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John Legend – Same Old Story (2016) | Track profile | Dork

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John Legend
Darkness and Light
Same Old Story

TRACK

Same Old Story

Release date: 2nd December 2016

From Darkness and Light

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About This Track

"Same Old Story" is a track by John Legend, from the album Darkness and Light, released 2nd December 2016. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

John Legend

John Legend

Lyrics

Same Old Story

[Verse 1]

Nobody's buying

There ain't any truth to it

The fact is you're lying

But I'm getting used to it

Promising we'll stay together

Down in your heart, you know better

I know what I lost before it's gone

[Chorus]

Tell me slowly

Over and over again

Same old story

Over and over again

Tell me slowly

Over and over again

Over and over again

[Verse 2]

Oh, say I'm overreacting

As if you believe in that

But you answer questions

That nobody even asked

Although we may stay together

Down in your heart, you know better

You pictured all the ways that you'll move on

[Chorus]

But you just tell me slowly

Over and over again

Same old story

Over and over again

Tell me slowly

Over and over again

Over and over again

[Bridge]

I will try to pull the wool over my eyes

You thought it would keep me warm

You said it was cold outside

[Chorus]

Tell me slowly

Over and over again

Same old stories

Over and over again

Tell me slowly

Over and over again

Over and over again

Over and over again

Over and over again

Oh, over and over again

[Outro]

Oh, say it again, yeah

Keep on, yeah

Over and over

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Darkness and Light

2016

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Album

Darkness and Light

Release year

2016

—Surefire
—Temporarily Painless
—Marching Into the Dark
—Same Old Story
—Overload
—What You Do to Me
—How Can I Blame You
—Darkness and Light
—Right By You (for Luna)

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Blake Mills, John Legend, Tobias Jesso Jr.
Producer: Blake Mills
Keyboards: Larry Goldings
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett
Programmer: Blake Mills
Recording Engineer: Shawn Everett
Strings: Rob Moose
Synthesizer: Blake Mills