Taking Back My Heart

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I heard you said that words are 
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deadly things?
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I was surprised to find myself 
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alive and breathing
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I said I know it's tough but I'm 
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growing up; and your love, it just 
ain't
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good enough,
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so I'm taking back my heart for me.
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I was lured into every word you 
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speak.
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Yeah when I was young you could 
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tie my tongue and weaken my knees,
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But the lines been drawn and I'm 
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moving on. Another girl would come
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along, so I'm taking back my 
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heart for me.
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This is the end of the road this is
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 where we part, you can keep all 
your
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memories but I'm taking my heart.
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Turns out being away is a 
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wonderful way to be.
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I'm going back to the earth, back 
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to open doors, back to beach boys 
records
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and minor 4's
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Cause I'm taking back my heart for 
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me.

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I heard you said that words are 
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deadly things?
           C               Cm     
I was surprised to find myself 
      G         D7
alive and breathing
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I said I know it's tough but I'm 
B7                    Em
growing up; and your love,
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it just ain't good enough,
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so I'm taking back my heart for me.