Remember walking hand in hand side by side
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We walked the dogs and took long strolls to the park
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Except we never had dogs
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And never went to the park
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Remember how we used to fuck all night long
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Neither do I because I always passed out
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I needed lots of the booze
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To handle the pain
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You don't have to pretend to care
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You don't have to say things that you don't mean
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You don't have to pretend to care
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You don't have to say things that you don't mean
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It just embarrasses me
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And makes you look like a fool
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Remember when the tenderness stopped
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And the kindness turned to pity and disgust
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And the smiles were stopped
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Before they could start
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And understanding was now just a tool
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We used it every chance we got to be cruel
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And we crinched because
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We couldn't make ourselves stop
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You don't have to pretend to care
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You don't have to say things that you don't mean
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You don't have to pretend to care
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You don't have to say things that you don't mean
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It just embarrasses me
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And makes you look like a fool
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There are days when I think about you
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And on those days I really feel like a fool
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Because you don't deserve
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To have somebody think about you
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I feel so stupid cause I let myself down
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I acted like a motherfucking clown
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At a circus
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On the outskirts sometimes
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You don't have to pretend to care
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You don't have to say things that you don't mean
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You don't have to pretend to care
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You don't have to say things that you don't mean
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It just embarrasses me
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Because you think you're so cool
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You Don't Have To
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John Grant |