I've been looking for
The girl that I once knew
The girl with nothing to lose
Right before she met you
I've been telling her everything
That I've learned since then
Never gonna make them
Same mistakes again...and baby

You know, and I know
You held on, I let go
Now is the time to move on

Chorus:
Let tomorrow be a new day
I'll be running from the heartache
And I won't be there no, no
I won't be there no, no
As the months turn into new years
Won't be crying any new tears
I won't be there no, no
I won't be there no, no
Hear me say oh , no, no never, ever
Oh no baby I won't be there no, no
I won't be there...

Looking back I remember when
I used to sit and cry
Every day, all night
I'm telling you everything
That you knew has changed
I'll be turning a new page
All the memories erased cause, baby
You know, and I know
You held on, I let go
Now is the time to move on

(Chorus)

I won't be having bad dreams
Won't be having regrets
Tearing at the seams
They're the things I will forget
Baby, when tomorrow comes,
You're gonna be the only one
If you'd loved, if you'd have cared
Then, babe, I would be there

Hear me say, oh , no, no, never, ever
Oh no, baby, I won't be there no, no
I won't be there...


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