I Don't Want To Change You - Damien Rice

It was always hard to pin you down And it was only natural for me to hope you'd come around But please, take your reservations and forget them You know things could be so easy if you'd let them And I don't want to lose you now Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever And there's a darkness in the way you sing And something curious in how you walk as if you've got a broken wing That makes me want to help you find a way to throw your shadow We can even sing songs about your past loves at my piano 'Cause I don't want to lose you now Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever And I can always feel it, when you're getting set to run Like you're halfway through the chorus And you think the song is done But, baby, take a minute, or take a beer out from the fridge So, maybe we can try this time to make it past the bridge 'Cause I don't want to lose you now, Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever Baby, I don't want to lose you now Or ever No, I don't want to lose you now Or ever, oh no

I find myself in a strange situation And I don't know how What seemed to be an infatuation Is so different now I can't get by if we're not together Ooh, can't you see? Girl, I want you now and forever Close to me I'm longing for the time I'm longing for the day Hoping that you will promise to be mine And never go away I don't want to live without you I don't want to live without you I could never live without you Live without your love Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh I asked myself but there's no explanatoin For the way I feel I know I've reached the right destination And I know it's real I'm longing for the time I'm longing for the day When I'll be giving you this heart of mine Believe me when I say I don't want to live without you I don't want to live without you I could never live without you Live without your love Now, I don't want to live without you I don't want to live without you I could never be without you Be without your love I don't want to live without you Live without your love (Live without your love) Live without your love (Live without your love) You see, I'm lost without your love (Live without your love) Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

I fell for you I got butterflies in my stomach I never thought I would but I love it I never thought I could be with someone I have an attachment to you so how come if I push away and then I shove That you caught my eye just like a glove I never thought I would fall in love Until I saw you in a black dress, looking like an actress A-list like a movie star You can be my atlas, go intergalactic Wishing on a shooting star You can be my madness, we can get disastrous Take you to the loser bar Distract me from my past, and I just want to ask Can you show me who you truly are I saw you in a black dress, actress Cause you A-list like a movie star And you can be my atlas, galactic I've been wishing on a shooting star Rockstar's don't fall in love (ha) But I fell for you I really did not see it coming Usually I'm the one running Cause I'm always having afflictions But you're my addiction And I can't get rid of you I push away and then I shove That you caught my eye just like a glove I never thought I would fall in love Until I saw you in a black dress, looking like an actress A-list like a movie star And you can be my atlas, go intergalactic Wishing on a shooting star You can be my madness, we can get disastrous Take you to the loser bar Distract me from my past, and I just want to ask Can you show me who you truly are I saw you in a black dress, actress Cause you A-list like a movie star And you can be my atlas, galactic I've been wishing on a shooting star Rockstar's don't fall in love But I fell for you

Party girls don't get hurt Can't feel anything, when will I learn? I push it down, I push it down I'm the one "for a good time call" Phone's blowin' up, ringin' my doorbell I feel the love, I feel the love 1, 2, 3, - 1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3 - 1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3 - 1, 2, 3, drink Throw 'em back, till I lose count I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, the chandelier I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist, like it doesn't exist Sun's up, I'm a mess Gotta get out now, gotta run from this Here comes the shame, here comes the shame 1, 2, 3 -1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3 - 1, 2, 3, drink 1, 2, 3 -1, 2, 3, drink Throw 'em back till I lose count I, I wanna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist, like it doesn't exist I'm gonna fly like a bird from the night, feel my tears as they dry I wanna swing from the chandelier, the chandelier But I'm holding on for dear life Won't look down, won't open my eyes I keep my glass full until morning light 'Cause I'm just holding on for tonight Help me, I'm holding on for dear life Won't look down, won't open my eyes I keep my glass full until morning light 'Cause I'm just holding on for tonight On for tonight 'Cause I'm just holding on for tonight Oh, I'm just holding on for tonight Oh, I'm just holding on for tonight On for tonight, on for tonight Yes, I'm just holding on for tonight Oh, I'm just holding on for tonight On for tonight, on for tonight

This has got to die I said this has got to stop This has got to lie down With someone else on top You can keep me pinned 'Cause it's easier to tease But you can't paint an elephant Quite as good as she And she may cry like a baby And she may drive me crazy 'Cause I, I am lately lonely So why'd you have to lie? I take it I'm your crutch The pillow in your pillow case Is easier to touch And when you think you've sinned Do you fall upon your knees? Or do you sit within your picture? Do you still forget the breeze? And she may rise, if I sing you down And she may wisely cling to the ground 'Cause I am lately horny So why would she take me horny? What's the point of this song? Or even singing? You've already gone, why am I clinging? Well I could throw her out, and I could live without And I could do it all for you I could be true Tell me if you want me to lie 'Cause this has got to die I said this has got to stop This has got to lie down, down With someone else on top You can both keep me pinned 'Cause it's easier to tease But you can't make me happy Quite as good as me Well you know that's a lie