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The Wanting Of You

Melissa Etheridge

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The Wanting Of You

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She's got her sweet childrenShe's got her house, she's got some landHer earthly possessionsShe's got a ring upon her handShe tried to be a good girlShe tried to make everything rightShe tried to kill the voicesThat haunt her each and every nightShe looks up to heavenAnd wonders why love is so cruelShe loves him, won't hurt himCan't stop the wanting of youShe married in high schoolOldest was well up on her wayBut that wild night, ChicagoIt left a mark she can't eraseA phase she'll just get overThat's what her friends have always saidYou dip your toes in waterShe's in way over her headShe looks up to heavenAnd wonders why love is so cruelShe loves him, won't hurt himCan't stop the wanting of youKeeping her desire paralyzedShe catches in the corner of her eyesTank top, smooth skin, sunned lips, tan thighsHow the hell's this ache ever gonna die?Now we make our choices doing what we think is goodWe deny our own dreams'Cause we think we've been told we shouldWe think we've been told we shouldShe looks up to heavenAnd wonders why love is so cruelShe loves him, won't hurt himCan't stop the wanting of youShe looks up to heavenAnd wonders why love is so cruelShe loves him, won't hurt himCan't stop the wanting of youShe can't stop, she can't stop the wanting of youShe can't stop the wanting, the wanting of youBy Webber Tavares
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