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Artist: Carly Simon
Canonical path: /carly-simon/the-girl-you-think-you-see
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Girl You Think You See
Read The Girl You Think You See lyrics by Carly Simon on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Girl You Think You See
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Tell me who you long for
In your secret dreams
Go on and tell me who you wish I was
Instead of me
I'm not necessarily
The girl you think you see
Whoever you want is exactly who
I'm more than willing to be
I'll be carefree
A Peace Corps trainee
Your Gypsy Rose Lee
To please you
Who cares what I might be for real
Underneath my games
I'll let you chose from a thousand faces
And a thousand names
I'm not necessarily
The girl you think you see
Whoever you want is exactly who
I'm more than willing to be
I'll be insane
A mathematical brain
You Tarzan, me Jane
To please you
I'm not necessarily
The girl you think you see
Whoever you want is exactly who
I'm more than willing to be
I'll be a queen
A foul-mouthed marine
Your Mary Magdalene
To please you
To please
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Carly Simon performs "The Girl You Think You See", and this lyric page sits inside the Carly Simon catalog on LyroVerse.
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