Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Etta James
Canonical path: /etta-james/if-i-can-t-have-you
Related lyric paths: 6
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If I Can't Have You
Read If I Can't Have You lyrics by Etta James on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If I Can't Have You
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I don't want nobody
If i can't have you
Oh i can't love nobody
Unless i'm loving you
Chorus:
The way you hug me
The way you squeeze me
The way you kiss me
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
If i can't have you
I can't talk to nobody
Unless i'm talking to you
I don't wanna hold nobody
Unless i'm holding you
Chorus
I can't be kissing nobody
Unless i'm kissing you
I just don't i just don't i just don't want to be bothered with nobody
Unless i'm bothered with you
Chorus
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