(John Phillips)
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Did you ever want to cry,
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But you didn't know just why?
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Did you ever sit up all night long
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Just listening to that same old song -
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The one they played when she said nothin' could go wrong?
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Right, I know you did; oh, you kid -
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Did you really think that she'd be true?
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Wasn't that rather naive of you?
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And now she's dropped you like a worn-out shoe.
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She's got you drinking gin,
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And you know that's a sin.
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You go honky-tonkin' every night;
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You get drunk and then you start a fight.
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I know that you think that it's alright -
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Wrong, it's not the way to live; you only get what you give!
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You can live your life just as you please,
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But, when you lie with dogs, you gotta get fleas.
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And now she's brought you down to your knees.
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Arms that used to hold you tight -
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You miss them in the middle of night.
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You burned a candle at both ends;
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Now it's too late...too late to make amends.
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You've even lost your old time friends...
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Enemies glad to see you down;
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People, they don't want you hangin' round.
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Did you ever want to cry,
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But you didn't know just why?
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Right, I know you did.
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Wrong, it's not the way to live.
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Did you ever want to cry...
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Did You Ever Want To Cry
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| The Mamas & The Papas |
