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Forever Blue

NeonKiwi's picture

I still have your fucking birthday present
That's nearly three months late
And I'm still here wondering how
We never went on a date

And I feel awful and wretched and cruel
For not wanting to give it to you
And I feel awful and wretched and cruel
Does this knowledge bother you?

I've still got her pillow and I still have your gift
So how are you expecting me to deal?
'Cause nobody cares and nobody cries
Over how it is I feel

And I feel awful and wretched and cruel
For not wanting to give it to you
And I feel awful and wretched and cruel
Does my presence bother you?

You tell us that you love her
You tell me different schools
You say that she's a model
Do you take me for a fool?

And I feel awful and wretched and cruel
For not wanting to give it to you
And I feel awful and wretched and cruel
Can my wording bother you?

How can someone be so cruel
To tell you that they don't love you?
How can somebody be so cruel
To paint your life forever blue?

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