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Artist: Ben E. King
Canonical path: /king-ben-e/i-who-have-nothing
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I Who Have Nothing
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I Who Have Nothing
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I, I who have nothing
I, I who have no one
Adore you, and want you so
I'm just a no one
With nothing to give you but love
I love you
He, he buys you diamonds
Bright, sparkling diamonds
But believe me
Dear when I say
That he can give you the world
But he'll never love you the way
I love you
He can take you any place he wants
To fancy clubs and restaurants
But I can only watch you with my nose
Pressed up against the window pane
I, I who have nothing
I, I who have no one
Must watch you
Go dancing by
Wrapped in the arms of somebody else
When darling it's I
Who loves you
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