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Artist: Matchbox Twenty
Track: Hang on Every Word

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Don't let your falling stars blow out
No matter what you've heard
Don't let the rainy days
Cloud what you're seeing

I know you're thinking that you've shown up
With so much you need to learn
But all you have to do is talk to me
And I will hang
Hang on every word
Word that you say

Let your voice be the edge of my world
When nothing goes right
And all you can speak is the hurt
I will hang
Hang on every word

It's okay if you can't
And it's okay if you freeze
'Cause it's about what you'll do next
That gives you meaning

And sometimes they mean to break you
And sometimes you need to be scared
But I am right around the corner
When you're there
And I will hang
Hang on every word
Word that you say

Let your voice be the edge of my world
When nothing goes right
And all you can speak is the hurt
I will hang
Hang on every word

You, you can feel free to brag
You can cry up a storm
If all that you need is someone to believe you
I will hang
Hang on every word
Word that you say

Let your voice be the edge of my world
When nothing goes right
And all you can speak is the (hurt)
I will hang
Hang on every word
Hang on every word
Every word
Hang on every word

And if suddenly everything starts to be clear
But there's no one around here
That you think will care
I will hang
I'll hang
Hang on every word
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