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Artist: U2
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Original Of The Species
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Original Of The Species
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Baby, slow down
The end is not as fun as the start
Please stay a child somewhere in your heart
I'll give you everything you want
Except the thing that you want
You are the first one of your kind
And you feel like no one before
You steal right under my door
I kneel 'cause i want you some more
I want the lot of what you got
And I want nothing that you're not
Everywhere you go, you shout it
You don't have to be shy about it
Some things you shouldn't get too good at
Like smiling, crying and celebrity
Some people got way too much confidence baby
I'll give you everything you want
Except the thing that you want
You are the first one of your kind
And you feel like no one before
You steal right under my door
I kneel 'cause i want you some more
I want the lot of what you got
And I want nothing that you're not
Everywhere you go, you shout it
You don't have to be shy about it, no
Oh no, oh no no no... uh, no
(Here's the fall)
Dee-da, dee-da, dee-da, dee-da
Dee-de, dee-de, dee-de, dee-de
Dee-da, dee-da, dee-da, dee-da
Dee-de, dee-de, dee-de,
Sugar, come on, show your soul
You've been keeping your love under control
Everywhere you go, you shout it
You don't have to be shy about it
Everywhere you go, you shout it
Oh my my
And you feel like no one before
You steal right under my door
I kneel 'cause I want you some more
I want you some more, I want you some more...
Oh, no, oh, no
Oh, no, oh, no...
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