I HATE THAT SONG

(Verse 1)

DJ played it at the red light,

I damn near missed the green.

Funny how three damn minutes

Can rewind everything.

People in the next car singing,

Windows down, smiling loud.

They don’t know that every lyric

Pulls your shadow through the crowd.

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(Pre-Chorus)

I swear I changed.

I swear I moved on.

Then the speakers prove me wrong.

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(Chorus)

I hate that song.

But I know every word.

I turn it off…

Then catch myself humming the first verse.

I tell my friends,

“Man, it’s old news.”

But one damn chorus

Still sounds like you.

I hate that song.

I hate that song.

So why the hell

Do I play it all night long?

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(Verse 2)

Tried a different station,

Tried a different town.

Turns out memories

Can travel with the sound.

Even bought new headphones,

Thought that might be enough.

Guess heartbreak’s louder

When you turn the music up.

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(Bridge)

Maybe it ain’t the melody.

Maybe it ain’t the beat.

Maybe it’s just the version of me

You got to keep.

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(Final Chorus)

I hate that song.

But if it comes back on…

Don’t change it.

Let it play.

For three more minutes

I get yesterday.

I hate that song.

And maybe that’s the truth.

I never hated it.

I just hated

Missing you.

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(Outro)

Next track.

Please.

…or maybe not.