| Why, why, why wont you sympathize
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| And tell me where youre coming from?
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| My, my, my, dont you realize
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| Were not lovin when theres something wrong?
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| Come here mama, let me make it right,
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| I know that we can work it out;
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| But no sense talkin bout a love gone bad,
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| You got to hold on, hold on baby;
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| Hold on, hold on babe;
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| You got to hold on, hold on babe;
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| You got to hold on.
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| Why, why is it always something new?
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| Baby, Im just dyin to please.
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| Cry, cry, cry when youre singin the blues;
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| Im just bringin my sympathies.
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| Hey, little mama wont you change your mind?
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| Dont go running away.
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| Please come home where you know you belong,
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| (bridges:)
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| You know when the feeling gets you,
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| Its gonna get you;
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| And I know where its gonna get you;
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| Right there in the back of your mind;
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| And I know when the feeling gets you,
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| I wont forget you;
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| Yes, you know that I wont forget you;
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| Got too much on my mind.
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| And I know when the feeling hits you,
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| Its gonna hit you;
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| Yes I know where its gonna hit you;
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| Right there in the back of your mind.
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| And I know when the feeling hits you,
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| Ill never quit you;
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| Yes, you know that Ill never quit you;
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| Got too much on the line,
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| La la la la la la la.
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| You got to hold on, hold on, baby;
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| Hold on, hold on, baby;
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| Got to hold on, hold on baby. |
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