I had a friend a long time ago
Says I should be realistic
But I don't know what that means
Why would s/he say that?

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S/he wants me to set my sights low
And aim beneath it
Accept who you are 
And just enjoy it

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People would say that I was
Quiet and shy
So after a while
After a while so did I

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But there were always storms inside
And seas of trouble

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What kind of fool 
Would want to live their life again
You know I really 
Could not be bothered 

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I want to get things right, 
Right here, 
Right now
No time for swimming in doubt.

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She said she'd love you
Forever and a day
But she left you,
She left you behind.
There's no law no law no law
That says you can't change your mind.

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And her opinions were
So one sided
She'd get so nervous 
When I was undecided

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People would say that I was 
Troubled and shy
So after a while
After a while so did I

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But there were always storms inside
And seas of trouble.

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What kind of fool would say
It's time to act your age
You know I really 
Could not be bothered

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It's your mind
Not your skin
That shows 
The passage of the days.

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She said she'd love you
Forever and a day
But she left you,
She left you behind.

There's no law no law no law
That says you can't change your mind.

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Maybe this town would look better
Once the trees have grown
Funny how the streets seem so much smaller
Than when we were young.

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You can't change the past
Can't undo the things that you've done,
The 'good looking' one.

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©Tobias Zaldua