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Artist: Etta James
Canonical path: /etta-james/do-i-make-myself-clear
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Do I make myself clear
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Do I make myself clear
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c/ Sugar Pie DeSanto
I don't wanna belive
The bad things about you
Oh, no, now
Cause if they're true
I'll have to get along without you
Oh, ooh, now
I said the word, the sound
The song about the things you do
Moving and grooving
Using and fooling
Chasing around every skirt in town
If it's true, you'll be on your way
Do I make myself clear
Do I make myself clear
I said you're gonna have to
Stop and check yourself
Oh, yeah, now
I'm not gonna somebody else, oh, no
Oh, you tell him now, girl, now, now
So if you're running around, baby
Thinking of putting me down
You're wrong
Taking away what belongs to me
Giving to her when I'm in need
If it's true, you'll be on your way
Do I make myself clear
Do I make myself clear
I said, do, do I
Do I make myself clear
Do you understand me
Do, do I, do I make myself clear
Oh, you better listen to her now
Oh, yeah, ohh, yeah, now
Oh, oh, oh...
So why won't you try to do
Something to change it
Yeah, yeah
And make me know it's not
The way they claim it, oh, yeah
Now let me tell you something
All I wanted you to be true, honey
Love me like you say you do, oh, yeah
And I won't care for what they say
Instead, I'll turn my head and walk away
But if it's true, you know what to do
Do I make myself clear
Do I make myself clear
I said, do, do I
Do I make myself clear
And oh, oh, oh, yeah, now
Oh, oh...
I said do, do, do, do
Do I make myself clear
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