-
Head underwater,
-
and they tell me to
-
breathe easy for a while.
-
The breathing gets harder,
-
even I know that.
-
Made room for me,
-
but it's
too soon to see,
-
if I'm happy
in your hands.
-
I'm unusually
hard to hold on to.
-
Oh-oh-oh-oh.
-
Blank stares
at blank pages.
-
No easy way
to say this.
-
You mean well,
-
but you make
this hard on me.
-
I'm not gonna write you...
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AUDIENCE: A love song,
'cause you asked for it,
-
'cause you need one,
you see,
-
I'm not gonna
write you a love song,
-
'cause you tell me it's make
or break in this if your...
-
BAREILLES: On your way,
-
I'm not gonna
write you to stay, hey.
-
If all you
have is leaving,
-
I'mma need a
better reason,
-
to write you a
love song today.
-
Yeah-hey.
-
(audience cheering
and applause)
-
I learned the hard way,
-
that they all say
-
things you wanna hear.
-
And my heavy
heart sinks
-
deep down under you,
-
and your twisted words,
-
your help just hurts.
-
You are not what
I thought you were,
-
hello to high and dry.
-
Convinced me
to please you.
-
Made me think that
I need this too,
-
I'm trying to let
you hear me as I am.
-
(vocalizing)
-
I'm not gonna write
you a love song,
-
'cause you asked for it,
-
'cause you need one,
you see.
-
I'm not gonna write
you a love song,
-
'cause you tell me it's
make or break in this,
-
if you're on your way.
-
I'm not gonna write
you to stay, hey.
-
If all you
have is leaving,
-
I'mma need a
better reason,
-
to write you a
love song today.
-
Promise me,
-
that you'll
leave the light on,
-
to help me see with
-
the daylight
my guide gone.
-
'Cause I believe
there's a way
-
you can love me,
-
because I say,
-
I won't write
you a love song,
-
'cause you asked for it,
-
'cause you need one,
-
you see.
-
I'm not gonna
write you a love song,
-
'cause you tell me it's
make or break in this,
-
no, is that why
you wanted a love song?
-
'Cause you asked for it,
-
'cause you need one,
-
you see,
-
I won't write
you a love song,
-
'cause you tell me
it's make or break in this,
-
if you're on your way.
-
I won't write
you to stay.
-
If your heart
is nowhere in it,
-
I don't want it
for a minute, Babe,
-
I'll walk the seven seas,
-
when I believe
that there's a reason,
-
to write you
a love song
-
today.
-
(vocalizing)
-
Oh, oh, oh, yeah.