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Artist: The Monkees
Canonical path: /monkees/while-i-cry
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While I Cry
Read While I Cry lyrics by The Monkees on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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While I Cry
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They told me what you'd do
If I ever stayed with you
They told me that you'd laugh
While I cried
They told me what you'd say
That you'd turn and walk away
And find another place to play
While I cried
Now I think back on those times
I didn't read between the lines
How all the things that you said
Never seemed to match the things you did
Thoughts keep turning 'round in my mind
Now I see reason and rhyme
Time spent with you has brought me something
And I've roused nothing
If you are that kind
Aahh....
They told me what you'd do
If I ever stayed with you
And sure enough, it all came true...
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