[Verse 1] I paid all my dues And she wanted to know That I’d never leave her But now I’m ready to go And strange as it seems She’s endless to me She’s just like paperwork But harder to read
[Chorus] Patience's my enemy And loving’s my friend It’s harder to leave with my heart on my sleeve Than to stay and just pretend Oh, she knows me so well Oh, she knows me like I know myself
[Outro] And like the back of her hand She already understands everything "Won’t you stay?" She says And she already knows how it goes And where she stands I’ll stay, anyway Cause she knows me so well Oh, she knows me like I know myself Oh, she knows me so well Oh, she knows me like I know myself I know myself Oh, she knows me like I know myself I know myself I know myself I know myself
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This is a song about a relationship that’s hard to escape once you’re already entrenched, so you end up staying in it longer than you should, even if it isn’t going anywhere. Sometimes it can even feel like work, but your partner knows you so well and doesn’t want you to leave so badly that it’s incredibly hard to escape.
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