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Artist: Badfinger
Canonical path: /badfinger/when-i-say
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When I Say
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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When I Say
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What you are is what I see
What I see is what I want it to be
When I say I love you
What I mean is I really do
CHORUS:
I'm not the one who'll give you everything you need
But what I mean is that I'll try
I can't deny that I've been burning inside
For all the things I'll never see
So come on, be yourself, nothing else
Who could ask for any more
And you know, they all love you
What is more, I really do
CHORUS
[double guitar solo (Pete Ham & Joey Molland)]
So come on, they all love you
What is more, I really do.
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