James Morrison Album

I was sure, I was born and raised to be my own man
I was so sure I was never going to need a helping hand
And she said, trust in your heart and there's no need to understand
Well just when I thought I had it planned out

Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you

I was driving too close to the edge and living dangerously
I felt strange, a warm sensation rising up inside of me
Oh like a tidal wave came from nowhere swept me off my feet

Oh but somehow making me complete now

Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you

Once you've had a taste of it theres no going back
Once you've had a taste of it theres no going back
Once you've had a taste of it theres no going back

Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you
Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you

You only stay with me in the morning,
You only hold me when I sleep,
And I was meant to tread the water,
But now I've gotten in too deep,
For every piece of me that wants you,
Another piece backs away.

'Cause you give me something,
That makes my skin go wry,
This could be nothin,
But I'm willin to give it a try,
Please give me something,
Cause someday I might know in my heart.

You only waited out for hours,
Just to spend a little time alone with me,
And I can say I've never bought you flowers,
I can't work out what they mean,
I'd never thought that I'd love someone,
And that was someone elses dream.

'Cause you give me something,
That makes my skin go wry,
This could be nothin,
But I'm willin to give it a try,
Please give me something,
Cause someday I might call you from my heart.

But it might be a second too late,
And the words that I could never say,
Are gonna come out anyway.

'Cause you give me something,
That makes my skin go wry,
This could be nothin,
But I'm willin to give it a try,
Please give me something,

Oh 'Cause you give me something,
That makes my skin go wry,
This could be nothin,
But I'm willin to give it a try,
Please give me something,
Cause someday I might know in my heart.

Know in my heart,
Know in my heart,
Know in my heart.

I've been down so low people look at me and they know,
they can tell something is wrong
like I dont belong,
well, staring through a window standing outside there just to happy to care
and I wana be like them but I'll mess it up again,
I tripped them out when God kicked outside everybody's soul.

Chorus:
And I know that it's a wonderful world
But i cant feel it right now,
I thought I was doing well but I just want to cry now,
Well I know that its a wonderful world from the sky down to the sea,
but I can only see when you're here, here with me.

Sometimes I feel so full that it just comes spilling out,
it's uncomfortable to see I give it away so easily,
but if I had someone I would do anything and never never never never let you feel alone
I wont, I wont leave u on your own,
who am I to dream, dreams are for fools, they always let you down.

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And I know that it's a wonderful world
But I cant feel it right now,
I thought i was doing well but I just want to cry now,
Well I know that its a wonderful world from the sky down to the sea,
but I can only see when you're here, here with me.

And I wish that I could make it better,
I'd give anything for you to call me,
Maybe just a little letter
Oh it could start again.

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And I know that it's a wonderful world
But I cant feel it right now,
I thought I was doing well but I just want to cry now,
Well I know that its a wonderful world from the sky down to the sea,
but I can only see when you're here, here with me.

I know that its a wonderful world
but I cant feel it right now,
Iv got all the right clothes to wear i just wana cry now,
I kno that it's a wonderful world from the sky down 2 the sea,
But I can only see well when ur here, here with me.

And I kno that it's a wonderful world
When your with me.

I've been twisting and turning,
In a space that's too small.
I've been drawing the line and watching it fall,
You've been closing me in, closing the space in my heart.
Watching us fading and watching it all fall apart.

Chorus
Well I can't explain why it's not enough, Cause I gave it all to you.
And if you leave me now, oh just leave me now.
Its the better thing to do,
Its time to surrender,
Its been to long pretending.
Theres no use in trying,
When the pieces dont fit anymore, Pieces dont fit here anymore.

You pulled me under,
I had to give in.
Such a beautiful myth,
Thats breaking my skin.
Well i'll hide all the bruises,
I'll hide all the damage thats done.
But I show how Im feeling until all the feeling has gone.

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Ooh don't missunderstand,
How I feel.
Cause I've tried, yes I've tried.
But still I don't know why, no I dont know why.
III dont know why...... whyyyyyyyy!

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In my life I don't mean much to anyone
I've lost my way can't go back anymore
Once I had everything now it's gone
Don't tell me again coz I've heard it all before

Some people say that i'm not worth it
I've made mistakes but nobody's perfect
Guess I'll give it a try

I've got one last chance to get myself together
I can't lose no more time it's now or never and I'll try to remember who i used to be
I've got one last chance to get myself together

The time has come for me to change again
I can't carry on like this, I will lose my friends - don't say that you have given up on me. Just give me the time and space to heal my head

I don't wanna be misunderstood
I've got to take this chance and make it into something good

I look at you, you bite your tongue
I dont know why or where im coming from
And in my head im close to you
We're in the rain still searching for the sun

You think that I wanna run and hide
I'll keep it all locked up inside
I just want you to find me
I'm not lost, I'm not lost, Just undiscovered
We're never alone we're all the same as each other
You see the look thats on my face
You might think im out of place
Im not lost, no no, just undiscovered

Well the time it takes to know someone
It all can change before you know its gone
So close your eyes and feel the way
I'm with you now believe theres nothing wrong

You think that I wanna run and hide
I'll keep it all locked up inside
I just want you to find me
I'm not lost, Im not lost, Just undiscovered
We're never alone we're all the same as each other
You see the look thats on my face you might think im out of place
I'm not lost, no no, just undiscovered

It's got my name on it,
and it's just waiting there for me,
i feel the cold run through my veins.

and it's got her shame on it,
she couldnt say it to my face,
but i wont waste time placing blame.

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but i know that i'll move on,
and tell myself i'll find me something better,
i let go and just forget her.
she was no good for me,
deep down i know that's the way it has to be so,
how comes i still can't open this letter?
i can't forget her.

really wish i could

well, there must be a name for it,
whatever this is you've done to me,
i'm all twisted up inside.

well who's gonna pay for it,
if it's not you i guess it's me,
you left with you're life and took mine.

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it's got my name on it,
and it's just waiting there for me.

I'm done, shoot your gun,
i think it's time to take it back to where we started from,
your pain, my pain,
I'll write it down and teel you exactly how i feel again.

and all i see,
is a mass of confusion, who i am and what i gotta be,
yeah.

closed eyes, big lines,
i guess you'll tell me just to let it ride sometimes,
looks good, tastes bad,
makes me wonder where i buried all the dreams i had.

all I see,
is a lees good version of a man i dont wanna be.
all i feel,
is you tie me down to something that just isnt real.
all i need,
is some truth god help me,
before the devil buries me.

yeah

i cant do nothing, if i cant do something my way,
well i must be crazy if i follow every word you say.
when the shit comes down, you'll be the first to walk away.

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call the police,
coz i've lost control and i really wanna see you bleed.

i'm awake, why wait?
i dont need someone to tell me who to be today.
i'm quite sure, unlike before,
came off the road and i forgot what i was looking for.

all i see,
is a lees good version of a man i dont wanna be.
all i feel,
is you tie me down to something that just isnt real.
all i need,
is some truth god help me,
before the devil buries me, yeah.

i cant do nothing, if i cant do something my way,
well i must be crazy if i follow every word you say.
when the shit comes down, you're the first to walk away

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you can't just hack at me, you know,
you might just, have to let me go.
close in, i need some room to grow,
you dont, know what you're thinking of.
hiding behind you're pop sheet,
so you, can reck someone elses dream.

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i cant do nothing, if i cant do something my way,

well i must be crazy if i follow every word you say.

when the shit comes down, you'll be the first to walk away.

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all i feel,
is you tie me down to something that just isnt real.
all i need,
is some truth god help me,
before the devil buries me, yeah.

This boy wants to play,
There's no time left today,
It's a shame 'cause he has to go home.

This boy's got to work
Got to sweat just to pay what he gets to get left all alone.

Well let's step outside,
Let's go for a ride,
Just for a while.
No we won't get caught,
Well that's what I thought, until we cry.

Chorus
I'm still here,
But it hasn't been easy,
I'm sure that you had your reasons,
I'm scared for this emotion,
For years I've been holding it down,
For years I've been holding it down.

This girl tries her best everyday,
But it's all gone to waste 'cause there's no one around,
This girl she can draw she can paint,
Likes to dance she can skate,
Now she don't make a sound.

We?ll play in our park,
'Till it's too dark for us to see
Well we'll make our way home,
With mud on our clothes,
She won't be pleased.

Chorus
I'm still here,
But it hasn't been easy,
I'm sure that you had your reasons,
I'm scared for this emotion,
For years I've been holding it down,

And I,
Love to forgive and forget,
So I,
Try to put all this behind us,
Just,
Know that my arms are wide open,
The older I get, the more that I know.

Well it's time to let this go.
I got to let it go
I got to let it go
I got to let it go
I got to let it go

Chorus
I'm still here,
But it hasn' been easy,
I'm sure that you had your reasons,
I'm scared for this emotion,
For years I've been holding it down,

And I,
Love to forgive and forget,
So I,
Try to put all this behind us,
Just,
Know that my arms are wide open,
The older I get, the more that I know.

And I,
Love to forgive and forget,
So I,
Try to put all this behind us,
Just,
Know that my arms are wide open,
The older I get, the more that I know.

Oh life can be strange
Good and bad in so many ways
And in time you will find
That things are not always what they seem

Well i've got something to say
But you might laugh, joke or run away
Coz i'm awkward and nervous
Sometimes i dont say much at all

But if the rain must fall
If i lose it all
If the world comes down and takes my soul
If the sky turns black
And theres no no way back
It won't matter much to me
If i had you
All i need is your love
That's all i need
All i need is your love

Oh well dreams can come true
if you know inside you really want them to or you can sit you can wait
You can leave your fate in someone elses hands
Oh but I, I want you
And nothing else can make me feel the way you do
So i'm waiting, i'm wishing
That it's me you'll be holding tonight and every night

How come you always wind up changing your direction?
How come you always end up dancing through the room?
How come you always never wanna use protection?
How come you're floating like a helium balloon?

I can't keep up
You're moving too fast
I got to know
Is this gonna last?
Coz i can't tell whether
your up or you're down
This whole situation is spinning me round
Spinning me round
Spinning me round

How come you always end up changing your intentions?
How come you always wind up blowing hot and cold?
One minute honest then your full of false pretension
Head in the clouds but still your desperate to control, to control

I just don't know what to believe
You build me up then you bring me down on my knees
You say you want me
Then your up and your gone
I got to know just where your comming from
Coming from, where your coming from

I got to know before its over
One way or the other
If your stringing me along

I can't keep up
You're moving too fast
I got to know
Is this gonna last?
I can't tell whether your up or you're down
This whole situation is spinning me round
Spinning me round
Spinning me round

How come?
How come?

How come you always wind up changing your direction?

I don't believe you
And I never will,
Oh I can't live by your side
with the lies you've tried to instil,
I can't take anymore,
I don't have to give you a reason
For leaving this time
Cos this is my last goodbye

It's like I hardly know you
but maybe I never did.
It's like every emotion you showed me
you kept well hid,
and every true word that you ever spoke
was really decieving.
Now I'm leaving this time
cos this is my last goodbye

I've gotta turn and walk away,
I don't have anything left to say
I haven't already said before
and I've grown tired of being used,
and I'm sick and tired of being accused.
Now I'm walking away from you,
and I'm not coming back

There was a time
I had nothing to give
I needed shelter from the storm i was in
And when it all got too heavy
You carried my weight
And i want to hold you
And i want to say

That you are all that i need
For you, I give my soul to keep
You see me, love me
Just the way i am
For you i am a better man
I said you are the reason
For everything i do
I'd be lost, so lost without you

Under the stars
At the edge of the sea
There's no one around
No one but you and me
We'd talk for hours
As time drifts away
I could stay here forver
And hold you this way

Coz you are all that i need
For you, I give my soul to keep
You see me, love me
Just the way i am
For you i am a better man
I said you are the reason
For everything i do
I'd be lost, so lost without you