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Artist: Sheena Easton
Canonical path: /easton-sheena/double-standard
Related lyric paths: 6
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Double Standard
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Double Standard
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Caught you with her, I let it slide
Egg on my face, swallowed my pride
But it's happened again, oh, it's too many times
It seems the code you live by just isn't mine, just isn't mine
You got
Chorus:
Double, double standards, you got a different point of view
You got double, double standards
The rules that you applied to me, you don't apply to you
Double, double standards, we got different states of mind
You got double, double standards
If you can do it, I can do it, there's no dividing line
Don't worry about me, I'll be alright
Go have your fun, stay out all night
But I won't be waiting, I've got someone new to meet
He treats me fifty-fifty, it's a two way street, you're a one way street
With your
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Sheena Easton performs "Double Standard", and this lyric page sits inside the Sheena Easton catalog on LyroVerse.
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