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Artist: David Gates
Canonical path: /david-gates/vanity
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Vanity
Read Vanity lyrics by David Gates on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Vanity
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Sanity
One of us has gone and lost our sanity
That's the only reason you could ever say goodbye to me
But maybe it was vanity
Vanity
Maybe some would say that you're the cuttest thing that ever they'd seen
Couldn't understand why you would ever spend a moment's time with me
But maybe it's society
So long… bye-bye
Hold on… why try?
Society
Maybe no one's ever supposed to stay together permanently
Go and gotta go looking for what's best for me and me
But maybe it's just vanity
Society
Maybe no one's ever supposed to stay together permanently
Go and gotta go looking for what's best for me and me
It's insanity, vanity, or society
But whatever it is
It's happening to you and me
So long… bye-bye
Hold on…
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David Gates performs "Vanity", and this lyric page sits inside the David Gates catalog on LyroVerse.
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