its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
I can hardly make you mine
Tell it to you all the time
At the end of a long day
and when I wake
If you could just give me sign
We could leave it all behind
Stop taking the long way before we play
I don't think I can make it
and I know you're the one
Staring into the tears like a loaded gun
Well, I can hardly make you mine
Tell it to you all the time
But you never wanted, but you had to take
So I can never give you up
I guess it's cause it's just a crush
before the end of a long day and then I wake
But I know you're not the one or the only
But we both know what it's like to be lonely
Well, these fantasies, they left us lonely
Boy, just bring all your love back to me
I guess for now this is how it'll be
I don't think I can make it
Oh, you're the one
Staring into the tears like a loaded gun.
I don't think I can make it
Oh, you're the one
Staring into the tears like a loaded gun.
Tell it to you all the time
At the end of a long day
and when I wake
If you could just give me sign
We could leave it all behind
Stop taking the long way before we play
I don't think I can make it
and I know you're the one
Staring into the tears like a loaded gun
Well, I can hardly make you mine
Tell it to you all the time
But you never wanted, but you had to take
So I can never give you up
I guess it's cause it's just a crush
before the end of a long day and then I wake
But I know you're not the one or the only
But we both know what it's like to be lonely
Well, these fantasies, they left us lonely
Boy, just bring all your love back to me
I guess for now this is how it'll be
I don't think I can make it
Oh, you're the one
Staring into the tears like a loaded gun.
I don't think I can make it
Oh, you're the one
Staring into the tears like a loaded gun.
Lyrics submitted by allonsy723, edited by keiganmacleod
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