The Way It Had To BeCifra de Viola

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It might have been the maybe 
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That crept inside my mind 
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It might have been the echoes of my heart 
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Sending shivers down my spine 
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Soon you'll be pushin' daisies 
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Then it'll be unclear 
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And it's too late for all your might have beens 
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And there's a reason you were here 
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Yeah, yeah 

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There you are 
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Free and feeling so sublime you 
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Light up the dark 
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Like sparks in summertime 
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So much has changed 
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The past has brought you here 
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Can't you see? 
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It's the way it had to be 

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Innocence and danger 
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Made you feel so alone 
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There you stood Inside the wreckage of your dreams 
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Barely able to make it home 

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There you are 
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Free and feeling so sublime you 
D7 
Light up the dark 
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Like sparks in summertime 
D7 
So much has changed 
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And it's all part of how you got free 
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It's the way it had to be 

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Open my eyes 
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There's a moment you can know 
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So far from here below 
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Leave this behind 
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And believe 
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You've arrived You have arrived 

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There you are 
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Free and feeling so sublime you 
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Light up the dark 
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Like sparks in summertime 
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So much has changed 
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And it's all part of you getting free 
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It's the way it had to be 
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The way it had to be 
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It's the way it had to be 
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The way it had to be 

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