instead, yeah
I just die so much inside now that you're not there
I wanna feel your heart beat like yesterday

(Ah la la la la la la la, yeah)
(Ah la la la la la la la, yeah)
(Ah la la la la la la la, oh)
(Ah la la la la la la la, yeah)

My world just feels so cold
And I find myself thinking about the things I could have done
And it warms my soul when you let me know
I'm not the only one

I can't lie your on my mind, stuck inside my head
I wanna feel your heart beat for me instead, yeah
I just die so much inside now that you're not there
I wanna feel your heart beat like yesterday

I can't lie your on my mind, stuck inside my head
I wanna feel your heart beat for me instead, yeah
I just die so much inside now that you're not there
I wanna feel your heart beat like yesterday

(I can't lie your on my mind, stuck inside my head)
(I wanna feel your heart beat for me instead, yeah)
(I just die so much inside now that you're not there)
(I wanna feel your heart beat like yesterday)


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I Can't Lie Lyrics as written by Adam Noah Levine Sam Farrar

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    this song is far to happy paced for what it is about lol

    Basically theyve broken up, from whoever's standpoint, it doesnt seem bad on either side

    and he is just still so into her, even though he may have agreed to the breakup originally

    Dreydonon September 29, 2010   Link

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