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Matt Simons - The Ones You Keep Close (Official Lyric Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Matt Simons
Matt Simons
Piano
Frank van Essen
Frank van Essen
Strings
Myrthe van Hulst
Myrthe van Hulst
Cello
Randy Runyon
Randy Runyon
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matt Simons
Matt Simons
Composer
Rune Westberg
Rune Westberg
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rune Westberg
Rune Westberg
Producer
Gordon Groothedde
Gordon Groothedde
Producer
Mark Endert
Mark Endert
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Nobody knew me better
We went where nobody goes
Secrets that should have been guarded
Whenever we came to blows
[Verse 2]
You said words,
Words I won't ever forget
I did things,
Things I will always regret
[Verse 3]
The brighter the light that a love shines,
The darker the nights when it's gone
The ones you keep close
Can hurt you the most
[Verse 4]
Nobody loved me better
You got the best in me out
We left our hearts wide open
The worst in me could not back down
[Verse 5]
I said words.
Words you won't ever forget
You did things,
Things you will always regret
[Verse 6]
The deeper the trust that gets broken,
The harder it is to repair
The ones you keep close
Can hurt you the most
The ones you keep close
[Verse 7]
We said words,
Words we won't ever forget
We did things,
Things we will always regret
[Verse 8]
The higher you let your love fly,
Oh, the harder you hit when it falls
The ones you keep close,
They can hurt you the most
The ones you keep close,
Can hurt you the most
Written by: Matthew Griffith Simons, Rune Westberg

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