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The Idea

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The Idea

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The idea that twenty-fourMeant a white dress on the floorToo much champagne, and a plane to MexicoYour idea was dinner madeTV on, the kids are bathedI'd still be fun like twenty-onebut that ain't ever how it goesWhat you see and what you getAin't what you saw the day we metBut you never thought forever meant regretYou don't love me, let's be honestI ain't the woman that you wantedIf it wasn't for a promise, you'd be goneShe's a dream that you createdShe's the picture that you paintedBut no matter how you hang it, it's still wrongAin't right for us to try to live this lifeWhen we know it ain't realYou don't love me, you just love the ideaAin't an option not to make itIf we're unhappy, we can fake itIf it hurts, you go to workWe go to church, we never tellThat it's gone to hellYou don't love me, let's be honestI ain't the woman that you wantedIf it wasn't for a promise, you'd be goneShe's a dream that you createdShe's the picture that you paintedBut no matter how you hang it, it's still wrongAin't right for us to try to live this lifeWhen we know it ain't realYou don't love me, you just loveThe idea of picket fencesBe the envy of friendsAnd do the things that all the perfect families do'Cause you can't bear the thought of splitting things in twoYou don't love me, let's be honestI ain't the woman that you wantedIf it wasn't for a promise, you'd be gone, long goneShe's a dream that you createdShe's the picture that you paintedIt don't matter if I hate it, it's still wrongAin't right for us to try to live this lifeWhen we know it ain't realYou don't love me, you just love theYou don't want me, you just want the ideaCut!Alright

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