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Artist: Aretha Franklin
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What You See Is What You Sweat
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What You See Is What You Sweat
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Boyfriend
I'm true to you
Don't make me blue
I thought we had it together
And everythin' was going okay
But then you started
Showin' me another side of you
I've never seen before
Nothin' that I would do
Was ever enough for you, boy
And that you're drivin' our Mercedes Benz
Loaned you a little cash to spend
But still that
Just wasn't enough, oh no
'Cause what you see
Always seems to be what you sweat
You're never satisfied
You're always wantin' somethin' better, yeah
That's the way you are
Wantin' more and more and more
My friends all think I'm crazy
After everythin' that I know about you
I'm still havin' mixed emotions, boy
They just don't wanna fade away
Nothin' that I would do
Was ever enough for you, boy
I let you cruise in my Mercedes Benz
Loaned you a little cash to spend
Still that just wasn't enough, oh
What you see
Always seems to be what you sweat
You're never satisfied
You're always wantin' somethin' better, yeah
What you see
Always seems to be what you sweat
You're never satisfied
Always wantin' somethin' better, yeah
He's sweatin', he's got to conquer
He's sweatin' by the hour
He's sweatin'
He's got the taste
Still sweatin' on the flower
He's sweatin'
He can't stand it
He's makin' moves that's how he planned it
He's not satisfied with the best
He's got to check out all the rest
Nothin' that I would do
Would ever be enough for you, boy
You wanna have my Mercedes Benz
Gave you a little cash to spend
Still that just wasn't enough, oh no
What you see
Always seems to be what you sweat
You're never satisfied
You're always wantin' somethin' better
What you see
Always seems to be what you sweat
You're never satisfied
Always wantin' somethin' better
What you see
You're never satisfied
Always wantin' somethin' better
What you see
Always seems to be what you sweat
Always wantin' somethin' better
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Aretha Franklin performs "What You See Is What You Sweat", and this lyric page sits inside the Aretha Franklin catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to I Knew You Were Waiting For Me (feat. George Michael) and I Say a Little Prayer with a short reason for opening each page next.
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