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Eyou see the Gshadows staDnding by your Adoor
Eand as it inches Gopen you say BI can't take it Aanymore
Eit's all too Goften they tDake it out of Ayou
Ewhy can't the love the way you Glove 
why can'Bt your dreams come Atrue
and I Dsee the pGain running fBrom your eAyes
it tDells me that Gyou're deBsperate to fAind a Dlove that can mGelt your Bcold heart Ainside
Gheal your hurt and Dease your mind
Elook in the Gmirror at your Dbattered face Aagain
Eit brings a teaGr to your eyeBs as you turAn and see 
Eheadlights in the Gdriveway he's Dcoming home Aagain
Ewhy can't he Glove the way you Blove so hard to Aunderstand
and I Dsee the Gpain running Bfrom your Aeyes
it tDells me that Gyou're deBsperate to fAind a Dlove that can mGelt your Bcold heart Ainside
Gheal your hurt and Dease your DmiD#nd
Byou've traveled Gfar from the Cplace you once called Ahome
now this time you feel so alone
this love will find you, the one you're searching for
and if you can love with this love
you'd be so much more, so much more

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Desperate

by Monday Morning

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E G D A

you see the shadows standing by your door

E G B A

and as it inches open you say I can't take it anymore

E G D A

it's all too often they take it out of you

E G

why can't the love the way you love

B A

why can't your dreams come true

D G B A

and I see the pain running from your eyes

D G B A D G B A

it tells me that you're desperate to find a love that can melt your cold heart inside

G D

heal your hurt and ease your mind

E G D A

look in the mirror at your battered face again

E G B A

it brings a tear to your eyes as you turn and see

E G D A

headlights in the driveway he's coming home again

E G B A

why can't he love the way you love so hard to understand

D G B A

and I see the pain running from your eyes

D G B A D G B A

it tells me that you're desperate to find a love that can melt your cold heart inside

G D D D#

heal your hurt and ease your mind

B G C A

you've traveled far from the place you once called home

now this time you feel so alone

this love will find you, the one you're searching for

and if you can love with this love

you'd be so much more, so much more

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