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Artist: Lovin Spoonful
Canonical path: /lovin-spoonful/you-didn-t-have-to-be-so-nice
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You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
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You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
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You didn't have to be so nice
I would have liked you anyway
If you had just looked once or twice
And gone upon your quiet way
Today I said the time was right for me to follow you
I knew I'd find you in a day or two
And it's true
(Ooh) You came upon a quiet day
(Ooh) You simply seemed to take your place
(Ooh) I knew that it would be that way
(Ooh) The minute that I saw your face
And when we've had a few more days
(When we've had a few more days)
I wonder if I'll get to say
(Wonder if I'll get to say)
You didn't have to be so nice
(Be so nice)
I would have liked you anyway
(Would have liked)
Today I said the time was right for me to follow you
(Today said that the time was right to follow you)
I knew I'd find you in a day or two
(I knew that I would find you in a day or two)
And it's true
You didn't have to be so nice (didn't have to be so nice)
I would have liked you anyway (would have liked you anyway)
If you had just looked once or twice (once or twice)
And gone upon your quiet way (quiet way)
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