Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Neil Diamond
Canonical path: /neil-diamond/but-only-in-name
Related lyric paths: 6
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But Only In Name
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But Only In Name
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Silly boy, to think that she loves you
You're a toy, just part of the game
You think she needs you
But she misleads you
Yes, she's your girl, but only in name
Tenderly, she'll call you her only love
Can't you see her heart breaking aim?
She'll call you lover, then kiss another
Yes, she's your girl, but only in name
She's a girl with no heart at all
Breaking ev'ry rule
Still you wait on her beck and call
While she plays the field,
You play the fool
Please believe
These things that I'm telling you
She deceived my heart just the same
She was my lover 'til I discovered
That she was my girl, but only in name
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