New Romantic

I changed a little part of the lyrics. The part where she sings "Maybe I should give up, give in" - well, the first time I heard it, I thought she sang "Maybe I should give up giving" - and I like that so much better and it just hit me straight in the chest, so... That's the way it'll be.

Pretty.

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I know I said I loved you but I'm thinking I was wrong
I'm the first to admit that I'm still pretty young
and I never meant to hurt you when I wrote you ten love songs

that guy that I could never get whose girlfriend was pretty fit
and I made you leave her for me and now I feel pretty mean
but my mind has fucked me over more times than any man could ever know

maybe I should give up giving
give up trying to be thin
give up and turn into my mother
god knows I love her

and I'm sorry to whichever man should meet my sorry state
watch my steady, lonesome gait and be aware
I would never love a man, 'cause love and pain go hand in hand
and I can't do it again

so we stayed up late one night to try and get our problems right,
but I couldn't get into his head just what was going through my mind
and I think he knew where I was going, he put Bryan Adams on
I think he thinks it makes me weak, it only ever makes me strong

I've got this friend who sounds just like him
and he's the man I'd leave you for
the man that I just adore, like you

the same man, he turns to me, said "I've got to tell you how I feel
if god could make the perfect girl for me, it would be you
and my god told me not to tell about how much do you love your fella?"
I don't know, more every day
not in this new romantic way

I'll always be your first love
you'll always be my first love

but I'm sorry to whichever man should meet my sorry state
watch my steady, lonesome gait and be aware
I will never love a man, 'cause love and pain go hand in hand
and I can't do it again
I will never love a man, 'cause I could never hurt a man
not in this new romantic way