Back in the day when nothing really mattered to me
I only saw with my eyes what they wanted to see
And everything around me seemed to never change
Looking for an easy way out, someone to blame

Why does it work this way still today
We wanna take somebody down along the way
But I won't let that one be me
Cause I don't want the drama it brings

See today isn't back in the day anymore
I know a little more than I did before
So don't forget before you try bringing me down
Whats goes around always comes back around

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You can't bring me down
Do you hear what I'm trying to say
You can't bring me down
I'll never turn the other way
You can't bring me down
What is it you're trying to say
You can't bring me down
It's not like I'm running away

So you think you can see inside my mind
You probably could if you just took a little time
I know exactly what you're trying to say
Sitting in the stands ain't the same as playing the game

So I can't comprehend in my mind
Just why we can't leave it all behind
Come on stand beside and hold the line
Cause tonight is the night we cry

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Why can't we feel what it takes for us to be real
Why can't we see what it takes for us to believe
Why do we say all of these things that bring us down

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