[Verse 1:]
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She's been down and out
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She's been wrote about
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She's been talked about, constantly
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She's been up and down
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She's been pushed around
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But they held her down, NYC
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She has no regrets
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She accepts the past
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All these things they
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helped make to make she
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She's been lost and found
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And she's still around
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There's a reason for everything
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You know I've been holdin on.
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Try to make me weak,
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But I still stay strong.
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Put my life all up in these songs
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Jus so you can feel me.
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[Chorus:]
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So take me as I am,
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or have nothing at all.
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Just take me as I am,
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or have nothing at all.
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[Verse 2:]
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Now she's older now
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Yes, she's wiser now
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Can't disguise her now
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She don't need
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No one tellin her
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What to do and say
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No one tellin her
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Who to be
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She's on solid ground
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She's been lost and found
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Now, she answers to G-O-D
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And she's confident
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This is not the end
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Ask me how I know
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Cause she is me.
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You know I've been holdin on.
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Try to make me weak,
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But I still stay strong.
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Put my life all up in these songs
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Jus so you can feel me.
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[Chorus:]
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So take me as I am,
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or have nothing at all.
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Just take me as I am,
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or have nothing at all.
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[Bridge: 2x]
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So it's all or nothing at all,
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All or nothing at all
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Don't you know I can only be me.
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(I can only be me, yeah)
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[Chorus:]
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So take me as I am,
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or have nothing at all.
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Just take me as I am,
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or have nothing at all.
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Take me as I am.
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Take me as I am.
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Said it's all or nothing at all
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Said it's all or nothing at all
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Just take me as I am,
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or have nothing at all. (This is me)
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Just take me as I am, (take me as i am)
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or have nothing at all.
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Just take me as I am, (take me as i am)
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or have nothing, nothing at all.
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Take me as I am.
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Take Me As I Am
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| Mary J. Blige |
