written by Linda Thompson and Betty Cook
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© 1985 Linda Thompson / Firesign Music Ltd.
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They say a woman's a fool for weeping
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A fool to break her own heart
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But I can't hold the secret I'm keeping
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I'm breaking apart
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Can't seem to mind my own business
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Whatever I try turns out wrong
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I seem like my own false witness
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And I can't go on
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I cover my ears I close my eyes
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Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies
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Telling me lies
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You told me you needed my company
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And I believed in your flattering ways
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Told me you needed me forever
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Nearly gave you the rest of my days
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Should've seen you for what you are
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Should never have come back for more
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Should've locked up all my silver
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Brought the key back to your door
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I cover my ears I close my eyes
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Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies
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Telling me lies
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You don't know what a chance is
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Until you have to seize one
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You don't know what a man is
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Until you have to please one
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Don't put your life in the hands of a man
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With a face for every season
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Don't waste your time in the arms of a man
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Who's no stranger to treason
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I cover my ears I close my eyes
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Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies
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Telling me lies
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I cover my ears I close my eyes
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Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies
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I cover my ears I close my eyes
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Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies
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Telling Me Lies
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Linda Ronstadt |