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Make a Bet

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Sep. 18, 19991 viewer

Make a Bet Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm hangin' around
I'm not puttin' down the state I'm in
I've never been proud
And now I'm allowed to shed my skin

[Verse 2]
I'm driving away
I know if I stay I'll sit and spin
Imagine the day
I'm drowning that they can reel me in

[Pre-Chorus]
Pick up where I left off

[Chorus]
Let's make a bet
We'll make a bargain and call this truce
Let's make a bet
I'm in loss and win or lose with you

[Verse 3]
I see it all now
I'm taking my bow and everything
Comes crashing around
It's getting too loud, the space I'm in
[Verse 4]
So now I can leave
Some pieces of me, some evidence
The one that relieves
The other's disease like medicine

[Pre-Chorus]
Pick up where I left off

[Chorus]
Let's make a bet
We'll make a bargain and call this truce
Let's make a bet
I'm in loss and win or lose

[Bridge]
Speakin' in tongues, I can't get through
Think of runnin' but
I'm tired of runnin' into you
Speakin' in tongues the way I do
Found that you understand quite well
'Cause that's your language too

[Verse 1]
I'm hangin' around
I'm not puttin' down the state I'm in
In love with the sound
It's gettin' too loud
[Chorus]
Let's make a bet
We'll make a bargain and call this truce
Let's make a bet
I'm in loss and win or lose
Let's make a bet
I never wanted to call this truce
Let's make a bet
All is lost and win or lose with you

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Credits
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Guitar, Vocals
Recorded At
Grandmaster Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Release Date
September 18, 1999
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