The Way I Was Lyrics - Singles - Jem And The Holograms

[Verse 1] 

I've been here in this place 

I've been stuck in this space 

Like a ghost that's been missing its life 

Silent words in my mouth 

Yeah, they want to scream out 

And I'll leave my old shadow behind 

In my heart and out of my mind 

Oh-woah 

[Chorus] 

I'll go, but I won't go quietly 

Go down, but I'll go down fighting 

Don't know where, don't know why 

But I can't go back, back to the way I was 

I'll show who I am from the inside 

Gonna take my walk on the wild side 

Don't know where, don't know why 

But I can't go back, back to the way I was 

[Refrain] 

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh 

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh 

Oh-woah, oh-woah 

No, I can't go back, back to the way I was 

[Verse 2] 

I'm the leaf, I'm a seed 

That's been waiting for spring 

I'm a girl reinventing herself 

We might fall, we might rise 

We are all butterflies 

Breaking free from our jars on the shelf 

Finding out the truth for ourselves 

Oh-woah 

[Chorus] 

I'll go, but I won't go quietly 

Go down, but I'll go down fighting 

Don't know where, don't know why 

But I can't go back, back to the way I was 

I'll show who I am from the inside 

Gonna take my walk on the wild side 

Don't know where, don't know why 

But I can't go back, back to the way I was 

[Refrain] 

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh 

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh 

Oh-woah, oh-woah 

No, I can't go back, back to the way I was 

[Bridge] 

I'll go, but I won't go quietly 

Go down, but I'll go down fighting 

Could be hurt, could be love 

But I can't go back, back to the way I was 

[Chorus] 

I'll go, but I won't go quietly 

Go down, but I'll go down fighting 

Don't know where, don't know why 

But I can't go back, back to the way I was 

I'll show who I am from the inside 

Gonna take my walk on the wild side 

Don't know where, don't know why 

But I can't go back, back to the way I was 

[Refrain] 

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh 

Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh 

Oh-woah, oh-woah 

No, I can't go back, back to the way I was