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Artist: Michael Sembello
Canonical path: /sembello-michael/what-you-really-want
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What You Really Want
Read What You Really Want lyrics by Michael Sembello on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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What You Really Want
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It's the thrill of danger
It's the lure of a stranger
It's the game of opposites attract
It's the heart you can't touch
Or the love that's too much
It's the one you wish you could get back
What you really want, and what you really need
You've got fantasies, realities
And you got caught between
What you really want, and what you really need
Will you ever see what might have been
From where you chose to be?
It's a wall you must climb
It's the words you can't find
It's a fear that only you can face
It's the one you sleep with
Or the one that you miss
It's the secret no one knows but you
What you really want, and what you really need
You've got fantasies, realities
And you got caught between
What you really want, and what you really need
Will you ever see what might have been
From what you chose to be?
What you really want is what you really need
What you want, what you need
Will you ever see what might have been
From what you chose to be?
What you really want, and what you really need
You've got fantasies, realities
And you got caught between
What you really want, and what you really need
Will you ever see what might have been
From where you chose to be?
What you really want, and what you really need
You've got fantasies, realities
And you got caught between
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Michael Sembello performs "What You Really Want", and this lyric page sits inside the Michael Sembello catalog on LyroVerse.
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