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On my own

Martin Ouellet

March 21, 2025

Genre: Country

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I TAKE A STEP, I DON’T LOOK BACK
PRETEND I’M ALL RIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE
I’M BEGGIN’ GOD FOR A MOMENT’S PEACE
SO I CAN FORGET TEARS AND REGRET
YOUR MEMORY WON’T LEAVE ME ALONE
SOMETIMES I WISH YOU’D GO BUT I NEED YOU HERE
’CAUSE I’M STILL NOT STRONG ENOUGH
TO FACE THE WORLD WITHOUT YOUR LOVE

Chorus I’D GIVE EVERYTHING I HAVE
FOR ONE MORE DAY TOGETHER
BEFORE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT MAD
BACK WHEN LOVE COULDN’T GET BETTER
I’M JUST AN ORDINARY MAN
FACIN’ THE LONGEST NIGHT I’VE KNOWN
ON MY OWN

SO I PARK HERE IN THIS NO-PARK ZONE
AND STARE AT A NAME ON A NEW GRAVE
THE SNOW MELTIN’ ON MY WINDSHIELD
IS LIKE TEARS THAT FLOW OUT OF CONTROL
I HEAR YOUR VOICE SAY IT’LL BE ALRIGHT
THEY TELL ME TIME WILL HEAL BUT THAT DOESN’T HELP
WHEN I’M STUMBLIN’ SCARED AND BLIND
FEELIN’ ANGRY ALL THE TIME

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
YOU WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME
THAT DRIVER WAS DRUNK AND SNOW WAS FLYIN’
SOME CALL THAT DESTINY . . . I CALL IT ROBBERY

Chorus3 I’D GIVE EVERYTHING I HAVE
FOR ONE MORE DAY TOGETHER
BEFORE THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD WENT MAD
BACK WHEN LOVE COULDN’T GET BETTER
I’M JUST AN ORDINARY MAN
FACIN’ THE LONGEST NIGHT I’VE KNOWN . . .

Repeat Chorus

Tag I TAKE A STEP, I DON’T LOOK BACK
PRETEND I’M ALL RIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE

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