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Artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan
Canonical path: /gilbert-osullivan/but-i-m-not
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But I'm Not
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But I'm Not
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Don't you ever change your mind
Don't you ever be unkind
To me some say that (you're a fool)
Well I'm not
You might think that I'm a fool
But I'm not
If I take you to a dance
Don't let me catch you holding hands
With other boys
They think I'm cruel
But I'm not
It's worth a little thought to think
Of how I fought for you
Even so you know I caught for you
Every bad dream you had and threw them away
There'll come a day
When I know you will say
All the things I said to you
Were the best things too
So don't you ever change your mind
And don't you ever be unkind
To me some say that (you're a fool)
Well I'm not
You might think that I'm a fool
But I'm not
It's worth a little thought to think
Of how I fought for you
Even so you know I caught for you
Every bad dream you had and threw them away
There'll come a day
When I know you will say
All the things I said to you
Were the best things too
So don't you ever change your mind
And don't you ever be unkind
To me some say that (you're a fool)
Well I'm not
You might think that I'm a fool
But I'm not
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