Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Lennon
Canonical path: /john-lennon/dear-john
Related lyric paths: 6
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Dear John
Read Dear John lyrics by John Lennon on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Dear John
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Dear john
Don't be hard on yourself
Give yourself a break
Life wasn't meant to be run
The race is over, you've won
Dear john
Don't be hard on yourself
Give yourself a break
Life wasn't meant to be run
The race is over, you've won
Ha da do do do do
Do do do do do
(Laugh)
September, November
Dear john
Don't be hard on yourself
Give yourself a break
Life wasn't meant to be run
The race is over
Ooooh
Dear john
Don't be hard on yourself
Give yourself a break
Life wasn't meant to be run
The race is over
And dear john
Don't be hard on yourself
Give yourself a break
Life wasn't meant to be run
The race is over
Do-do
Do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-ooh, uh-hu
Yeah, alright
And dear john
Don't be hard on yourself
Give yourself a break
Life wasn't meant to be run
The race is over
(Whistle)
Dear john
Put the TV on, have a snack
Wash your mother's back
The race is over
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John Lennon performs "Dear John", and this lyric page sits inside the John Lennon catalog on LyroVerse.
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