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No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better

The hardest part, this troubled heart
Has ever yet been through now
You've healed the scars that got their start
Inside someone like you now
Had I known, ah, I been shown
Back when along he take me
To break the charge that brought me home
And all but one erase me
I never won, not that I could
No matter what you pay me
Replay the part, you stole my heart
I should have known you're crazy
If all I knew one night with you
I'd want someone to save me
It'd be enough, but just my luck
I fell in love and baby

All that I wanted was
Now I'm gone, you better
You know I know better
Now I know you better

So bittersweet, this tragedy
Wont ask for absolution
This melody inside of me
Still searches for a solution
A twist of fate,the change of heart
Cures my infatuation
A broken heart provides a start
For my determination

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better

All that I wanted was
I know you know, you know better
You know I know better
Now you know me better

I never wanted you to be so full of anger
I never wanted you to be somebody else
I never wanted you to be someone afraid to know themselves
I only wanted you to see things for yourself

All that I wanted was
Now I'm gone, you better
Now we all know better
All I wanted was

Never thought that with you I'd manage to avoid the invitation
Of promised love that cant keep up with your adoration
Just use your head, and in the end you'll find your inspiration
To choose your steps and wont regret this kind of aggravation

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better

No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better
No one ever told me when I was alone
They just thought I'd know better, better
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ICK! I hate all the "it's not Guns N Roses" It's been 20 years, life changes, people change, music changes... and it's just the title of a band. So What?! It's about the music, the emotions... Love or Hate it based on the right measures.

Slash rocks! Axl is a genius! I respect both (musically). Though I have to admit that I lost respect for Slash when he went public with the comments and book. Seems like it all should have remained private. Fuck the public. I don't need to know their business. I have my own life to contend with and I don't know those people. It would seem like Slash sold Axl out and betrayed him. Not saying there isn't more to what all went on beyond the publics view (obviously there was), but, it should have remained there (out of the publics eyes).

I wanted to post a comment, but you did it for me! :-) Greetings from Serbia!

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Best song so far, for sure...

And again, he's talking about a relationship that didn't end up well. I say "again" because most of the new songs talk about something similar. I read a post somewhere saying Axl is a deppresive manicac or something like, stating that whatever that would hit us emotionally, it would hit him 100 times harder because of that. Makes sense... though, come to think about it, wtf do we know about Axl emotions? Anyways, great song, real clean sound... and yes, great song and sad at the same time.

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I know this is going to piss people off, but, I didn't feel Slash's absence on this album at all. I mean it'd be cool to have Slash, Duff and Izzy back in the GnR line up; I am a huge fan of theirs as well. However, Axl (and the others) rocked just fine without them (just my opinion).

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Love this song. It has a killer beat and amazing lyrics. Definitely my fav off the new album.

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can we all just accept that axl is permanently tormented by his repressed gay love for slash, that every song he writes is about this, and move on with our lives?!?!!

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I dont like when people keep complaining that its nto the same with out slash, or its not the old gnr, when its obvious by the sound that he is going for something totally new, this isnt suposed to be the guns n roses from the late 80's its a new band with the name, thats it, any way who wrote all fo the songs for gnr, masterminded it and sang it all, axel, so slash is replaceable, as well as the others, you could have had an amazing band that did the smae thing with out duff or slash, but ther wouldnt have been a great band with out axel, and its manic depressive othre wise known as bi-polar and tehre is medication which im sur ehe is on that makes him feel pretty normal...

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About a relationship obviously.

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most likely about stephanie seymour.

Cover art for Better lyrics by Guns N' Roses

Everyone though he'd be better off without her, but he couldn't see it that way.

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this song is freakin awesome. i heard about it but never looked it up. i heard it in my car on my way to college and i was late to class cause i was blaring it in my car at the parking lot. totally worth it. i just now got home to download it. the way the lyrics move through this song with so much kick ass attitude yet is in a sympathetic way. this is one of the best songs by them. rock on........ :)