You took my heart, baby,
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And you broke it in a thousand pieces
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I may not have been much to you,
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But every man still needs a reason
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See, I tried so hard to love you girl
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Paid attention to your every need
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And right now my soul is crying out
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Cause you mean so much to me
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I'm crying "How you say goodbye so easily?
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Why you take your lovin' so far from me?"
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Now I'm calling out desperately,
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"Won't you cut me some slack?"
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Heaven knows I did everything you asked me to
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Gave you all my love, but nothing was enough for you
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I got down on my knees, prayed for you to come around,
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But my prayers went unanswered 'cause you always let me down
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Heaven knows I tried
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Heaven knows I tried
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Now what kind of man do you consider me
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When I work from 5 to 5,
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When I come home I put my time in, girl,
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Just to keep our love alive?
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Honey, I tried so hard to please you
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Because you know how much I need you
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Oh girl, my soul is crying out
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And I'm on my bended knee crying,
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"How you say goodbye so easily?
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Why you take your lovin' so far from me?"
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Now I'm calling out desperately,
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"Won't you cut me some slack?"
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Heaven knows I did everything you asked me to
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Gave you all my love, but nothing was enough for you
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I got down on my knees, prayed for you to come around,
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But my prayers went unanswered 'cause you always let me down
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Heaven knows I tried
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Heaven knows I tried
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Ever since that day you left me, girl,
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I haven't had a wink of sleep
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'cause I've been crying all night long, girl
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Don't you know what you mean to me?
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How you say goodbye so easily?
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Why you take your lovin' so far from me?
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Now I'm calling out desperately,
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"Won't you cut me some slack?"
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Heaven knows I did everything you asked me to
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Gave you all my love, but nothing was enough for you
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I got down on my knees, prayed for you to come around
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But my prayers went unanswered, 'cause you always let me down
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Heaven knows I tried
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Heaven knows I tried
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It's raining tears tonight
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Heaven knows I tried
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Heaven Knows
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Taylor Hicks |