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Piece of Clay

Marvin Gaye

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Piece of Clay

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Father stop criticizing your sonMother please leave your daughters aloneDon't you see that's what wrongWith the world with world todayEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clayEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clayWe all talked about CandiceBut it's only, only a word, trulyBrother turned on a sister in this cruel, cruel worldThat's what's wrong with all in this world todayEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clayEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of claySomebody to play withWanna to mold you, mold youShake your love babyWanna to do their thingChildren are toldTo give and not just to takeIf we were all childrenYou know the world will be a better placeEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clayEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clayWe should all love each otherLove and take one anotherWe should love each otherLove and not hate, ohEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clayEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clayTruly everybody wants somebodyTo mold them, shape them own wayEverybody wants somebodyTry to make it or, do their, do their thingEverybody wants to take somebodyGot to make it, make it do their thingEverybody wants somebodyTo be their own piece of clay, yeahSomebody, somebodyOwn piece of claySomebody, somebody [x3]

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