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Lana Del Rey Lyrics

I guess you could call it textbook
This experience I had was predictable and followed a familiar pattern.

I was lookin' for the father I wanted back
I was searching for a figure who could fill the void left by my father.

And I thought I found it in Brentwood
I believed that I had found what I was looking for in Brentwood.

It seemed only appropriate you'd easily have my back
It made sense that you would support me.

And then there was the issue of her
But then there was the problem of the other woman.

I didn't even like myself, or love the life I had
I was not content with who I was or the life I was living.

And there you were with shining stars
And then there you were, shining like a star, catching my attention.

Standing blue with open arms
You were standing there, looking sad, but welcoming me with open arms.

You touched the detriment most of the friends I knew already had
You helped me with the problems that most of my friends already had.

You've got a Thunderbird, my daddy had one too
You have a Thunderbird, which is the same kind of car my dad used to own.

Let's rewrite history, I'll do this dance with you
Let's change the past and start fresh, I'll enter into a relationship with you.

You know I'm not that girl, you know I'll never be
You know that I am not the typical girl and I will never be like that.

Maybe just the way we're different could set me free
Perhaps our differences will be what sets me free from my past.

And there we were, screamin', "Black Lives Matter" in the crowd
We were there, among the gathered people, shouting that black lives matter.

By the Old Man River, and I saw you saw who I am
We were by the Old Man River, and I knew that you could see me for who I truly am.

God, I wish I was with my father
God, I wish my father was here with me right now.

He could see us in all our splendor
He could witness everything we have accomplished in all our glory.

All the things I couldn't want for him
All the things that I couldn't give to him in life.

I screamed for them, oh
I screamed out for those things that I longed for but couldn't have.

I never felt jealous before this year, but I'm jealous now
I never experienced jealousy before, but I am feeling it now.

People say we're too much alike
People believe that we are too similar.

But maybe, finally, that'll make it right
But perhaps that is exactly what we need to make things right.

At the end of all these sleepless nights
After all these nights of restlessness and insomnia.

Other men I met felt right
I have met other men who felt like they were the right fit.

Would smile at you and stick a knife
They would appear friendly but then turn around and betray you.

In your back, finally, I met you so I'm not wondering why
They were not true friends, but now that I have met you, I understand why things didn't work out.

Old Man River keeps rollin'
Old Man River keeps moving forward.

With or without him
Regardless of whether my father is here or not.

Without him, oh, my old man
Even though my father is gone, I still think about him.

Old Man River keeps rollin', oh
Despite everything, Old Man River keeps moving forward.