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Build Me Up Buttercup

Katy Perry

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Build Me Up Buttercup

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Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, babyJust to let me down (let me down)and mess me aroundAnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, babyWhen you say you will (say you will) but I love you stillI need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'You know that I have from the startSo build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and againBut you're late, I wait around and then (bah-dah-dah)I run to the door, I can't take any moreIt's not you, you let me down again(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time, and I'll make you happy(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be homeI'll be beside the phone waiting for youOoo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-oooWhy do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, babyJust to let me down (let me down) and mess me aroundAnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, babyWhen you say you will (say you will) but I love you stillI need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'You know that I have from the startSo build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heartYou were my toy but I could be the boy you adoreIf you'd just let me know (bah-dah-dah)Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the moreWhy do I need you so(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be homeI'll be beside the phone waiting for youOoo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-oooWhy do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, babyJust to let me down (let me down) and mess me aroundAnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, babyWhen you say you will (say you will) but I love you stillI need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'You know that I have from the startSo build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heartI-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, babyYou know that I have from the startSo build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart
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