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Artist: Ben Harper
Canonical path: /ben-harper/need-to-know-basis
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Need To Know Basis
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Need To Know Basis
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You're the reason
Aliens would come down to Earth
Outer space must look small
From inside your universe
But your love is on a need to know basis
And I need to know right now
We paint time
With the colors of our lives
With what we do to survive
But your love is on a need to know basis
And I need to know right now
If I were the branch
Of an old oak tree
I hope you'd be the one
On the swing tied to me
But your love is on a need to know basis
Your love is on a need to know basis
I need to know right now
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