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[aid] => mick
[title] => I've Paid a Lot
[time] => 2003-10-08 22:39:13
[hometext] => At some time or another, we all feel let down and betrayed by the people we've fallen in love with. Sometimes we can work through it, but this time it's the end of the line. I'm burnt out.
[bodytext] => I've paid a lot to love you Closed my eyes you all the unlucky odds And poorly dealt cards that read Don't save your obsessions For a vessel not worth pouring them into I've risked a lot to be here On these nights when you're restless And you've given me reason to fear You're tearing apart your family You've chosen pride over humility Pride over sanity I've lost a lot on loving you The pennywise won't share The same slate as the gamblers Who've rubbed the grain bare From mistakes to erase with one win, Which I'm shooting for now I'm giving a lot in loving you It is said it is better to give Than to recieve But you've worn my heart thin With the sins you want me to forgive for you And the freedom you want me to retrieve for you But paradise has a price And I'm broke [comments] => 2 [counter] => 160 [topic] => 22 [informant] => uncooked [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => LostLove )
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