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Artist: Shel Silverstein
Canonical path: /shel-silverstein/better-not-ask-me
Related lyric paths: 6
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Better Not Ask Me
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Better Not Ask Me
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Hey you better not ask me where I been all night
Why my eyes are shinin' and my spirit is flyin'
You better not ask if I been doin' right or I just might tell you
And you better not ask me bout the girls I used to know
And days I used to run around before I ever met you
You better not ask how they compare to you or I just might tell you
And you better not ask me if I'm satisfied
With the way you've been givin' me what you call lovin'
Better not ask me bout the times I cried or I just might tell you
So keep on doin' what you're doin' and if you should see me straight
Well don't you ask baby just let it pass baby
And maybe it'll go away but I don't doubt it
You better not ask me if I'm gonna stick around
Or pack up all my bags and find another pretty city
You better not ask me who it is I found or I just might tell you
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Shel Silverstein performs "Better Not Ask Me", and this lyric page sits inside the Shel Silverstein catalog on LyroVerse.
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