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She sleeps alone at night
Verse
She’s got ice water in her veins.
She’s cold and hard as steel
That’s what she wants the world to see
But there’s another side that she conceals.
On the inside she’s a child
an innocent vulnerable child.
Chorus
She’s got her finger on the trigger.
She’s the one who calls the shots.
Every other girl in town
Envies what she’s got;
but what they don’t know is-
She sleeps alone at night
Yeah she sleeps alone at night.
Verse
She never shows her true feelings.
It’s like she’s made of stone.
She’s a shadow among shadows
And no one knows she walks alone
or that inside she’s a child
an innocent vulnerable child.
Chorus
She’s got her finger on the trigger.
She’s the one who calls the shots.
Every other girl in town
Envies what she’s got;
but what they don’t know is-
She sleeps alone at night
Yeah she sleeps alone at night.
Bridge
She longs to hear secrets
whispered in her ear.
She longs to be held
the way she holds her teddy bear.
Chorus
She’s got her finger on the trigger.
She’s the one who calls the shots.
Every other girl in town
Envies what she’s got;
but what they don’t know is-
She sleeps alone at night
Yeah she sleeps alone at night.
The cruelest thing you could’ve done
Verse
I hate you for loving me.
for forgiving all my sins.
How can you snuggle up to me
when you know where I’ve been.
I still smell like her perfume
so, I know you smell it too.
How can you kiss me so tenderly
after what I’ve done to you?
Chorus
Loving me is the cruelest thing
you ever could’ve done.
It tears into my heart
Like a bullet from a gun.
Loving me is the cruelest thing
you ever could’ve done.
Verse
I hate you for staying true
for committing to your vows.
How can you ignore what I’ve done
It’s ripping my heart out.
I’m weak and I like women
but it’s not a good excuse.
How can you kiss me with such passion
even when you know the truth?
Chorus
Loving me is the cruelest thing
you ever could’ve done.
It tears into my heart
like a bullet from a gun.
Loving me is the cruelest thing
you ever could’ve done.
Bridge
Cuss me out and sue me.
Say you hate me now.
but please don’t say you love me
cuz it’s tearing my heart out.
Verse
I hate you for loving me.
for forgiving all my sins.
How can you snuggle up to me
When you know where I’ve been.
I still smell like her perfume
So I know you smell it too.
How can you kiss me so tenderly
after what I’ve done to you?
Chorus
Loving me is the cruelest thing
you ever could’ve done.
It tears into my heart
Like a bullet from a gun.
Loving me is the cruelest thing
you ever could’ve done.
Learn to dream
I was sitting in my garden
Watching a lovely butterfly
Sipping nectar from a flower
While a hummingbird happened by.
Her wings were a blur of color
As she hovered from bloom to bloom
Nearby was a frog with a smile
In the shade of a large mushroom.
He rolled out his tongue flicked up a fly
As if it were a sacrament.
And I couldn’t help but wonder
If frogs are in love -do they kiss?
I looked around amazed
By what I’d never seen
The world is full of wonder
If you only dream.
Yes life is full of wonder
When you learn to dream.
You don’t need imagination
You don’t need drugs or alcohol.
Just close your eyes and take a step
And you will slowly start to fall.
You won’t need any parachute
As you fall you will learn to fly.
When you’re no longer chained to earth
You’ll understand the how and why.
Turn loose of what you’re holding to
There’s a lot more to life than this.
Discover for yourself the truth
If frogs are in love- do they kiss?
I looked around amazed
By what I’d never seen
The world is full of wonder
If you only dream.
Yes life is full of wonder
When you learn to dream.
