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Artist: The Rutles
Canonical path: /the-rutles/don-t-know-why
Related lyric paths: 6
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Don't Know Why
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Don't Know Why
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I don't know why
the world turns out to be
the way
it is
as time goes by
Oh, I
don't know why
true love turns out to be
the stuff
between
hello - and goodbye
Looking back
with 20/20 hindsight
we only tried to play our part
When selfishness is state of the art
you've just got to change the locks on your heart
No, I
don't know why
true love turns out to be
the stuff
between
hello - and goodbye
Looking back
with 20/20 hindsight
we only did the best we could
As green as any Norwegian Wood
the acid test of fame we withstood
Now I
don't know why
the world turns out to be
the way
it is
as time goes by
Oh, I
don't know why
true love turns out to be
the stuff
between
hello - and goodbye
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