Never enjoyed where I’ve been
Couldn’t keep my mind in the moment
Never really cared if I had a friend
I always felt like there was something better
Even when I had it made
Never respected the job I was doing
Never cared about money but I felt underpaid
Saw so many people
Walking out the door
Never cared about being lonely
Because I couldn’t use you no more
I said, go away
I’m quittin’ on you today
I always felt like sorrow was a lesson
I always felt I needed to feel the pain
I thought happiness was a transgression
And I just took it as it came
I never wanted to say too much
To other people I did not understand
Never made love with my heart in it
Never wanted to make any plans
Saw so many lovers
Walk out that door
Never cared about being lonely
Because you didn’t love me no more
I said, go away, go away
I’m quittin’ on you today
Love ‘em, leave ‘em, then forget ‘em
Don’t worry about 'em when they’re gone
That’s the way I always played it
Now maybe I played it all wrong
Been so indifferent about so many things
About my time and my rage
Thought I was livin’ a life of freedom
But I was living in a cage
And that cage bred with my lower self
So many knots I did not untie
They came undone by my faults
And here’s the reason why
Saw so many lovers
Walk out that door
Never cared about being lonely
Because I didn’t love you no more
I said, go away, go away, go away
I’m quittin’ on you today
Never looked forward to the future Never enjoyed where I’ve been Couldn’t keep my mind in the moment Never really cared if I had a friend I always felt like there was something better Even when I had it made Never respected the job I was doing Never cared about money but I felt underpaid Saw so many people Walking out the door Never cared about being lonely Because I couldn’t use you no more I said, go away I’m quittin’ on you today I always felt like sorrow was a lesson I always felt I needed to feel the pain I thought happiness was a transgression And I just took it as it came I never wanted to say too much To other people I did not understand Never made love with my heart in it Never wanted to make any plans Saw so many lovers Walk out that door Never cared about being lonely Because you didn’t love me no more I said, go away, go away I’m quittin’ on you today Love ‘em, leave ‘em, then forget ‘em Don’t worry about 'em when they’re gone That’s the way I always played it Now maybe I played it all wrong Been so indifferent about so many things About my time and my rage Thought I was livin’ a life of freedom But I was living in a cage And that cage bred with my lower self So many knots I did not untie They came undone by my faults And here’s the reason why Saw so many lovers Walk out that door Never cared about being lonely Because I didn’t love you no more I said, go away, go away, go away I’m quittin’ on you today Explain Request ×
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