Intro
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[Verse 1]
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i could never find the power to love
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voice of reasons' always giving up on me
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i could never find the power to leave
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fear of change is always catching up with me
[Pre-Chorus]
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it's over again and it's started again
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swear i hurt you with the best intentions
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and it's over again and it's started again
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swear my conscience needs an intervention
[Chorus]
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i've been trying to change myself again (i try, i try, i try)
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won't you please just take me as i am (i am, i am, i am)
[Verse 2]
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i could never find the power to lie
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even when i did the guilt would catch my eye
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i could never find the power to see
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all the blessings that had been shone down on me
[Pre-Chorus]
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it's over again and it's started again
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swear i hurt you with the best intentions
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and it's over again and it's started again
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swear my conscience needs an intervention
[Chorus]
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i've been trying to change myself again (i try, i try, i try)
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won't you please just take me as i am (i am, i am, i am)
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i've been trying to change myself again (i try, i try, i try)
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won't you please just take me as i am (i am, i am, i am)
[Bridge]
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and we're strangers again
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yeah we're strangers again
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seeing everyone through clouds of emotion
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and we're strangers again
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yeah we're strangers again
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breaking everything but all in slow motion
[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
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i've been trying to change myself again
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won't you please just take me as i am
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i've been trying to change myself again (i try, i try, i try)
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won't you please just take me as i am (i am, i am, i am)
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i've been trying to change myself again (i try, i try, i try)
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won't you please just take me as i am (i am, i am, i am)
[Outro]
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i could never find the power to know
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guess i'll figure it out on my own