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BREAKIN' UP
what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today i think about the good times forget about the bad i think abut the love we tried to make and what we had i remember the love, and lies, and promises i remember everything i remember way too much what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today today we pull ourselves together and rip ourselves apart so many lies, and ties to sever we don't know where to start it's not worth us trying to save it and it never was there's no way we can make it work when we couldn't even let it work i though that i could move on to someone new but i've never loved or hated anyone but you what if i'd been good to you? what if i'd been true to you? what if we weren't breakin' up today? today we pull ourselves together and rip ourselves apart so many lies, and ties to sever we don't know where to start what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today if only we weren't breakin' up today if only we weren't breakin' up today

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punk-junkie On Apr 26, 2002

BREAKIN' UP 
what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today i think about the good times forget about the bad i think abut the love we tried to make and what we had i remember the love, and lies, and promises i remember everything i remember way too much what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today today we pull ourselves together and rip ourselves apart so many lies, and ties to sever we don't know where to start it's not worth us trying to save it and it never was there's no way we can make it work when we couldn't even let it work i though that i could move on to someone new but i've never loved or hated anyone but you what if i'd been good to you? what if i'd been true to you? what if we weren't breakin' up today? today we pull ourselves together and rip ourselves apart so many lies, and ties to sever we don't know where to start what if i we could talk it over if only we could somehow find a way maybe we could just start all over if only we weren't breakin' up today if only we weren't breakin' up today if only we weren't breakin' up today

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2002-04-26 00:30:30

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by fighting starlight

24y ago

this is one of the best 'breaking up'-songs i know. see where dashboard confessional got his inspiration from?!

just kidding, this is one of the best ALL songs i ever hurt, real emotions, simple and beautiful lyrics. awesome

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by xxemoxdorkxx

23y ago

this song is really good.

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by fighting starlight

24y ago

hurt = heard

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by rabidpenguin

23y ago

comparing all to //dashboard// ??? even if you're joking, that's the single worst thing i've ever heard.

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