| Lay with me and count the stars
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| Let’s guess how far away they are
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| There’s no wrong or right about them
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| They’re just smiling back at us
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| No motive and no intention
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| They never wanted anything from us
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| They don’t want anything
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| We don’t take many photographs
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| So I wrote this song to make the moment last
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| I can feel you in my bones
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| I have warm bones and yours are cold
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| I drew a heart on the window of your car
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| J. and B. forever and ever
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| You turn your light on the car in front of us
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| Light us up so I can see how scared you are
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| I’ll be home before you know it
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| But I still can’t promise you anything
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| Please just wait for me
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| I’ll give you everything
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| I can see the city from my window seat
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| I watch my life go on without me, without me
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| My love’s an ugly love but it’s real
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| And it lasts a long, long time
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| I’ve got nothing left inside but I can still make you smile
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay
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| The tighter you hold it, the further it slips away
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| You know I want it, want it to stay |