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Happy Idiot

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Stuck in the shade
Where there's no sunshine
I don't wanna play
With them other kids in the sun

Since you left me, babe
It's been a long way down
Yeah, you left me, babe
It's been a long way down

What you don't know won't hurt you, yeah
Ignorance is bliss
I'm a happy idiot
Waving at cars
I'm gonna bang my head to the wall
'Till I feel like nothing at all
I'm a happy idiot
To keep my mind off you

Stuck in a daze
And I've lost my mind
I don't wanna stay
Where the blame's all mine

Since you left me, babe
It's been a long way down
Yeah, you left me, babe
It's been a long way down

So I shut it off
So I shut it all off
So I shut it off
So I shut it all off

It's been a long way down
It's been a long way down

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fendie

2014-11-24 14:25:55

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2014-09-02 21:29:57

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by NewReligion73

7y ago

I was experiencing a small bit of success with a job I have, landing an extraordinary opportunity to talk to an absolute legend in the business. My ex and I had been texting every now and then, and I was like, 'OMG I'm freaking out, I can't believe this, what will I say?' because I knew how much he respected this "legend." My ex responded, "I'm a happy idiot, to keep my mind off you." So I think maybe I need to fuck off for a while.

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