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Artist: Rose Royce
Canonical path: /rose-royce/doesn-t-have-to-be-this-way
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Doesn't Have To Be This Way
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Doesn't Have To Be This Way
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Every time I try to make you see
The way our life should be
The two of us with no one in between
You turn away, you won't share my dream
How can I be so sure
That you're feeling the same, yeah
I realize there's no cure
But this is insane
It doesn't have to be this way
It doesn't have to be this way
We can work it out
We can work it out
Doesn't have to be this way
We can work it out
We can work it out
Don't you think that time is closing in
Time keep closing in, it's closing in
Come with me and you'll be given
A first class ticket to heaven
Your love is so secure
Through fire and rain, you know it is
I can assure you
I'll erase the pain
It doesn't have to be this way
It doesn't have to be this way
We can work it out
We can work it out
Doesn't have to be this way
We can work it out
We can work it out
S.O.S.
Save our love
S.O.S.
Save our love
S.O.S.
Save our love
S.O.S.
Save our love
How can I be so sure
That you're feeling the same, yeah
I realize there's no cure
But this is insane
It doesn't have to be this way
It doesn't have to be this way
We can work it out
We can work it out
Doesn't have to be this way
We can work it out
We can work it out
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