LIFE OF RILEY MUSIC
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( Don't You )
Break Me Down

Thomas Riley Smith c.2013 -2022

A man is the sum of all his parts
No one knows better than the jack of hearts
Girl, don’t you break me down
Faith and love and reasoning

Stop to rest and rise to sing
Girl, don’t you break me down
Lovers come and lovers go,
that’s a cryin’ shame this I know
Girl, don’t you break me down

Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down
Take a walk through wonderland
It’s much safer hand in hand
So, girl, don’t you break me down

If we don’t get out of control,
I’ll walk you down the streets of gold
Girl, don’t you break me down

Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down

You can run, up and down all my stairs
Check every room in my house, I don’t care
Taste every layer of my birthday cake
Build a bridge to forever from my mistakes
But, girl, don’t you break me down,

A man is the sum of all his parts
No one knows better than the jack of hearts
You can break down walls
and you’ve broken some hearts,
but I’ve got what you need
and you’ve got what I want

Girl, don’t you break me down
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down

A man is the sum of all his parts
No one knows better
than the jack of hearts
Girl, don’t you break me down
Faith and love and reasoning

Stop to rest and rise to sing
Girl, don’t you break me down
Lovers come and lovers go,
that’s a cryin’ shame this I know
Girl, don’t you break me down

Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down
Take a walk
through wonderland
It’s much safer hand in hand
So, girl, don’t you break me down

If we don’t get out of control,
I’ll walk you down
the streets of gold
Girl, don’t you break me down

Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down

You can run, up and down
all my stairs
Check every room in my house,
I don’t care
Taste every layer of my
birthday cake
Build a bridge to forever
from my mistakes, But, girl,
don’t you break me down,

A man is the sum of all his parts
No one knows better
than the jack of hearts
You can break down walls
and you’ve broken some hearts,
but I’ve got what you need
and you’ve got what I want

Girl, don’t you break me down
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down,
Girl, don’t you break me down