Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Yoko Ono
Canonical path: /yoko-ono/dear-john
Related lyric paths: 6
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Dear John
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Dear John
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Dear john,
Dont be hard on yourself.
Give yourself a break.
Life wasn't meant to be run.
The race is over, you've won.
Dear john,
Dont be hard on yourself.
Give yourself a break.
Life wasn't meant to be run.
The race is over, you've won.
Ha da do do do do
Do do do do do
(laugh)
September, november...
Dear john,
Dont be hard on yourself.
Give yourself a break.
Life wasn't meant to be run.
The race is over.
Ooooh.
Dear john,
Dont be hard on yourself.
Give yourself a break.
Life wasn't meant to be run.
The race is over.
And dear john,
Dont be hard on yourself.
Give yourself a break.
Life wasnt meant to be run.
The race is over.
Do-do,
Do-do-do-do,
Do-do-do-do-ooh, uh-hu,
Yeah, alright.
And dear john,
Dont be hard on yourself.
Give yourself a break.
Life wasnt meant to be run.
The race is over.
(whistle)
Dear john,
Put the tv on, have a snack.
Wash your mothers back.
The race is over.
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