[Verse 1:]
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Look in my eyes.
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Tell me what you see
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Do you see perfection in me?
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To you, do I look complete?
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Now take one more look pass my celebrity.
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That's where you'll find the real me.
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To you, do I still look complete?
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[Pre-Chorus:]
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I got every material thing I could ever need.
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(Hmmm)
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I got the love from my fans that adore me.
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(Yeah)
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And I'm grateful.
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(And I thank you so very much)
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But my love for myself is lacking a little bit.
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(Just a little bit)
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I can admit that I'm working on me.
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(Hmmm)
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Staying faithful.
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(Staying faithful and what I'm tryna say is...)
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[Chorus:]
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Just like you sometimes I get down.
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(Just like you, I get down)
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Sometimes I just wanna cry.
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(I just wanna cry)
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Sometimes I get depressed.
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And just like me, tryna be complete.
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(And just like me, tryna be complete, ohh)
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Just understand we're all just a work in progress.
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[Verse 2:]
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Life can be difficult.
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No one promised that it would be...
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(No one promised it would be sunshine all the time)
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Sunshine all the time, easy.
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Some pain is guaranteed.
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But it ain't impossible.
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You can find the joy, you see.
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Took me a while but I did finally.
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Open your eyes and you will see I'm just like you.
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[Chorus:]
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Just like you sometimes I get down.
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(Get down, ohh)
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Sometimes I just wanna cry.
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(Just wanna cry)
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Sometimes I get depressed.
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(So depressed)
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And just like me, tryna be complete.
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(Just like me, tryna be complete)
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Just understand we're all just a work in progress.
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(We're all just, ohh)
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[Bridge:]
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Anybody knowing what it is to struggle.
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(Ohhh)
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Never ever running in the face of trouble.
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(Oh yeah)
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Say "I'm with you".
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(I'm with you)
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"I feel you".
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(I feel you)
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"I'm with you".
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Just like you...
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(Sometimes I fall but I feel your pain. We're all the same)
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(We're all the same, ohhh I am just like you)
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[Chorus:]
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Just like you sometimes I get down.
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Sometimes I just wanna cry.
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Sometimes I get depressed.
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(So depressed)
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And just like me, tryna be complete.
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(Oh just like, just like me)(Tryna be complete)
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Just understand we're all just a work in progress.
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(Just understand we're all a work in progress)
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Just like you sometimes I get down.
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(Yeah, yeah, yeah, ohhh)
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Sometimes I just wanna cry.
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Sometimes I get depressed.
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(Can you hear me, can you feel me?)
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And just like me, tryna be complete.
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(I am, I am, I'm just like you)
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Just understand we're all just a work in progress.
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(A work in progress)
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Work In Progress (Growing Pains)
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| Mary J. Blige |
