IF I WAS TWENTY ONE
KARA CLARK
2009


IF I WAS SEVENTEEN
I WOULD MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES
THAT I MADE AT SEVENTEEN

I WOULDN'T NEED
ANYONE'S ADVICE, ANY WORDS THAT I
WAS SURE I DIDN'T NEED

   THAT IS ALL A PART OF GROWING UP
   BUT, IF I WAS TWENTY ONE.......

CHORUS 1

I WOULD KNOW
LIFE'S GONNA GO BY WAY TOO FAST
I WOULD LIVE
EVERY DAY LIKE IT COULD BE MY LAST
I WOULDN'T TAKE FOR GRANTED
EVERYTHING THAT I AM HANDED
AND I WOULDN'T DO THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE
IF I WAS TWENTY ONE


IF I WAS STILL A KID
I WOULD PUT OFF, EVER GROWING UP AT ALL
IF I WAS STILL A KID

I WOULDN'T LISTEN
BE THE ONE WHO, IS STUBBORN JUST LIKE YOU
I WOULDN'T LISTEN

      THAT IS ALL PART OF GROWING UP
      BUT, IF I WAS TWENTY ONE................



CHORUS 2

I WOULD CHOOSE
THE ROAD THAT WOULD LEAD
TO THE PLACES
YOU DON'T SEEM TO EVER WANNA BE
I WOULDN'T LET MY MOTHER DOWN
I'D ONLY WANNA MAKE HER PROUD
AND REALIZE THAT I'M HER ONLY SON
IF I WAS TWENTY ONE

BRIDGE

I ONLY WANT THE BEST FOR YOU
AND TRY TO HELP YOU OUT
I JUST WISH THAT YOU KNEW
WHAT  I KNOW NOW

Its not the packing up
or the house I love
that's fading in the rear view mirror

Its not the backseat
full of memories
that are causing all my tears

its not the door key
I left on the table
beside my wedding ring

no, none of those things
are what is hard on me

(chorus)

the hardest part about leaving you
isn't the starting over I will have to do
not the admitting that I gave up
and walked away from our love
its not knowing you'll find someone else
or hearing how you've moved on...
the hardest part of leaving...
is you won't even know i'm gone


its not the long drive
ahead of me
to get out of this town

or the vows I said
years ago
that I am breaking now

no, none of those things
make me wanna turn around

repeat chorus...

bridge

its hard to leave
the place where
the love of my life
is now the one who doesn't care


you will find someone else
it's a matter of time til you move one
the hardest part of leaving
you won't even know i am gone


2009

This is my pretty happy love song...

1925
KARA CLARK

THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
BACK IN '25
HE TOOK HIS BRIDE
THE THE RIVER
HE COVERED HIS TRACKS
DIDN'T LOOK BACK
HE WONDERS IF HE SHOULD HAVE
JUST TO MAKE SURE

CHORUS

SOMETIMES HE HEARS HER LAUGH
SOMETIMES HE SMELLS HER COLOGNE
HE FEELS HER  HANDS ON HIS BACK
WHEN HE THINKS HE'S ALONE
BUT HE AINT ALONE


FOR MONTHS HE LIVED
DENYING WHAT HE DID
BUT SHE WON'T LET HIM FORGET
THAT NIGHT LAST WINTER


CHORUS

SOMETIMES HE HEARS HER LAUGH
SOMETIMES SMELLS HER COLOGNE
HE FEELS HER BREATH ON HIS NECK
WHEN HE THINKS HE'S ALONE
BUT HE AINT ALONE

THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
BACK IN '25
HE WENT TO SEE IF HIS BRIDE
WAS DOWN BY THE RIVER
HE FELT SO SCARED
WHEN HE WASN'T ALONE

CHORUS

SOMETIMES YOU TRIP AND FALL
SOMETIMES SLIP ON THE RIVER STONES
IT WILL PULL YOU DOWN AND YOU WILL DROWN
WHEN YOU ARE ALONE

SOMETIMES REVENGE IS SWEET
SOMETIMES YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
HE SCREAMED HER NAME, SHE WALKED AWAY
AND LEFT HIM  ALONE
SHE LEFT HIM ALONE


THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
BACK IN '25
HE TOOK HIS BRIDE
TO THE RIVER.....

The Very Reason
Kara Clark  2009

I WOULDN'T APOLOGIZE
YOU BEGGED ME TO SEE YOUR SIDE
WHILE I BEGGED YOU TO LEAVE
OH I STOOD MY GROUND
AND LOOK AT ME NOW
WISHING YOU WERE STANDING BESIDE ME
  
   BUT YOU COULDN'T TAKE MY STUBBORN WAYS
   THAT I WOULDN'T DARE OFFER TO CHANGE...

(CHORUS)
BUT WE ARE GONNA WORK IT OUT
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
YOU'RE JUST BIDING YOUR TIME
NOBODY ELSE HAS STOLE YOUR HEART
ALMOST A YEAR HAS PASSED
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE COMING BACK
I GUESS I STILL WON'T ADMIT WHEN I AM WRONG...
AND THAT'S THE VERY REASON...
YOU'RE GONE


I WOULDN'T ANSWER MY PHONE
TOLD YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE
SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN
THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO
I LAID ALL THE BLAME ON YOU
I WAS A GAME YOU COULD NEVER WIN
  
   I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS ALWAYS RIGHT
   AND I CANT STOP THINKING I AM THIS TIME.....

(CHORUS)
CAUSE WE ARE GONNA WORK IT OUT
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
YOU'RE JUST BIDING YOUR TIME
NOBODY ELSE HAS STOLE YOUR HEART
ALMOST A YEAR HAS PASSED
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE COMING BACK
I GUESS I STILL WON'T ADMIT WHEN I AM WRONG...
AND THAT'S THE VERY REASON...
YOU'RE GONE

(BRIDGE)
IT'S NOT ALL SAID AND DONE
IT'S NOT THE END OF US
ANY DAY NOW, YOU ARE COMING BACK AROUND....

ALMOST A YEAR HAS PASSED
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE COMING BACK
I GUESS I STILL WON'T ADMIT WHEN I AM WRONG...
AND THAT'S THE VERY REASON
YOU ARE GONE........