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The Fly

Dave Matthews Band

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The Fly

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When I pull the wings off of the flyThe fly never wonders why I did itWhen I pull the wings off of the flyThe fly never wonders why I didYou know they didn't everHave to love meAnd no one ever will everLove them nowOh, oh, but theyThey always wanted somehowTo save meWhy, oh, whyFor pit's sake, they should've saved themselvesOh, oh, but youYou always said I never missed a noteI only ever wanted to be with youI only wanted someone to playPlay, play, playWhen I pull the wings off the flyThe fly never wonders whyYou know they never really ever had to love meBut no one will ever love them nowOh, oh, but theyThey always thought that somehow they could save meBut why oh whyFor pity's sake me, they should've saved themselvesbut youyou always said I never missed a noteand nobody ever knew me like you do, you doYou always said it's gonna be ok, okI only ever really wanted to be with youI only wanted someone to play, play, play, playWhen I pull the wings off of the flyThe fly never wonders why I did it.

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