| Girl, how you’re doing?
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| (Hey girl, what’s happening?)
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| Oh, it’s long time no see
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| (Well, whatcha been into, honey?)
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| Girl, I can’t begin to tell, what I been into
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| (Oh, oh, now wait a minute honey, is it that bad)
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| Girl, I can’t begin to explain!
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| (Well, I got a little time, now tell me all about it)
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| Okay, listen
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| (Alright!)
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| I been down (uh-oh!), I been down
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| I been down so low, getting up ain’t crossed my mind
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| (Stop, girl!)
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| I been chained
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| (Child, who done chained you up?)
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| Oh so chained, I been chained so long
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| Getting free just don’t seem real
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| (Child, that’s sad)
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| I been running
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| (Now, who you been running from?)
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| Oh I been running, running so long
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| But I ain’t getting nowhere
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| (Why, honey?)
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| Oh, well if he should take me
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| (Uh-huh, it’s him again huh?)
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| I might come across
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| (Well I can understand that)
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| Or if he should hold me in his arms
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| (All right for the holdin', now!)
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| Then I might not be a total loss, yeah
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| I been down (you too?)
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| I been down (girl…)
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| I been down so low, getting up ain’t crossed my mind
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| (I know what you mean)
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| And I been chained (uh-huh), oh so chained
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| (They do it every time)
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| I been chained so long
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| Getting free just don’t seem real (girl…)
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| And I been running (uh-huh), oh running, running, running
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| (You thought you were)
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| I been running so long, I ain’t going nowhere (uh-huh)
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| Oh, but if he takes me
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| (Now, you talking my kinda talk)
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| Yeah you know, I might come across
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| (I know you tried to play hard to get, yeah)
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| Ooh ooh, take me baby (that'll do it every time)
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| I just might not be a total loss (yeah)
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| Down, down, yeah, so down…
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| Oh, but if he should take me (take me, baby)
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| I might come across (I might come across)
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| Oh, I’d just love for that man to take me, baby
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| (Oh, take me baby)
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| Then I might not be a total loss (total loss)
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| Oh, take me, daddy (woo-hoo)
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| You know I might come across (yeah, yeah, yeah)
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| Oh, take me baby (come on, take me daddy, yeah)
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| You know I might not be a total loss, yeah
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| Come on, come on, come on, come on daddy (come on baby)
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| Oh, take me in your big fat arms (take me in your arms)
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| Let me all night, hold me tight (ah, I hear ya!)
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| Then I might not be a total loss
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| Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on baby
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| (Oh, come on baby)
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| You know I just might come across (I might come across)… |