I Can Do Better Than That
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Lyrics of I Can Do Better Than That by Anna Kendrick
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My best friend had a little situation
At the end of our senior year
And like a shot, she and Mitchell got married that summer
Carolann getting bigger every minute
Thinking, "What am I doing here?"
While Mitchell's out every night
Being a heavy-metal drummer
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They got a little cute house on a little cute street
With a crucifix on the door
Mitchell got a job at the record store in the mall
Just the typical facts of a typical life in a town on the Eastern Shore
I thought about what I wanted, it wasn't like that at all
Made Carolann a cute baby sweater
Thinking "I can do better than that"
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In a year or so, I moved to the city
Thinking "What have I got to lose?"
Got a room, got a cat and got twenty pounds thinner
Met a guy in a class I was taking
With some very well placed tattoos
He wouldn't leave me alone 'less I went with him to dinner
verse
And I guess he was cute
And I guess he was sweet
And I guess he was good in bed
I gave up my life for a better part of a year
verse
So I'm starting to think that this maybe might work
And the second it entered my head
He needed to take some time off
Focus on his "career"
He blew me off with a heartfelt letter
I thought "I can do better than that"
verse
You don't have to get a haircute
You don't have to change your shoes
You don't have to like Duran Duran
Just love me
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You don't have to put the seat down
You don't have to watch the news
You dont' have to learn to tango
You don't have to eat prosciutto
You don't have to change a thing
Just stay with me
verse
I want you and you and nothing but you
Miles and piles of you
Finally, I'll have something worthwhile
To think of each morning
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You and you and nothing but you
No substitution will do
Nothing but fresh, undiluted and pure
Top of the line and totally mine
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I don't need any lifetime commitments
I don't need to get hitched tonight
I don't want you to throw up all your walls and defenses
I don't mean to put on any pressure
But I know when a thing is right
And I spend every day reconfiguring my senses
verse
When we get to my house
Take a look at that town
Take a look at how far I've gone
I will never go back
Never look back anymoure
And it feels like my life led right to your side
And will keep me there from now on
verse
Think about what you wanted
Think about what could be
Think about how I love you
And say you'll move in with me
Think of what's great about me and you
Think of the bullshit we've both been through
Think of what's past because we can do better
outro
We can do better
We can do better than that
We can do better than that
Writer(s): Jason Robert Brown
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The Last Five Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Album • 2015 • 14 tracks
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I Can Do Better Than That
Anna Kendrick
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