Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The National
Canonical path: /the-national/sugar-wife
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Sugar Wife
Read Sugar Wife lyrics by The National on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sugar Wife
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Sugar wife
Sugar wife
Sugar wife
Can you make me a man
Baby doll can you make me a dad
I'm no butterfly (repeats)
If you tried to make a miracle
You never shoulda tried
If you tried to make a miracle
Sugar wife
Baby doll
Can you make me a man
Can you make me a dad
Can you make me a man
Can you make me a dad
Sugar wife
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