Verse 1:
I’m so glad you made time to see me
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How’s life, tell me, how’s your family
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I haven’t seen them in a while
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You’ve been good, busier than ever
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We small talk, work and the weather
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Your guard is up and I know why
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Pre-Chorus:
‘Cause the last time you saw me
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Is still burned in the back of your mind
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You gave me roses and I left them there to die
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Chorus:
So this is me swallowing my pride
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Standing in front of you, saying I’m sorry for that night
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And I go back to December all the time
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It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
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Wishing I’d realised what I had when you were mine
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Post-Chorus:
I’d go back to December, turn around and make it alright
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I go back to December all the time
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Verse 2:
These days I haven’t been sleeping
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Staying up playing back myself leaving
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When your birthday passed and I didn’t call
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And I think about summer, all the beautiful times
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I watched you laughing from the passenger side and
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Realised I loved you in the fall
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Pre-Chorus:
And then the cold came
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The dark days when fear crept into my mind
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You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye
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Chorus:
So this is me swallowing my pride
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Standing in front of you, saying I’m sorry for that night
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And I go back to December all the time
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It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
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Wishing I’d realised what I had when you were mine
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Post-Chorus:
I’d go back to December, turn around and make it alright
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I go back to December all the time
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Bridge:
I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile, so good to me, so right
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And how you held me in your arms that September night
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The first time you ever saw me cry
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Maybe this is wishful thinking
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Probably mindless dreaming
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But if we loved again I swear I’d love you right
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I’d go back in time and change it, but I can’t
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So if the chain is on your door, I understand
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Chorus:
So this is me swallowing my pride
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Standing in front of you, saying I’m sorry for that night
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And I go back to December all the time
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It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
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Wishing I’d realised what I had when you were mine
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Post-Chorus/Outro:
I’d go back to December, turn around and make it alright
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I’d go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
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I go back to December all the time
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All the time
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