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Artist: Steppenwolf
Canonical path: /steppenwolf/take-what-you-need
Related lyric paths: 6
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Take What You Need
Read Take What You Need lyrics by Steppenwolf on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take What You Need
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Take my hand sweet darlin'
Wipe that frown off your face
I don't love anyone but you
No one can take your place
But sometimes I worry darlin'
The way you seem to hog my love
Just take what you need
Don't empty out the store
Just take what you need
'Cause I ain't got much more
Took a stroll in the country
Some peace of mind to find
Wire fences everywhere
No place to rest my mind
Seems like a shame to me
The way some people hog the land
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Took a look in the paper
While tryin' to eat a bite
You know I read the evenin' news
And lost my appetite
Some have the nerve to ask
For more respect from you and me
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Steppenwolf performs "Take What You Need", and this lyric page sits inside the Steppenwolf catalog on LyroVerse.
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