Next Time (Piano Version) - Greg Laswell

Opened up my heart once and should've known better Ain't that you were falling and I took your word to the letter Then you ran and threw my life off track Now you think that you can come running back I don't care if you say you love me It's too little, too late Don't care if you can't live without me You dug your grave Don't care if the sky is falling You shouldn't have lied Had your chance, made me cry, why There won't be a next time Truth of the matter, when you left me lonely In the heart of my hearts I knew it was a good thing I was too hurt to love, but I was too young to die Don't come knocking at my door, oh, keep your lies I don't care if you say you love me Too little, too late Don't care if you can't live without me You dug your grave Don't care if the sky is falling You shouldn't have lied Had your chance, made me cry, why There won't be a next time I jumped right in Gave you my all You gave your word You'd catch me, but you let me fall Now I'm no longer crying I won't be your fool Now I'm washing my hands of you I don't want you no more I don't want you no more I don't want you no more I don't want you no more No more I don't care if you say you love me Too little, too late Don't care if you can't live without me You dug your grave Don't care if the sky is falling You shouldn't have lied Had your chance, made me cry, why, oh Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be a next time Never gonna be a next time, next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be a next time, next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never gonna be, never gonna be, never gonna be a next time Never, never

Next time I see you I'll remain seated and mysterious And next time I see you I won't try to be as hilarious And next time I see you I won't loosen up by drinking And next time I see you I'll stop myself from thinking And next time I see you I'll take you by the hand And next time I see you I will have something planned And next time I see you I know just what to do And next time I see you maybe you'll see me too If there's a next time Last time I saw you the pieces all got flung And last time I saw you somebody stole my tongue And last time I saw you I swam in like a hooked eel And last time I saw you I felt like such a heel And next time I see you I'll take you by the hand And next time I see you I will have something planned And next time I see you I know just what to do And next time I see you maybe you'll see me too If there's a next time And simply to see you I take elaborate detours Your house is not that easy to walk past, but hey, I love the area Braving dogs and ridicule I strut along your street Do you never leave your house maybe you're waiting outside mine, yes sure, I doubt it Next time I see you I'll take you by the hand And next time I see you I will have something planned And next time I see you I know just what to do And next time I see you maybe you'll see me too If there's a next time I see you I'll take you by the hand And next time I see you I will have something planned And next time I see you I know just what to do 'Cause next time I see you maybe you'll see me too If there's a next time

I'm not gonna try and make it even You're way ahead by now I'm not gonna try and make it all even Even though I know how And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun I'm not gonna tell my new friends about you No, I'm gonna let that slide I'm gonna be lazy when I write about you Even though it takes all my might And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun I'm gonna get back to believing It's been a long, long time now I'm gonna get up and make it look easy Even though I don't know how I'm not gonna try and make it even I'm way behind by now No, I'm not gonna try and make it all even Even though I know how And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet But I think I shot the gun

How my thoughts they spin me 'round And how my thoughts they let me down And how my thoughts they spin me 'round And how my thoughts they let me down And how my dreams they spin me 'round And how my dreams they let me down And how my thoughts they spin me 'round And how my thoughts they let me down And then there's you Then there's you And then there's you Then there's you And how my love it spins me 'round And how my love it's let me down And how my thoughts they spin me 'round And how my thoughts they let me down And then there's you Then there's you And then there's you Then there's you You know I know the tune well I've written it all myself, if you can't tell With a melody that climbs and then falls, then falls, then falls Without you, without you How my days they spin me 'round And how today it sets me down And how my days they spin me 'round And how today it sets me down Alongside you Alongside you Alongside you

Leave the radio on I'm alright, I'm alright, we're alright Leave the television on I'm alright, I'm alright, we're alright I'm not the same man Since you saw me last I'm not the same man I've got great big plans Since you saw me last I'm not the same man No more alarms I've got this, I've got this I've got this No fire escape I've got this, I've got this, I've got this We've got this I'm not the same man Since you saw me last I'm not the same man I've got great big plans Since you saw me last I'm not the same man I want a warm handshake From a slow and simple life I'm not the same man Since you saw me last I'm not the same man I've got great big plans Since you saw me last I'm not the same man I want a warm handshake From a slow and simple life

In this proud land we grew up strong We were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail No fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all deserted I've changed my face, I've changed my name But no one wants you when you lose Don't give up 'Cause you have friends Don't give up You're not beaten yet Don't give up I know you can make it good Though I saw it all around Never thought I could be affected Thought that we'd be the last to go It is so strange the way things turn Drove the night toward my home The place that I was born, on the lakeside As daylight broke, I saw the earth The trees had burned down to the ground Don't give up You still have us Don't give up We don't need much of anything Don't give up 'Cause somewhere there's a place Where we belong Rest your head You worry too much It's gonna be alright When times get rough You can fall back on us Don't give up Please don't give up I've gotta walk out of here I can't take anymore I'm gonna stand on that bridge Keep my eyes down below Oh, whatever may come And whatever may go That river's flowing Oh, that river's flowing Moved on to another town Tried hard to settle down For every job, so many men So many men no-one needs Don't give up You have friends And don't give up I'm proud of who you are Don't give up And I believe there's a place Where we belong