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 I was sit-ting wait-ing wish-ing 

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You be-lieved in su-per-sti-tions 

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Then may-be you'd see the signs 

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But Lord knows that this world is cruel 

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And  I  ain't the Lord. No, I'm just a fool 

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Learn-ing lov-ing some-bo-dy  

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Don't make them love you 



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Must I al-ways be wait-ing  

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Wait-ing on   you? 

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Must I al-ways be play-ing  

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Play-ing your fool? 


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I sang your songs. I danced your dance 

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 I gave your friends all a chance 

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But put-ting up with them  

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Was-n't worth ne-ver hav-ing  you 

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May-be you’ve been  

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Through this be-fore 

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But it's my first time 

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So please ig-nore 

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The next few lines  

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Be-cause they're di-rect-ed at you 


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 I can't al-ways be wait-ing  

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Wait-ing on  you 

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 I can't al-ways be play-ing  

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Play-ing your fool 



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I keep play-ing your part 

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But it's not my scene 

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Want this plot to twist 

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I've had e-nough mys-te-ry 

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You keep build-ing me up  

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But then you’re shoot-ing me down 

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But I'm al-rea-dy down 

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Just wait a mi-nute 

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Just sit-ting wait-ing 

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Just wait a mi-nute 

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Just sit-ting wait-ing 



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Well if I was in your po-si-tion 

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I'd put down all my am-mu-ni-tion 

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I'd won-der why  

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It had tak-en me so long 

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But Lord knows that I'm not you 

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And if I was I would-n't be so cruel 

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Wait-ing on love ain't so eas-y to do 



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Must I al-ways be wait-ing  

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Wait-ing on   you? 

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Must I al-ways be play-ing  

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Play-ing your fool? 

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No  I can't al-ways be wait-ing  

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Wait-ing on   you 

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 I can't al-ways be play-ing  

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Play-ing your fool, fool