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I Can’t Start Now Lyrics by Roddy Frame

Surf

2002

[Verse 1]
Too many late nights, goin' too deeply
Into her reasons for leavin' me here
Like I don't know why
Thought those blue eyes could complete me
But I filled them instead with the ghosts in my head
I'm never satisfied
Till the first tear falls
[Verse 2]
Spend my days now dodgin' memories
Shufflin' my dreams of what we could've been
In another time
In places we've known I sit by the payphone
Then I warm to my theme with the burn of the beam
And build my tower of dimes
But I still can't call
[Chorus]
I hid it all with pride while time was on my side
From the echoing alley to the sun-kissed valley
I made it through somehow
I kept it all inside, never let it slide
And I can't start now
[Verse 3]
Well, I was stand-up, loved a showdown
Kept my eyes on the road, never saw what I owed
Till the price was high
I heard her sweet lips whisper "Slow down"
Then my heart hid inside while my old foolish pride
Made those blue eyes cry
And the rain came down...
[Chorus]
I've played it wise too long to say that I was wrong
From the kisses in the alley to the sun-kissed valley
I've broken every vow
I've never used three words where two would be enough
And I can't start now
[Bridge]
And every new day dawns to beat me
I'm on the ropes, but I'm hangin' in
But for us to survive I feel I'd be taking a dive
And I cannot win
[Chorus]
I hid it all with pride while time was on my side
From the echoing alley to the sun-kissed valley
I made it through somehow
But she had made me start to open up my heart
And I can't stop now
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Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame

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"I Can’t Start Now" appears on "Surf" in 2002.

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