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Artist: Joan Armatrading
Canonical path: /joan-armatrading/i-wanna-hold-you
Related lyric paths: 6
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I Wanna Hold You
Read I Wanna Hold You lyrics by Joan Armatrading on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Wanna Hold You
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You got the look
I like
You make the people stare
And it's getting me
In a state
You're going out
With someone
I don't approve of
And it's getting me
In a state
I see you in a restaurant
I wanna hold you
I see you with your mother
I wanna hold you
I see you when you don't see me
I wanna hold you
I wanna hold you
In my arms
And I wanna
Love you
I want you
And I'm gonna try
I'm searching but
I don't
Know why I bother
'Cos I've seen you
And you look
Just right
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Joan Armatrading performs "I Wanna Hold You", and this lyric page sits inside the Joan Armatrading catalog on LyroVerse.
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