Song: "On Your Porch"
Band: The Format
[Intro:]
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[Verse 1:]
"I was on your porch. The smoke sank
into my skin. So I came inside to be
with..."
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repeat 3x then...
"..you."
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"We talked all night, about everything
we could imagine, cuz come the morning
I'll be..."
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repeat 3x then...
"..gone."
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[Bridge:]
"And as our eyes start to close,
I turn to you, and I let you know
that I love..."
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"..you."
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[Verse 2:]
"My dad was sick. My mom she cared
for him. Her lovin' nursed him back
to..."
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repeat 3x then...
"..life."
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"And me I ran. I couldn't even look
at him. For fear I'd have to say..."
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repeat 3x then...
"..goodbye."
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"And as I start to leave, he grabs me by
the shoulder and he tells me..."
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[Chorus:]
"...What's left to lose? You've done..."
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"..enough. And if you..."
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"..fail, well then you fail, but not
to..."
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"..us. Cuz these last three..."
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"..years, I know they've been..."
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"..hard. But now it's..."
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"..time to get out of the desert and
into..."
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"..the sun. Even if it's..."
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"..alone."
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[Verse 3:]
"So now here I sit; in a hotel off
of Sunset. My thoughts bounce off
of Sam's..."
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repeat 3x then...
"..guitar."
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"And that's the way it's been ever
since we were kids, but now; now
we've got somethin' to..."
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repeat 3x then...
"..prove."
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"And I can see their eyes. But tell me
somethin', Can they see mine?..."
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[Chorus:]
"Cuz what's left to lose? I've done..."
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"..enough. And if I..."
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"..fail, well then I fail, but I
gave it a..."
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"..shot. Cuz these last three..."
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"..years, I know they've been..."
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"..hard. But now it's..."
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"..time to get out of the desert and
into..."
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"..the sun. Even if it's..."
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"..aloooooooone."
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[Outro:]
"I was on your porch last night. The smoke it sank into my skin."
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That's pretty much it. There's a few minor details in the actual song that
are different than above, but it sounds pretty much the same. ENJOY! THE FORMAT RULES!
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