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Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She is best known as the lead vocalist, occasional keyboardist and primary songwriter of the American rock band Paramore.
Hayley Williams was born to Joey and Cristi Williams, in Meridian, Mississippi. She has two younger half sisters. As a result of her parents divorcing in 2002, Williams moved to Franklin, Tennessee. She met former band members Josh and Zac Farro in her new school. While still at school she tried out for a local funk cover band, The Factory, where she met Jeremy Davis.
Williams was discovered in 2003 by managers Dave Steunebrink and Richard Williams, who signed the 14-year-old to a two-year production deal. At the time she was writing pop songs with songwriters in Nashville. Williams was introduced to Atlantic Records A&R Tom Storms through Richard Williams' attorneys Jim Zumwalt and Kent Marcus, and then signed to the label by Jason Flom. The label's original plan for their new artist was to make her a solo pop artist but Williams objected to this, saying that she wanted to be part of a band and play pop punk music.
You're not smiling
I've come a long way just to see you smiling
You're not laughin'
I've come a long long way just to hear you laughing
I guess that things have changed since I've been gone
Because something, somehow, somewhere has gone wrong
You're not lovin'
I've come a long way just to feel your loving
You're not near me
I've come a long long way just to feel you near me
I cannot really claim to understand
'cos maybe there is something that I lack
Or maybe there's been somethin' underhand
Goin' on behind my back
You really make me feel so insecure
I fel like packin' up and goin' back
Or maybe we should try a natural cure
Come on babe let's hit the sack
Now you're lyin'
I've not come all this way to hear you lyin'
Now you're cryin'