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How It Is
it doesn't matter how it should be
it only matters how it is
doesn't matter what i meant to do
only matters what i did

V
what i meant to say was i love you please stay
what i said was i don't need you or anybody
what i meant to do was throw my arms around you
and apologize for what never will but should be

repeat C

everything i do seems to make it worse instead of better
everything i say makes you madder and madder
but i never did learn to keep my big mouth shut
i should have learned a long time ago how to love

repeat C

i know what it takes to keep you from coming over
and i know what it takes to make you not care
and i know you don't know why I insist on being lonely
when i should be letting you in and thanking you for being there.

repeat C

he said i know what you are going to say and its better if you don't
i feel the same, we came way too close
i wish times were different i wish it were five years ago
maybe then you and me, you and me, you and me, you know

repeat C

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from How It Is (with bonus tracks), released October 10, 2010

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