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The Kooks – If Only lyrics
So hold your head, and hold your tongue
But only say what you have to
And as a child yes I dreamed
Of holding her in the silver screen
She loved her man and loved him twice
I wish I'd been that passenger
Having fun, fly my kite
The devil inside won't control my life
Too much love, so little hate
The devil inside won't control my fate

Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
Yeah, yeah...

So here I go to see the world
With my eyes and with my soul
And too much love, so little hate
The devil inside won't control my fate

Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
Yeah, yeah...
Yeah!

So hold your head and run my time
The what of life no man can rhyme
So here we are and here we bleed
To be a victim there's no need
Having fun, I never fight
The devil inside controls my life
Too much love so little hate
The devil inside controls my fate

Oh, if only, if only
Oh, he wasn't so lonely
He'd have someone to play with
Instead of bombing our neighbours
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So hold your head, and hold your tongue But only say what you have to And as a child yes I dreamed Of holding her in the silver screen She loved her man and loved him twice I wish I'd been that passenger Having fun, fly my kite The devil inside won't control my life Too much love, so little hate The devil inside won't control my fate Oh, if only, if only Oh, he wasn't so lonely He'd have someone to play with Instead of bombing our neighbours Yeah, yeah... So here I go to see the world With my eyes and with my soul And too much love, so little hate The devil inside won't control my fate Oh, if only, if only Oh, he wasn't so lonely He'd have someone to play with Instead of bombing our neighbours Yeah, yeah... Yeah! So hold your head and run my time The what of life no man can rhyme So here we are and here we bleed To be a victim there's no need Having fun, I never fight The devil inside controls my life Too much love so little hate The devil inside controls my fate Oh, if only, if only Oh, he wasn't so lonely He'd have someone to play with Instead of bombing our neighbours Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: HUGH HARRIS, LUKE PRITCHARD
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