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[Verse]
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I cried the day you left me and I still don't know what kept me
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From jumping off the highest bridge I know.
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My poor heart was breaking, I felt lower than a snake-and – That is just about the lowest you can go.
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I finally stopped my drinking, fell down and started thinking – That it don't pay to relive yesterday.
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I tried to hide my sorrow, started living for tomorrow – I think I'm gonna make it all the way.
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You hurt me and abused me, took advantage of and used me – I swear it almost made a wreck of me.
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When I needed your devotion, you were never in the notion – You were cold as any iceberg in the sea.
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Love, to you, had lost its splendor, my pride went out the window,
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When you left me, I kept begging you to stay.
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But now my heart is healing, and I got a real good feeling – I think I'm gonna make it all the way.
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[Verse]
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My troubles came in bunches, I kept rolling with the punches,
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You'd shoot me down and I'd get back again.
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I tried to be your lover, in no time I did discover – Your loving cup was not for me to win.
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Your kisses weren't the same but I kept try'n'to fan the flame – 'Til I just couldn't take another day.
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You can't blame me for trying, now I stopped my crying,
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I think I'm gonna make it all the way.
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[Verse]
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I tried my best to fake it, but a smiling face don't make it,
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'Cause in my heart, I knew there was no hope.
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Each place reminded me of the memories of your love – I've come right to the end of my rope.
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That's when I met my new friend, she's just as much a true friend –
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Treats me like a lover here to stay.
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And it's working out so well now – you can go to hell now!
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This time I'm gonna make it all the way –
[Outro]
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Yeah, this time I'll make it all the way
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I think I'm gonna make it all the way!