Kelly Clarkson

Released: March 6, 2009

Songwriter: Adam Watts Andy Dodd Shanna Crooks

[Verse 1]
You're complicating things
I need some room to breathe
I gotta get back to simplicity
If you want more than this
Then tell me what it is I gotta do
Oh, this is killing me
I need you to see that something's gotta change

[Chorus]
Can we go back to the way we used to be?
Back to the butterflies, staring deep in your eyes
Can we go back to how we used to be?
When living and loving was easy
We gotta find a way to fool reality
Can we go back to the way we used to be?

[Verse 2]
When did we mess it up? What happened to love?
We had it good, but it wasn't enough
We shouldn't let it fade all the way
We're over thinking this way too much
I want you next to me, but something's gotta change

[Chorus]
Can we go back to the way we used to be?
Back to the butterflies, staring deep in your eyes
Can we go back to how we used to be?
When living and loving was easy
We gotta find a way to fool reality
Can we go back to the way we used to be?

[Bridge]
Can we go back?
Can we go back to the way?
Can we go back?
Can we go back to the way we used to be?
Can we go back?

[Bridge]
Oh, I'm getting tired of the fight
We can't pretend that it's alright
I'm slowly losing hope
Baby, can we try?

[Chorus]
Can we go back to the way we used to be?
Back to the butterflies, staring deep in your eyes
Can we go back to how we used to be?
When living and loving was easy
We gotta find a way to fool reality
Can we go back?
We gotta find a way to fool reality
Can we go back?
We gotta find a way to fool reality
Can we go back to the way we used to be?

Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. In 2002, she came to prominence after winning the first season of American Idol, and has since been established as “The Original American Idol”. Her debut single, “A Moment Like This”, topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and broke the record for the biggest jump to number one in the chart’s history.

Her first album, Thankful included the top ten single “Miss Independent”, which earned her first Grammy nomination. Her second album Breakaway produced the hit single “Since U Been Gone” which reached number two on the Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Clarkson went in a different direction with her self-creatively-controlled third album, My December. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and produced the top-ten single “Never Again.” Her fourth album, All I Ever Wanted debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Lead single “My Life Would Suck Without You” re-broke the record for biggest jump to number one on the Hot 100, jumping 97-1 in its second week on the chart. The record still stands today.

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