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Wasn't Expecting That

From Jamie Lawson3:21

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"Wasn't Expecting That" is a track by Jamie Lawson, from the album Jamie Lawson. The track is 3:21 long. Full lyrics are available below.

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Wasn't Expecting That

It was only a smile but my heart, it went wild
And I wasn't expecting that
Just a delicate kiss, anyone could've missed
I wasn't expecting that

Did I misread the sign? Your hand slipped into mine
I wasn't expecting that
You spent the night in my bed, you woke up and you said
"I wasn't expecting that"

I thought love wasn't meant to last
I thought you were just passing through
If I ever get the nerve to ask
What did I get right to deserve somebody like you?
I wasn't expecting that

It was only a word, it was almost mis-heard
'Cause I wasn't expecting that
But it came without fear, a month turned into a year
I wasn't expecting that

I thought love wasn't meant to last
Honey, I thought you were just passing through
If I ever get the nerve to ask
What did I get right to deserve somebody like you?
I wasn't expecting that

Isn't it strange how a life can be changed
In the flicker of the sweetest smile
We were married in spring
You know I wouldn't change a thing
Without an innocent kiss, what a life I'd have missed

If you'd not took a chance on a little romance
When I wasn't expecting that
Time doesn't take long, three kids up and gone
I wasn't expecting that
And when the nurses they came, said, "It's come back again"
I wasn't expecting that
Then you closed your eyes, you took my heart by surprise
I wasn't expecting that

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