REAL DEAL

i'm sorry i didn't meet your expectations
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maybe i'm just not that type
careful what you read, don't believe the hype

coulda woulda shoulda did
i buried my guilt where my conscience hid
i've made mistakes and i'm still growing
straight ahead and never slowing

too late to go back and change what was shitty
would you like me better if it was neat and pretty?
do I disappointment you, am I tragic and gory?
i won't spin you a yarn, but i can knit you a story

i'm the real deal
i'm the real deal

i'm the real deal i'm the one i need
i'm the real deal i'm the one i feed
i don't need your baggage on my back
i'm the real deal and that's a fact

i can't conform to you ideals, i'm not one of your creations
never being sure is one of life's libations
chew me up and spit me out, i'll make it hard for you to swallow
i can smell your indecision, you can't lead but you will follow

i'll let you down again if you raise me up that high
i can kick your ass lover while I show you a little thigh
i'm sorry i didn't meet your lofty expectations
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coulda woulda shoulda done
i buried my guilt with a smoking gun
i've made mistakes and i'm still growing
straight ahead and never slowing

i'm the real deal
i'm the real deal

i'm the real deal i'm the one i need
i'm the real deal i'm the one i feed
i don't need your baggage on my back
i'm the real deal and that's a fact