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I Don't Have To

by Rachel Williams

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I've become an expert at break-ups. Not necessarily in how to take them/deal with them well...but just in the act of actually "breaking up", haha. But I feel like I can justify it because you always get another song (or 12) at the end of it ;)

I wrote this one with my friend and fellow badass singer/songwriter, Sara Beck. At the end of telling her my whole ordeal with this particular ex, she finally responded with, "So what DID you like about this guy?" Ha.

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I DON'T HAVE TO
(R. WILLIAMS/SARA BECK)

I USED TO HATE WHENEVER
WE WERE OUT TOGETHER
AND YOU'D HAVE TOO MUCH TO DRINK
MY FRIENDS NEVER REALLY LIKED YOU
'CUZ YOU ALWAYS TRIED TOO HARD TO
BE THE GUY WHO KNEW EVERYTHING

MY MAMA MET YOU ONCE AND TOLD ME NOT TO WASTE MY TIME
BUT I THOUGHT YOU'D CARE ENOUGH TO WANNA CHANGE HER MIND

CHORUS:
I SPENT ONE THOUSAND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
STARING UP AT THE CEILING AND ASKING WHY
NOBODY SAW WHAT I SAW IN YOU
I HAD TO JUSTIFY WHAT YOU PUT ME THROUGH
AND I'D STILL BE COMING TO YOUR DEFENSE
BUT YOU TOOK THAT BURDEN RIGHT OFF MY CHEST
WHEN YOU LEFT
SO I DON'T HAVE TO

I LEARNED TO LIKE YOUR MUSIC
BELIEVED YOUR LAME EXCUSES
EVERY TIME THAT YOU'D LET ME DOWN
I TRIED TO KEEP YOU HAPPY
EVEN WHEN YOU GAVE ME
EVERY REASON TO WALK OUT

MY BROTHER SAW SOMETHING IN YOU THAT HE JUST DIDN'T TRUST
BUT STILL I COULDN'T KEEP FROM STANDING UP, STANDING UP, STANDING UP FOR US

CHORUS

YOU'RE NOT MY PROBLEM ANYMORE
NO, YOU'RE NOT MY PROBLEM ANYMORE
'CUZ YOUR NOT MY LOVER ANYMORE
YOU'RE NOT MINE...

CHORUS

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released March 3, 2012

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Rachel Williams Nashville, Tennessee

Rachel Williams is no stranger to the song, she's just singing it differently these days. Recruiting Grammy Award winning songwriter and musician, Jim "Moose" Brown as producer, A-list background singers & musicians (half of which belong to Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band), this barely 5 foot redhead is firing on all cylinders with 12 original songs to make "Motown To Muscle Shoals". Coming soon. ... more

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