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Artist: Shakira
Canonical path: /shakira/the-one-thing
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The One Thing
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The One Thing
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Every morning when I woke up
I was choked up
I was living without a purpose
Always jumping over hurdles
Doing circles in the dark with a broken compass
I can't explain the way it feels
I could trip on my own words
I make mistakes, that much is clear
But I made it here, my love
Yeah, I made it here, my love
You are the one thing that I got right
It's a fickle world (yeah, it's a fickle world)
You turned the darkness into sunlight
I'm a lucky girl
(Yeah, I'm a lucky girl)
And If I mess up everything someday
I would hide my head in shame
'Cause you are the one thing that I got right
One thing I got right
One thing I got right
Every morning when you wake up
I wanna hold you
I just need to be wrapped around
It's kinda funny when you think that you just got here
Now I know I can't live without you
I can't explain the way it feels
I could choke on my own words
Sometimes it seems like it ain't real
But you're really here my love
Yeah, you're really here my love
You are the one thing that I got right
It's a fickle world (yeah, it's a fickle world)
You turned the darkness into sunlight
I'm a lucky girl
(Yeah, I'm a lucky girl)
And If I mess up everything someday
I would hide my head in shame
'Cause you are the one thing that I got right
Everytime I see you smile
Everytime I hear you laugh
Baby, you bring a new sunshine over, now
You are that little dream
I had since I was a child
My fairytale comes true when I look at your face
I may not be here forever
But it'll be a long road together
I already know we're gonna be fine, fine, fine
We're gonna be just fine, fine, fine
You are the one thing that I got right
It's a fickle world (yeah, it's a fickle world)
You turned the darkness into sunlight
I'm a lucky girl
(Yeah, I'm a lucky girl)
And If I mess up everything someday
I would hide my head in shame
'Cause you are the one thing that I got right
'Cause you are the one thing that I got right
If I mess up everything someday
I would hide my head in shame
'Cause you are the one thing that I got right
You are the one thing that I got right
One thing I got right
One thing I got right
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