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Artist: Erasure
Canonical path: /erasure/when-i-needed-you
Related lyric paths: 6
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When I Needed You
Read When I Needed You lyrics by Erasure on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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When I Needed You
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I'd like to be a child again
So many things to do
Playground noise, and coloured toys
And everything brand new
I'd like to be a pirate ship
In search of hidden gold
On ocean waves that swim away
And sail around the world
-Chorus:
Where, where were you
When I needed you most
When I needed a friend
Where, where were you
When I needed you most
When I needed a friend
I'd like to be a soldier
A general I would be
In battle and in glory
With ten thousand men to lead
I could be most anything
There is so much to see
I'd live a different story
If you were next to me
Chorus
Chorus
I could be most anything
There is so much to see
I'd live a different story
If you were next to me
Where, where
Chorus to fade
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