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Artist: George Michael
Canonical path: /george-michael/killer-papa-was-a-rolling-stone-short-version
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Killer / Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Short Version)
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Killer / Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Short Version)
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So you want to be free?
To live your life the way you want to be
Will you give if we cry?
Will we live or will we die?
Tainted hearts heal with time
Shoot that love so we can stop bleeding
Solitary brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
'Cause that was the day that my daddy died
Never had a chance to see him, no
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
Mama just hung her head and said
Papa was a rollin' stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone
And my mama, she said
Papa was a rollin' stone
Oh, my mama said
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us, all he left us
Can you believe he left us?
All alone, yeah
All alone, yeah
All alone, yeah
Yeah
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