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Once I Was Pretty Lyrics by The Mary Onettes

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Everything I've ever done was a part of
The ache in me and the ache in you
Everything we ever knew
Could break us easily
So I pretend that I have what it takes
To be a friend to only you
But I couldn't bear to become
Your choice of younger love
Once I was pretty
I was pretty to anyone
Once you admit it
I am pretty to only you
I think you owe me some recognition again
It doesn't make any sense to me now
And looking back is even worse
But I suppose it
Was a part of my nature
Everything I've ever done was a part of
Promising you and keeping it true
Everything you've ever said
Is recorded in my heart
You want to know how it feels now
I'm just older, and it feels right
Once I was pretty
I was pretty to anyone
Once you admit it
I am pretty to only you
I think you owe me some recognition again
I consequently choose to hide it
You know it's only our youth we're chasing
Is it only our youth we're chasing?
'Cause we just won't become the ones we were
We just won't become the ones we were
Once I was pretty
I was pretty to anyone
Once I was pretty
I was pretty to only you
Only you
Only you
Only you
Only you
Only you
I think you owe me
I think you owe me some recognition again
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The Mary Onettes

The Mary Onettes

About “Once I Was Pretty” by The Mary Onettes

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"Once I Was Pretty" appears on "Islands".

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