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Artist: Tom Petty
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What Are You Doin' In My Life?
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What Are You Doin' In My Life?
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Well, you followed me all around New York City
Tryin' to make people think I wanted you with me.
I can only hope that they didn't believe you.
Now I can't figure out why I got to deal with you.
What are you doin' in my life?
What are you doin' in my life?
What are you doin' in my life?
I didn't ask for you.
I don't know how you got my telephone number,
Probably some jerk tryin' to put me under.
Some friend, of a friend, of a friend of mine,
Baby, who are you trying to fool when you tell me those lies?
What are you doin' in my life?
What are you doin' in my life?
What are you doin' in my life?
I didn't ask for you.
Well, this is all a little too much to believe,
You're puttin' my name all around in the street.
Honey, where did you think this was gonna lead?
Baby, will you tell me what you want from me?
You're the last woman in the world that thrills me
And now you got my girlfriend tryin' to kill me.
Honey, my friends think that I've gone crazy.
Can't you figure out that you ain't my baby?
What are you doin' in my life?
What are you doin' in my life?
What are you doin' in my life?
I didn't ask for you.
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