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Artist: Patti LaBelle
Canonical path: /patti-labelle/can-i-speak-to-you-before-you-go-to-hollywood
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(Can I Speak To You Before You Go To) Hollywood?
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(Can I Speak To You Before You Go To) Hollywood?
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Have you got a minute, my friend?
Though I'd drop in
Say a word or two
To you
It won't take long
Soon you'll be gone
And on your way
Yes, I know you're gonna do
What you want to anyway
And I don't know if I should
But if I could
Can I speak to you
Oh, before you go to Hollywood?
Don't be offended, my friend
I didn't intend
To bring you down
From the world
You're living in
I could be wrong
Soon you'll be gone
And on your way
And tomorrow it could be
You instead of me
Who has to say
And I don't know if I should
But if I could
Can I speak to you, yeah
Oh, before you go to Hollywood?
I only want to say
Learn the rules if you're gonna play
'Cause the game of life
Has a new winner everyday
Yeah, and I don't if I should
But if I could
Can I speak to you, yeah
Oh, before you go to Hollywood?
Because I
I believe in you
Hope you do all the things you set out to do
Oh, I
I believe that you
Hope all your dreams come true
Have you got a minute my friend
To consider the end
Of the fruitless seeds
You sow with no regrets
It won't take long
Soon you'll be gone
And on your way
Just open up your eyes
And see life
For what it is
Just see yourself as you should
Said, if you understood
Can I speak to you
Before you go to Hollywood?
Because I
I believe in you
Hope you do all the things you set out to do
I
I believe in you
Hope all your dreams come true
I
I believe in you
Hope all your dreams come true
Oh, I
Believe in you
Oh, I
I believe in you and you and you and you
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