I know they say if you love somebody you should set them free
But it sure is hard to do it sure is hard to do
I know they say if you don't come back again then it's meant to be
Those words don't pull me through cause I'm still in love with you
I spend each day here waiting for a miracle
But it's just you and me goin' through the mill climbin' up a hill
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This is the long goodbye somebody tell me why
Two lovers in love can't make it
Just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart
No matter how hard I try I always make you cry
Come on, baby, it's over let's face it
All that's happening here is a long goodbye
Sometimes I ask my heart did we really give our love a chance
But I know without a doubt we turned it inside out
And if we walked away it would make more sense
But it tears me up inside just to think we could still try
How long must we keep running on a carousel
Goin' round and round and never getting anywhere on a wing and prayer
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