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Artist: Donna Summer
Canonical path: /donna-summer/the-only-one
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Only One
Read The Only One lyrics by Donna Summer on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Only One
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If you went away
and I had to live my life without you
if the loving died
I just don't know what I would do
All my life I've been
the one to cry when things went wrong
Oh, oh, all of my life
I've been the lonely one
Don't tell me now I'm not the only one
don't break my heart, say I'm the only one
you promised me a love forever
so let me never ever hear you say
I'm not the only one
I believe in love
and built my life around you
I believe in us
and I'm sure that all our dreams will come true
So don't ever say
there's someone else inside your heart
someone else to take my place
and tear our love apart
Repeat chorus
All my life I've been
the one to cry when things went wrong
oh, oh, all of my life
I've been the lonely one
Repeat chorus to fade
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Donna Summer performs "The Only One", and this lyric page sits inside the Donna Summer catalog on LyroVerse.
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