These Things That I Don't Dare

	  		
Intro: 
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Verse 1: 
 
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Guess that I'm still living; you say you've seen me 'round 
 
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Usually when I see you first I put my head down 
 
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Like a cats afraid of slamming doors and innocent old rocking chairs 
 
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Guess that I am afraid of heartache 
 
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These things that I don't dare 

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If loving means hurting 
 
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I think I'll just be on my way 
 
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Never much of one for bleeding hearts 
 
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I just don't think I want to play
 
 
 
Verse 2: 
 
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If love was like a poker table I'd have folded long ago 
 
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Kept my cards close to my chest afraid to let them show 
 
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Always have to have the pat hand never betting on the pair 
 
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Couldn't stand the risks involved with winning 
 
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These things that I don't dare 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
 
 
Verse 3: 
 
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Oh, I cuss my inhibitions wish I had the nerve to say 
 
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The things about the way I feel and how I wish you'd stay 
 
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But my hearts like an old cat's tail and love's a rocking chair 
 
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Always do my best to keep my distance 
 
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These things that I don't dare 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
 
 
Outro: 
 
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But my hearts like an old cat's tail and love's a rocking chair 
 
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Always do my best to keep my distance from these things that I don't dare 
 
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These things that I don't dare