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Artist: Steve Carlson
Canonical path: /steve-carlson/the-one-i-want
Related lyric paths: 6
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The One I Want
Read The One I Want lyrics by Steve Carlson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The One I Want
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Why can't I get you off my mind
I'm like a circus tiger in a circle of fire
Now that you're gone
I'm thinking maybe I was wrong
For ever stepping in
'Cause on a cold dark day, you're the one I want
When there's warm, sunny days, you're the one I want
In every imaginary way, you're the one I want
Now you're a ghost in my mind
Yeah, the upstairs is haunted
And all that I wanted
Was to get out alive
But the sheets always win
In the shape that I'm in
'Cause on a cold dark day, you're the one I want
When there's warm, sunny days, you're the one I want
In every imaginary way, you're the one I want
I gotta take myself back to where I was when I met you
And when you want back I try not let you
'Cause on a cold dark day, you're the one I want
When there's warm, sunny days, you're the one I want
In every imaginary way, you're the one I want
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Steve Carlson performs "The One I Want", and this lyric page sits inside the Steve Carlson catalog on LyroVerse.
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