[00:10.270]I knew a guy, I thought he was my first love,
[00:15.530]But he had to decide between me and the one before,
[00:20.500]And she stacked it all up, like a house of cards,
[00:24.720]Said if he didn't come back, he'd find her flattened on the floor.
[00:29.600]And though I went and lived in my own Hell,
[00:32.440]Thought that I could die as well,
[00:35.160]I let him go where he thought he had to go.
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[00:40.130]Cause I never took heavy words for granted,
[00:45.030]And I never took the undeserved advantage,
[00:49.610]No I never took the easy way,
[00:54.100]So why don't you take it a little easy on me now.
[00:59.540]
[01:01.580]Out on the road, I had so many questions,
[01:06.620]I thought I would explode just for some attention,
[01:11.520]Like an acolyte, I saw the flames of towering tapers,
[01:16.030]Almost proselytized by those gleaming piles of paper,
[01:21.210]Yeah I watched those power huddles
[01:23.350]And their coats draped over puddles,
[01:26.200]And their "Trust me, baby, I'm the one you need."
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[01:31.130]But I never took heavy words for granted,
[01:35.980]And I never took the undeserved advantage,
[01:41.190]No I never took the easy way,
[01:45.410]So why don't you take it a little easy on me now.
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[01:52.650]We don't want to be the ones to lie and cheat and slander,
[01:58.130]So we hold each other up to the higher standard,
[02:03.000]But I'll tell you what; I'll never try to make it hard.
[02:07.910]Cause when you're hard just to be hard,
[02:10.160]The only thing that's hard is you.
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[02:15.050]So here's what I took, I kept the wine and laughter,
[02:20.150]Until every path just grew up and ever after,
[02:24.800]Through the peaks and twisty canyons,
[02:27.230]I made many great companions,
[02:29.710]Best of all is the one who loves me like you do.
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[02:35.150]Cause I never took heavy words for granted,
[02:39.710]And I never took the undeserved advantage,
[02:44.560]No I never took the easy way,
[02:48.950]So why don't you take it a little easy on me now.
[02:53.520]
[02:54.500]Cause I never took heavy words for granted,
[02:59.470]And it's much too late to even want the shortcut,
[03:04.160]Yeah, I never took the easy way,
[03:08.580]So you can take it a little easy on me now.
[03:13.510]Cause we know that easy's never easy anyhow.
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