I got the call today
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I didn´t wanna hear
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But I knew that it would come
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An old, true friend of ours was talkin´ on the phone
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She said you´d found someone
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And I thought of all the bad luck
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And all the struggles we went through
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How I lost me and you lost you
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What are these voices outside love´s open door
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Make us throw off our contentment
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And beg for something more?
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I´ve been learning to live without you now
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But I miss you sometimes
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The more I know, the less I understand
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All the things I thought I knew
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I´m learning them again
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I´ve been tryin´ to get down
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To the heart of the matter
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But my will gets weak
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And my thoughts seem to scatter
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But I think it´s about forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Even if, even if you don´t love me anymore
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These times are so uncertain
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There´s a yearning undefined
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And people filled with rage
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We all need a little tenderness
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How can love survive in such a graceless age?
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And the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
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Are the very things - we kill I guess...
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Pride and competition
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Cannot fill these empty arms
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And the work I´ve put between us
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You know it doesn´t keep us warm
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I´ve been learning to live without you now
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But I miss you sometimes
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The more I know, the less I understand
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All the things I thought I knew
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I´m learning them again
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I´ve been tryin´ to get down
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To the heart of the matter
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But my will gets weak
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And my thoughts seem to scatter
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But I think it´s about forgiveness
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Forgiveness
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Even if, even if you don´t love me anymore
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There are people in your life who´ve come and gone
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They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
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You gotta put it all behind you cause´ life goes on
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You keep carryin´ anger, it´ll eat you up inside…
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Live happily ever after
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And my heart is so shattered
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But I know it’s about forgiveness…
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Forgiveness
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Even if, even if you don´t love me
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I´ve been tryin´ to get down
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To the heart of the matter
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Because the flesh gets weak
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And the ashes will scatter
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So I´m thinkin´ about forgiveness
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Forgiveness…
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Even if you don´t love me anymore…
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Even if you don´t love me anymore…
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The Heart Of The Matter
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| India Arie |
