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Artist: Over The Rhine
Canonical path: /over-the-rhine/when-you-say-love
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When You Say Love
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When You Say Love
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I'm thinking of a word that has been
Knocked up and overused
You could say it's lost all meaning
From so much abuse
But when you say love, OH
Most everything I ever wanted
Doesn't really have a name
But baby you're as close as I've come and
I know that it sounds strange
But when you say love, OH
So open up my heart-shaped box
It's full of combination locks
I've swallowed all my love-sick pills
To keep from getting chills
Look at all the books I've read
In my lonely single bed
But when you say love, OH
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