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you sell me short


[new. a dark country song.]
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you sell me short
when i look away
you hedge your bets
cut short your stay
you take the loss
cast off the port
you cash it in
you sell me short
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i'm the one worth waitin' for, babe
all the rest ain't worth a damn
i'm the one can make you happy, babe
i aint lyin' 'bout who i am
-
no deep dark secrets i'm coverin'
here's my cards for all to see
it ain't a perfect hand
ah ain't a perfect man
but i'll be perfect as a man can be
-
----------------- but
you sell me short
when i look away
you hedge your bets
cut short your stay
you take the loss
cast off the port
you cash it in
you sell me short
-
i see you cuttin' yer losses, babe
before we finish the first round
i feel you ready to resign
when the cards are still facedown
-
ain't suggestin' i never faltered
but ah never done you wrong
some show their love
with screams and shoves
ah show my love in a song
-
---------------- still
you sell me short
when i look away
you hedge your bets
cut short your stay
you take the loss
cast off the port
you cash it in
you sell me short

baby, this ain't the end
don't sell me short

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