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Artist: Steve Perry
Canonical path: /perry-steve/what-was
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What Was
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What Was
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What Was
What was I to do?
Never should have called me up.
What was I to do?
Haven't we both had enough?
I still think of you,
Even though we're miles apart.
What was I to do?
The fire is still there,
My heart is too scared to fall again.
It's a little too late because,
We'll never change what was.
There you go again,
Girl, it's never going to end.
It's something we can't have,
We must let go.
I want so much to say,
I love you more today.
The hardest thing I've ever had to say,
Goodbye.
What was I to do?
Never should have called me up.
What was I to do?
Haven't we both had enough?
Oh, the fire is still there,
My heart is too scared to fall again.
It's a little too late because,
We'll never change what was.
It's a little too late because,
We'll never change what was.
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