Lyrics to
It’s Not You

This version of It’S Not You was released by The Cure in 1979.

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You wear your smile
Like it was going out of fashion
Dress to inflame
But douse any ideas of passion
You carry your love in a trinket
Hanging round your throat
Always inviting
Always exciting
But I must not take off my coat

Well I’m tired of hanging around
I want somebody new
I’m not sure who I’ve got in mind
But I know
That it’s not you
That it’s not you

You ask me questions
That I never wanted to hear
I am the only one
Just until you finish this year
I would murder you
If I had the alibi
Here in my hand
And you just laugh
’cause you don’t understand

That I’m tired of hanging around
I want somebody new
I’m not sure
Who I’ve got in mind
But I know that it’s not you
It’s not you
It’s not you
It’s not you
It’s not you
It’s not you
No it’s not you
That it’s not you
It’s not you
It’s not you

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The lyrics for It’S Not You are defined as the words making up the song released by The Cure in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to It’S Not You have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Cure and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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