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I admit it...what's to say...yeah...I'll relive it...without pain...mmm...Backstreet lover on the side of the roadI got a bomb in my temple that is gonna explodeI got a sixteen gauge buried under my clothes,I play...Once upon a time I could control myselfOoh, once upon a time I could lose myself, yeah...Oh, try and mimic what's insane...ooh, yeah...I am in it...where do I stand?Oh, Indian summer and I hate the heatI got a backstreet lover on the passenger seatI got my hand in my pocket, so determined,Discreet, I pray...Once upon a time I could control myselfOoh, once upon a time I could lose myself, yeah, yeah...You think I got my eyes closedBut I'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' time...Ooh, once upon a time I could control myself, yeah...Once upon a time I could lose myself, yeah, yeah, yeah...Once upon a time I could love myself, yeah...Once upon a time I could love you, yeah, yeah, yeah...Once (4x)Yeah...once, once...yeah, yeah...Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...oww...
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