No Holds Barred

It took forever for me to learn how to make

Impulsive decisions

It took even longer for me to figure out

How to make them look like they were a choice I had made

With good reason

And I'm pretty good at fooling everyone else

But I'm not so good at fooling myself

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I'm in it now

No handholds

I'm in it now

No holds barred

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It took a moment for me to learn not to speak

The truth I was feeling

And I'm not sure if I ever figured out

That the only way to know if someone wants to hear what you have to say

Is to tell them

And sometimes I get what I expect

Sometimes I get what I want instead

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I'm in it now

No handholds

I'm in it now

No holds barred

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I'm in it now

You're in it now

We're in it now

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No handholds

No holds barred