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I read back over things that I wrote three years ago
And I'm ten years older time moves fast and time moves slow
Before you told me that i'd fucked up worse than none before
You whispered that I was a better person that you
I disagreed then
Don't anymore
And what's the use?
I know that you're just sore to lose
'Cause I was never half as bad as you were bad to me
Being real not being mean
You tried to twist it
I tried to fix it more than you could ever know
To do things right to be your friend and make it right
To find a thread that I could start to sew
You're old enough to know the difference between being real and being mean

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Mellow_Harsher

2015-06-26 14:49:22

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2010-09-26 20:00:11

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by joaquin67

15y ago

Holy caps lock, Batman! Also, the line breaks are all over the place. Try this:

I read back over Things that I wrote three years ago And I'm ten years older Time moves fast and time moves slow

Before you told me That I'd fucked up worse than none before You whispered that I was a better person than you (I) disagreed then* Don't anymore

And whats the use? I know that you're just sore to lose 'cause I was never half as bad as you were bad to me Being real, not being mean

You tried to twist it I tried to fix it more than you could ever know To do things right and be your friend and make it right To find a thread that I could start to sew

And whats the use? I know that you're just sore to lose 'cause I was never half as bad as you were bad to me Being real, not being mean

You're old enough to know the difference between Being real and being mean Being real, not being mean

- 'I' is present in the Derailer version, not the s/t.

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