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Artist: Joe Cocker
Canonical path: /joe-cocker/civilized-man
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Civilized Man
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Civilized Man
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You made me need you
need you so bad
Fool to believe you. you made me so mad
oh yeah
Double cross me once
never cross me again
And now you're runnin' round lookin' for some sympathy
When you know as well as I that we're history.
You're lucky - I'm a civilized man
You're so lucky - I'm a civilized man
oh yeah
a civilized man.
A poison arrow right from the start
Went down to zero
you went for my heart
oh yeah.
Usin' hoodoo voodoo to start the fire again
Now you asked me to forget all you put me thru
When you know as well as I you got it comin' to you.
Now you're lucky - I'm a civilized man. . . .
Using hoodoo voodoo to start the fire again.
Now you're runnin' round lookin' for some sympathy
When you know as well as I that we are history.
Oh
you're lucky - I'm a civilized man . . .
Oh
you're lucky - I'm a civilized man . . .
You're so lucky - you've got a civilized man
You're so lucky - you've got a civilized man.
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