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Artist: Pat Benatar
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In These Times
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In These Times
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What's the use in staying
When everything's a lie
I hear what you're saying
And it makes me want to cry
You know the truth is so overrated
That should come as no surprise
It's all so complicated
Especially in these times
Don't it make you crazy
Don't it make you ask yourself why
Nobody's got an answer
Especially in these times
Life is like a puzzle
Best to chose the edges first
And work back to the middle
To the places where it hurts
Lately I've been thinkin'
Maybe there's a chance for us
If we take it slow now
And don't expect too much
Don't it make you wonder
Don't it make you ask yourself why
Nobody's got an answer
Especially in these times
And don't it make you crazy
Don't it make you ask yourself why
Nobody's got an answer
Especially in these times
Ooh, ooh
(what's the use in stayin', when everything's a lie
And there's nothing sacred, especially in these times)
Hey don't it make you crazy
Don't it make you ask yourself why
Nobody's got an answer
Especially in these times
And don't it make you wonder
Don't it make you ask yourself why
Nobody's got an answer
Especially in these times
In these times
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