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slowed to a standstill going nowhere wasting time

i just can't believe, believe my luck sometimes

but sometimes it don't work out 

the way you want it to 

just when you think you got it made 

it won't be there for you

i don't know if i'll make it through 

to the cherry city ya where i play the blues

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well this rush hour traffic is enough to make me left

i sure ain't going nowhere and it sure ain't very fast 

with a guitar in my hand its easy passing time

but time seams to drag waiting here in line

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i don't know if i'll make it through

to the cherry city ya where i play the blues 

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well theres just no way to know

when i'll make it back home 

because i got so many more miles 

so many miles left to go

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i don't know if i'll make it through

to the cherry city ya where i play the blues 

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i've made a fool of myself believed what you said 

can't stand trust the thoughts going through my head 

what was said was so untrue 

and i took all i could take from you

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and i know

been down that road before 

and i know 

ain't gonna  go there no more 

and i know 

learned my lesson with you

done with all the pain all that you put me through

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it's hard telling what i saw in you 

from the start you played me for a fool 

and its a hard lesson that i had to learn 

and i hope someday you get it in return

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and i know

been down that road before 

and i know 

ain't gonna go there no more 

and i know 

learned my lesson with you

done with all the pain all that you put me through

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with all the lies and games you played

it's no surprise it turned out this way

what could have been never will be 

i was blind before but now i see

now i see

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and i know

been down that road before 

and i know 

ain't gonna go there no more 

and i know 

learned my lesson with you

done with all the pain all that you put me through

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yes i've drawn the line 

and you've run out of time

i spent my last dime 

on a love i thought was mine

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but i was so wrong and you strung me along 

i was such a fool such a fool to go on 

your fed me your lights sweet alibis

your hid love in disguise

but i shoulda known that it wasn't 

when you stayed out all day and all night

such a damn fool to let you out of my sight 

now i lost a love that felt so right 

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it's too late, It's too late

it's too late baby to late for me and you

it's too late it wasn't true

it's too late i'm bluer than blue

it's too late baby too late for me and you

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yes it really is a shame that i fell for your games 

but i got no one to blame and no i'll never feel the same

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well it's all on me but now i finally see

that you and me baby were never meant to be 

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it's too late, It's too late

it's too late baby to late for me and you

it's too late it wasn't true

it's too late i'm bluer than blue

it's too late baby too late for me and you

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not the way i want it to be 

it's kinda hard for my eyes to see 

everything goes so differently 

hard hard love is killing me 

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it's kinda strange as i walk down the street

and look into your eyes and we meet 

it's hard to deny what i'm feeling inside 

don't you know oh oh oh

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you got to give it up all your love to me

we'll live it up and find the perfect harmony 

give it up baby don't you see you got to

give it up , you got to give it up

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i cant change the way that i feel 

everyday its so hard to deal 

but when your not by my side 

girl i'm losing my mind

don't you know

don't you know, don't you know

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it's not the way i thought it would be 

it's kinda hard for my eyes to see 

when your not by my side 

girl i'm losing my mind

Don't you know

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down on my luck 

things aren't going right for me today 

down on my luck 

it gets harder and harder everyday

but i got to stop and think about it yeah

but its too hard to see

i just hope the next day 

things will go right for me 

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down on my luck 

nothing comes easy to me 

down on my luck 

dark clouds always dogging me

but i gotta stop and think about it

but its too hard to see

i just hope the next day 

things will go right for me 

i just hope the next day 

things will go right for me 

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every-time theres a choice to make

i turn the wrong way 

and every-time i learn from my mistakes 

such a price to pay

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down on my luck 

a hard winds blowing in my face

down on my luck 
all my good intensions gone to waste

but i gotta stop and think about it yeah

but its too hard to see

i just hope the next day

things will go right

i just hope the next day 

things will go right

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i'm not coming back baby 

i want you, i want you to know 

that the love i held in my heart 

has run cold 

so don't call me baby because i

won't pick up the phone

don't wanna hear from you 

i'd rather be alone

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well you must think i'm crazy 

you must think i'm out of my mind

if you think for one second i'd take you back 

when you don't treat me right

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i'm not coming back baby 

i know you don't believe its true

but the love i held in my heart 

it's not there for you 

so don't call me baby because i

won't pick up the phone

don't wanna hear from you 

i'd rather be alone

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well you must think i'm crazy 

you must think i'm out of my mind

if you think for one second i'd take you back 

when you don't treat me right

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i'm not coming back baby

i ain't coming back no

i ain't coming back baby no no no no

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i ain't coming back baby

i ain't coming back no

i ain't coming back baby

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well you must think i'm crazy 

you must think i'm out of my mind

If you think for one second i'd take you back 

when you don't treat me right

well you ain't no kind a lady

the way you hung me out to dry

if you think for one second i'd take you back 

when you don't treat me right

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my bags are packed nothing more to say

my bags are packed nothing more to say

i don't love you no more baby

i'm going Away

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so don't shed no tears won't me a thing 

your crying and pleading baby is all in vain

done playing your fool 

no one but you to blame

best believe what i say 

 never ever take you back 

gonna leave you flat

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tired of all your games

and the tricks you played

tired of all your games

and the tricks you played

last thing you'll see of me baby 

i'll be walking away

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don't shed no tears won't me a thing 

your crying and pleading baby is all in vain

done playing your fool 

no one but you to blame

best believe what i say 

never never take you back 

never never take you back

gonna leave you flat

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i'll never take you back 

i'll never take you back

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when i'm talking to you 

do you hear, hear what i say 

sometimes it seems like your a million miles away

but it's just so hard to get through

to get through to you 

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is it the words that i choose 

that don't make sense to you 

how can i feel so right to me 

and not mean a thing to you 

please tell me baby 

just tell me how i can get through 

to get through to you 

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how can i get through 

going crazy now

how can i get through 

tell me baby now

how can i get through get through to you

how can i get through

gotta help me now 

how can i get through

tell me baby now how 

can i get through to you 

 

please don't tell me there's nothing i can do 

please don't tell me that i don't have a chance with you

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what ya gonna when when everything is said and done

what ya gonna when when everything is said and done

don't feel down mama 

gotta go and just have your fun

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how ya gonna act when you can't act that way no more

how ya gonna act when you can't act that way no more

don't feel down mama 

gotta act like u haven't before

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what u gonna say when you cant say that stuff no more

what u gonna say when you cant say that stuff no more

don't feel down mama gotta say it like you haven't before 

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i've been down before 

your talking to a man who knows 

don't change who you are

just let the good times roll 

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what ya gonna, what ya gonna

what ya gonna, whatcha wanna 

what ya gonna when when everything is said and done

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your stressed out baby 

most of the day 

you need to find some time to yourself 

to yourself to get away

so get away baby and have that time to yourself

take out all your worries 

and put them on the shelf 

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because you don't have to be

there's no need to be concerned 

want you to find yourself

lose yourself

with me

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got a fist-full of problems 

clouding your day 

you need to learn just how

how to to keep em at bay

but just look my way baby

and leave it all behind

good times are coming 

i can see them in my mind

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because you don't have to be

there's no need to be concerned 

want you to find yourself

lose yourself

with me

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life can be so hard 

troubles everyday

seems like nothing ever 

ever goes your way

​

every turn you take 

seems to be wrong

you know they say your mistakes can make you strong

when times get hard you got to keep moving on

so just hold on to me

to me yeah

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oh why why baby you make me feel this way

i can tell by the look on your face

these last few days i could sense a change

that somethings wrong

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don't know how to act don't know how to feel 

don't know the words to say 

you get me so frustrated 

baby i hate it 

why do you think you can treat me this way

why do you think you can treat me this way

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i need to leave to clear my mind

no i won't be back this time

you get me so frustrated 

baby i hate it why do you think you can treat me this way 

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oh why why baby you make me feel this way

i can tell by the look on your face

these last few days i could sense a change

that somethings wrong

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well nobody can save me from the trouble you gave me 

it's just a matter of time 

before my knees start aching and my heart starts breaking 

i tried to make you mine

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i guess that i'm one of those unfortunate fools

i found out you don't play by the rules

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well nobody can save me from the heart-ache you gave me 

it's just a matter of time 

before my knees start aching my body starts shaking

i tried to make you mine 

yes pretty baby you took me to school

i didn't know that you could be so cruel

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our good loving didn't last too long

because i was weak and you done me so wrong

our good loving didn't last too long

what coulda been right turned out to be so wrong

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well i'm gonna start drinking 

because i can't stop thinking

about all our good times

i keep reminiscing about the love i'm missing

oh how i'm lonely tonight

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don't tell me now that you want me back

you should know that i'm smarter than that

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our good loving didn't last too long

because i was weak and you done me so wrong

our good loving didn't last too long

what coulda been right turned out to be so wrong

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going out to the country to ease my worried mind

going out to the country to ease my worried mind

so nice to get away from those bright city lights

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going out to the country to hang with all my friends

going out to the country where good times never end 

oh don't you know, i'll be back again

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the drive can be long but i don't care

because everything's fine

as soon as i'm there

in the country, i ease my worried mind

so nice to get away from those bright city lights

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going out to the St. Louis ponds i got a pole and a line

going out to the St. Louis ponds i got a pole and a line

gonna fish all day with a good friend of mine

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the drive can be long but i don't care

driving down that road the wind in my hair

in the country, i ease my worried mind

so nice to get away from those bright city lights

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going out to the country i'm gonna drink some shine

gonna start that fire, gonna take in the night

out in the country i'll make that little girl mine

you know she's so sweet 

she make me feel real fine

yes i feel real fine

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the drive can be long but i don't care

driving down that road the wind in my hair

in the country, i ease my worried mind

so nice to get away from those bright city lights