High life
I was there
When you shone as bright as Bethlehem from afar
I was there
When you were young and strong and perverted
And everything that makes a young man a star
Oh, you were a star
I was there
And I swear to God and on my mother's grave
On everything I have or ever will embrace
I was there
And I saw it with my own two eyes
And now it's all around me, it's all around me
I'm surrounded
And now it's all around me, it's all around me
You surround me like a circle
Do, do, do, do, do, do
I was there
Come on, tell me I wasn't worth stickin' it out for
Well, I was there
And I know I was worth it, 'cause if I wasn't worth it
That makes me worse off than you are
It's all around me, it's all around me
I'm surrounded
You know it's all around me, it's all around me
You surround me like a circle
But don't you lose
Sight of me now
Don't you lose
Sight of me now
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Don't lose sight of me now
'Cause I was there
When they dropped the bomb
You know I remember the bomb
And I still hear the bomb
And I still fight the bomb
You know I still fear the bomb
You know I still hate the bomb
Sometimes I still get the call
So don't you lose sight of me now
Don't you lose sight of me now
You know you're all around me (don't you lose)
You're all around me
I'm surrounded (sight of me now)
You know you're all around me (Don't you lose )
You're all around me
I'm surrounded (sight of me now)
You know you're all around me (don't you lose)
You're all around me
I'm surrounded (Sight of me now)
Now it's all around me (don't you lose)
You're all around me
You surround me like a circle
I'm surrounded, oh
Ah, ah, like a circle around me
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
All around me now
Oh
When you shone as bright as Bethlehem from afar
I was there
When you were young and strong and perverted
And everything that makes a young man a star
Oh, you were a star
I was there
And I swear to God and on my mother's grave
On everything I have or ever will embrace
I was there
And I saw it with my own two eyes
And now it's all around me, it's all around me
I'm surrounded
And now it's all around me, it's all around me
You surround me like a circle
Do, do, do, do, do, do
I was there
Come on, tell me I wasn't worth stickin' it out for
Well, I was there
And I know I was worth it, 'cause if I wasn't worth it
That makes me worse off than you are
It's all around me, it's all around me
I'm surrounded
You know it's all around me, it's all around me
You surround me like a circle
But don't you lose
Sight of me now
Don't you lose
Sight of me now
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Don't lose sight of me now
'Cause I was there
When they dropped the bomb
You know I remember the bomb
And I still hear the bomb
And I still fight the bomb
You know I still fear the bomb
You know I still hate the bomb
Sometimes I still get the call
So don't you lose sight of me now
Don't you lose sight of me now
You know you're all around me (don't you lose)
You're all around me
I'm surrounded (sight of me now)
You know you're all around me (Don't you lose )
You're all around me
I'm surrounded (sight of me now)
You know you're all around me (don't you lose)
You're all around me
I'm surrounded (Sight of me now)
Now it's all around me (don't you lose)
You're all around me
You surround me like a circle
I'm surrounded, oh
Ah, ah, like a circle around me
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
All around me now
Oh
Lyrics submitted by Rosiega1218
Surrounded Lyrics as written by Chantal Kreviazuk
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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