| The thing I’m tryin' to be, is just bein' me
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| The things I wanna hold onto, is the things I got for free
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| One man to do their thing, one man who wanna sing
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| Why you wanna, oh no, just don’t take it away
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| (Yessir. Come on, man, you know what I’m talkin' 'bout.)
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| The things that money buy, is just the things that money buy
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| But the things that’s really worth it, well, they make me feel alright
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| When I get to, get to sang, when I get thing
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| get to play don’t take it away
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| Don’t take it away
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| Hear what I say
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| Don’t take it away
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| Hear what I say
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| (Hey, man, don’t take it away. It’s all I’ve got y’all
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| It’s all I’ve got. |
| Don’t take it away
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| It’s my soul we’re talkin' 'bout here. |
| It’s what I do
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| It’s my soul, Lord.)
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| (Yeah, this is it up here, right here. Now I remember .)
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| See, the thing I’m tryin' to be, is just bein' me
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| The things I wanna hold onto, is the things I got for free
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| One man to do their thing, one man who wanna sing
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| Why you wanna, oh no, just don’t take it away
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| Don’t take it away
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| Hear what I say
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| Don’t take it away
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| Hear what I say
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| (Don't take it away
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| It’s all I got
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| Don’t take it away
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| It’s all I got.) |