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TURNING BACK NOW

Music and Lyrics by

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DREW GASPARINI

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   

         
     
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 briskly

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        

          
   

         
       
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    

      
      
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            

I see the road. But where will it take

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         
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                         

me? I'll car ry my load and fol low the

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      
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   
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     
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         
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                

signs. The signs show no hope... and most of them

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               

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      
     

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                
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                      

blank an y way. Where is the rope I can tug so you

               

    
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   

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            
save me? Still, I try to main tain in clev

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     
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   
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             
         
 with more drive

  

                
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        
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er con ver sa tion. I just found love, now I'm seek ing my sal va tion from the

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           
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          

                
     
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fear and the real ness. I'll es cape my ad o les cence but no. No, no,

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       
       

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         

there's no turn ing back now.

            
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     
     
 briskly

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           

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           
    
          

       
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Like a punch in the face, this news can't hit

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                  

hard er. I'm los ing my place

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        

tryin' to swal low it down. Am I a wake?

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            

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   
   

     
          
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                         

Should I ques tion my ar dor? For ev 'ry word

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     
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                     

that she says. Ev 'ry word that she

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       
      

                
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says. I should leave this place, pre tend it's not my both er. Find

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    
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              
        
 with more drive

    

   
                     
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some one else 'cause I'm not pre pared to fath er. I'm sev en teen for Christ sake and

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I just want my mom, but no. No, no, there's no turn ing

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    
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back now. And

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                             
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sud den ly I've sunk in to noth ing. I'm use less 'cause I don't give a fuck a bout

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 
         
 bouncier

  

7
  
         
      

70

  
noth ing. But she seems trust ing. She says she loves me.

   
                     
               
 
     
      

    
                
73
3

    
But what does that mean? What a cow ard!

               
       
   
3 3 3

  
            
 

       

                      

 
76
3

      
                  
I took no blame for how it hap pened. She says she loves me and still I feel

                       
       
 
         
  

8
 
                  

79


cor nered. I wish I had my dad for this man to man... But he

 
                       
               
3 3 3

 
            
          

           

          
 
83  = 95

       

  
left me. Oh, he left me. It was a mis take, but it was

     

   

       
 slowly

                  
    
88


    
mine to make. Leave it or take it, I'll brave through the pain. I've got

         
  
 

     
 
   
 

9
  
                  
   
91


time. I've got nine months to get my shit to geth er and turn my self a

 
   
   
 
   
 

 
 
                    

94

            
round. I can pro tect her. She loves me... it's in this let ter. I'll go

             

 
       


   
               

98

    
 
      
show her I'm a man. I won't let her down.

     
 
     
  



  


10
            
103 3

             
   
I'm se ven teen. A dad to be.



         
 

    

accel.
108


 
             
     
     
       
 accel.

    

         
 
    

molto rit.
112

   
  
    
There's no turn ing back now.

        
            
 
    
      
 molto rit.

   

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