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 Late nights in musty motel rooms

 Stale lives left by someone else

 White lies I wish I could tell you

 And questions I ask of myself

 Why do I do the things that make me sorry

 Why do I do the things that make you cry

 Will I lose your love to another

Who loves you better than I

 The angels smile when you're praying

 But the devil laughs when you lie

 And some things they go without saying

 When tears fill up your eyes

 Why do I do the things that make me sorry

 Why do I do the things that make you cry

 Will I lose your love to another

Who loves you better than I

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 Some questions beg for an answer

 Like a poet begs for a rhyme

 Somehow all I can remember

 Is holding your hand in mine

 Late nights in musty motel rooms

 Stale lives left all alone

 He's telling you how he wants you

 And I'm praying he doesn't know

 Why I do the things that make me sorry

 Why I do the things that make you cry

 If I could lose your love to another

Who loves you better than I