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Artist: Matthew Sweet
Canonical path: /matthew-sweet/girlfriend
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Girlfriend
Read Girlfriend lyrics by Matthew Sweet on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Girlfriend
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I wanna love somebody
I hear you need somebody to love
Oh, I wanna love somebody
I hear you're looking for someone to love
'Cause you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend
And I need to
Get back in the arms of a girlfriend
I didn't know nobody
Then I saw you coming my way
No, I didn't know nobody
Then I saw you coming my way
Don't you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend
Oh, cause honey believe me
I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend
Oooh (sidenote: hey, someone's gotta write it in)
Alright
Don't you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend
Oh, cause honey belive me
I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend
'Cause you got a good thing going, baby
You only need somebody to love
Oh, you've got a good thing going
You're only looking for someone to love
'Cause you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend
And I'm never gonna set you free
No, I'm never gonna set you free
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