joanne:
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every single day,
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i walk down the street
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i hear people say 'baby so sweet'
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ever since puberty
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everybody stares at me
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boys girls i can't help it baby
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so be kind and don't lose your mind
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just remember that i'm your baby
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chorus:
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take me for what i am
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who i was ment to be
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and if you give a damn
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take me baby
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or leave me
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take me or leave me
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Joanne:
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a tiger in a cage
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can never see the sun
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this diva needs her stage baby
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lets have fun
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you are the one i choose
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folks will kill to fill your shoes
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you love the lime light to now baby
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so be mine but don't waste my time
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cryin' 'honey bear are you still my, my, my baby?'
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chorus:
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take me for what i am
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who i was ment to be
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and if you give a damn
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take me baby or leave me
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no way, can i be what i'm not
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but hey, don't you want your girl hot?
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oh, don't fight, don't loose your head
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'cause every night who's in your bed?
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who?
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who's in your bed?
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spoken:kiss pookie
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Maureen: it won't work
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i look before i leap
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i love margins and discipline
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i make list in my sleep baby
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whats my sin?
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never quit
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i follow through
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i hate mess but i love you
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what do with my improptu baby?
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so be wise 'cause this girl satisfies
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you got a prize but don't compomise
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your one lucky baby
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chorus:
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maureen: take me for what i am
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joanne: a control freak
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maureen: who i was ment to be
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joanne: a snob yet over attentive
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maureen: and if you give a damn
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joanne: a loveable droll geek
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maureen: take me baby or leave me
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joanne: a anal retentave
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bridge:
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both: thats it
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maureen: the straw that breaks my back
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both: i quit
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maureen: unless you take it back
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joanne: women what is it about them?
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both: can't live with them or without them
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chorus:
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both: take me for what i am
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maureen: who i was ment to be
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joanne: who i was ment to be
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and if you give a damn
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maureen: and if you give a damn then
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take me baby, or leave me
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joanne:take me baby, take me or la-la-la-la-la-leave me
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both: take me baby or leave me
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spoken: guess i'm leaving i'm gone!
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Take Me Or Leave Me
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| Various Artists |