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Artist: Jon McLaughlin
Canonical path: /jon-mclaughlin/what-i-want
Related lyric paths: 6
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What I Want
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What I Want
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man you've got a problem that everything i say and do, do
you're driving in the sand like an army's right behind you
standing on your soap box
bashing things that i stand for
now we could have a conversation if you would just stop keeping score
cause i'm gonna do exactly what i want
you can say that i'm the one to blame
yeah i'm gonna do exactly what i want
and i hope you do the same
whoa, whoa oh oh
the sun revolves around the world you swear its black and white
black and white
but you've had your eyes closed for so long you've forgotten what it looks like
well i'm from indiana she made me what i've become.
everybody has their reasons and one is always where they're from
so i'm gonna do exactly what i want, yeah
and you can't say that i'm the one to blame
yeah i'm gonna do exactly what i want
and i hope you do the same
whoa, whoa oh oh
i hope you do the same
whoa, whoa oh oh
i hope you do the same.
and i won't be wasting my time caring about your opinions so go ahead and try to find somebody who listens
cause i can't hear you
and i'm gonna do exactly what i want
yeah and you can't say that i'm the one to blame
and i'm going to do exactly what i want
and i hope you do the same
whoa, whoa oh oh
i hope you do the same
whoa, whoa oh oh
i hope you do the same
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