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Artist: George Michael
Canonical path: /george-michael/understand
Related lyric paths: 6
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Understand
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Understand
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Woman don't you ever wonder
Where you'd be if just walked on by?
What's your name?
Can I take your number?
Darling come with me I'm going to change your life
Yeah!
When you're young you think your winning
Why worry til the babies cry?
I was wrong it's the moves we're singing
Chasing after pennies just to survive
Yeah!
And there's no way that Gods are hearing me baby
They don't even try, they don't even try
And all the things I said I'd give you
Mmm, just seem to pass me baby, no matter how I try
I hope you understand this is not what I had planned for us
God only knows if my dreams are coming or gone
But you're still holding my hand sweetheart, sweetheart
And for every single day that you're here
It's crystal clear that God isn't mad at me at all
He ain't mad at me at all
Mmm, now this praying heart ain't going to save the day
Yeah, maybe that's really what I am guilty of
I know we live in times when love is not enough
It's not enough, no, no, no, no, no
And there's no way that Gods are hearing me baby
They don't even try, they don't even try
So all the things I thought I could give you
Just seem to pass us by, yeah, no matter how I try
I hope you understand this is not what I had planned for us
Heaven only knows if our dreams are coming or gone
But you're still holding my hand sweetheart, sweetheart
So for every single day that you're here
It's crystal clear that God isn't mad at me at all
He aint mad at me at all
There's a place in my mind
Somewhere we could be fine
Where the children could play
And we eat like kings every day
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