Promises & Lies Lyrics - Ub40

All the sorrow and the pain 

All the sacrifice in vain 

I was much too blind to see 

You make a loser out of me 

You put me down for oh so long 

While you sang your serpent's song 

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The rest is history 

You can do no more to me 

I've been down so low 

Had nowhere left to go 

I could see it in your eyes 

All your promises were lies 

Promises and lies 

Your cut was quick and deep 

But then you thought you'd never need a friend 

But all things change, and tides must turn 

And you let all your bridges burn 

Too many fatal wounds to heal 

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