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Artist: Alison Krauss
Canonical path: /alison-krauss/take-me-for-longing
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Take Me For Longing
Read Take Me For Longing lyrics by Alison Krauss on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take Me For Longing
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Don't choose me because I am faithful.
Don't choose me because I am kind.
If your heart settles on me, I'm for the taking.
Take me for longing or leave me behind.
I would be, for you, a fire in a rainbow,
I would be, for you, an opening door.
Time and hard lessons are one kind of wisdom.
Try to forget them or love me no more.
I'm not asking your heart to believe me.
I'm not asking for promise or pledge.
Whatever the answer, it's yes that's the question.
I am the fool dancin' over the edge.
Don't choose me because I am faithful.
Don't choose me because I am kind.
If your heart settles on me, I'm for the taking.
Take me for longing or leave me behind.
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Alison Krauss performs "Take Me For Longing", and this lyric page sits inside the Alison Krauss catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to I Am a Man Of Constant Sorrow and I Can Let Go Now with a short reason for opening each page next.
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