Song

I Can't Be My Old Self Forever

Jorja Smith
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Lyricist: Tom Howe     Composer: Tom Howe



What's it like to walk through rain
With nothing to cover your shame ’cause
My umbrella stays up even under a bridge
What's it like to wonder why
I do everything with you on my mind when
Everything I do is just my way to escape you

I've been told I’ve gone nowhere on my own
Well, we've just seen that I can't run from my own

Knowing that the truth already hurts but I won't stop this
Knowing you're the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me
Oh, I find it hard to leave you there
Knowing that the truth already hurts
Knowing that I've only just begun
Knowing that the truth already hurts

I never liked to win your games
Can’t keep giving love when you keep on playing
They won’t have a last move if I wake up and leave them

I've been told I’ve gone nowhere on my own
Well, we've both seen that I can't run from my own

Knowing that the truth already hurts but I won't stop this
Knowing you’re the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me
Oh, I find it hard to leave you there
Knowing that the truth already hurts
Knowing that I've only just begun
Knowing that the truth already hurts

I can only be this way with you
There ain't nothing you can say or do
You can't pay me for saying or you
Know that I can't lose

Now you know the truth already hurts but I won't stop this
Knowing your the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me

Knowing that the truth already hurts but I won't stop this
Knowing you're the only one I'd lose ain't enough to stop me
Oh, I find it hard to leave you there
Knowing that the truth already hurts
Knowing that I've only just begun
Knowing that the truth already hurts