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Artist: The Black Keys
Canonical path: /the-black-keys/tighten-up
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Tighten Up
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Tighten Up
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I wanted love, I needed love
Most of all, most of all
Someone said true love was dead
And I'm bound to fall
Bound to fall for you
Oh, what can I do?
Take my badge, but my heart remains
Loving you, baby child
Tighten up on your reigns, you're running wild
Running wild, it's true
Sick for days, so many ways
I'm aching now, I'm aching now
It's times like these, I need relief
Please show me how, oh show me how..
To get right
Yeah out of sight
When I was young, and moving fast,
Nothing slowed me down, oh slowed me down
Now I let the others pass
I've come around, oh come around
Cause I found
Living just to keep going
Going just to be sane
All the while without knowing
It's such a shame
I don't need to get steady
I know just how I feel
Telling you to be ready, my dear
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