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Artist: Dolly Parton
Canonical path: /dolly-parton/the-giving-and-the-taking
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The Giving and the Taking
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The Giving and the Taking
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I Keep On A' Givin'
And I Took All the Takin'
I Gave All My Love to You
And I Took All Your Hurt
I Treated You So Good
But You Treated Me Like Dirt
They Say Love Is Give and Take
Now My Poor Heart Is Breakin'
I Keep On A' Givin'
And I Took All the Takin'
I Always Gave You Everything
That I Knew How to Give I Would For You
I Treated You Too Good For My Own Good
Now I'm Along and Left Forsaken
I Keep On A' Givin'
And Took All the Takin'
The Giving and the Takin'
Has Caused My Heart to Break
I've Given All That I Can Give
And I Have Taken All That I Can Take
The Giving and the Takin'
Has Caused My Heart to Break
I've Given All That I Can Give
And I Have Takin' All That I Can Take
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