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Artist: Melanie Safka
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Right About Now
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Right About Now
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Love is both high and low
On one level it's the feel of it all
And on the other it's dreams and it's truth
And on the other it's clean and it's blue
But tonight I'm not thinking of higher things
I'm thinking of the boy who just walk in
How I'd like to feel good again
When I'm far away from you
So tell me what to do, right about now
I'm in love with you, right about now
I've been away so long, feeling so alone
Tell me what to do, tell me what to do
Sha la, sha la, la la la yeah. Wow oh, yeah
Right about now
Sha la, sha la, la la la yeah. Wow oh, yeah
Darling help me to be strong
I'm not the kind of woman who normally carries on
But I've been away so long
Without the love of you
And I meet so much in the way
Of resistance and hostility everywhere
You know I need someone to care
When I'm up there in my room
So tell me what to do, right about now
I'm in love with you, right about now
I've been away so long, felling so alone
Tell me what to do, tell me what to do
Sha la, sha la, la la la yeah. Wow oh , yeah
Sha la, sha la, la la la yeah. Wow oh, yeah
But tonight I mustn't think about him
Mustn't think about the boy who just walked in
Maybe if we just hold hands some
But I know what that'll lead up to
Sha la, sha la, la la la yeah. Wow oh , yeah
Right about now
Sha la, sha la, la la la yeah. Wow oh, yeah
Right about now
And I miss ya.
Right about now
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