Better Off Alone

from Space To Grow by Oaks

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As I cross the border,
I know I won’t be back here to hold you anymore
It’s not that important,
You swore that you’d make do without me
I’m falling forward,
But I’ll still try to put my best foot behind me
I’ll keep you in order,
But all you ever did was corrupt me

All you ever did,
Was waste my time
Now I’m falling, I’m falling back in line
For just a little piece of your peace of mind
I’m feeling used up and washed out
On the wrong side of these state lines

Please just leave me by the side of this road
So far from home and, all I know
I can’t keep track of my skeletons,
They’re coming back to haunt me
You still, feel so close

I’m barely breathing but I know
I’m better off alone
It's 1 am and I'm missing you
I shouldn't be but the mind can't control the heart
We should have known this from the start

All you ever did,
Was waste my time
Now I’m falling, I’m falling back in line
For just a little piece of your peace of mind
I’m feeling used up and washed out
On the wrong side of these state lines

You're a waste of my time

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from Space To Grow, released April 11, 2017
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by James Strezov at Studio 1618
Artwork by Josh Flood of Wolfpack Design Co.

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