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Willing To Forgive

Aretha Franklin

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Willing To Forgive

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I read her lettersAnd I saw her pictureAnd I smelled her cheap perfume, hmmIt must have come from youHow could you touch herLay down beside herWell, there just ain't no excuseYou shouldn't have been so looseI saw the telephone billYou must be out of your mindIf you think you can smooth it overThen you're wasting your timeWell, I'm willing to forgive you but I can't forget'Cause you really, really, really, really hurt me this timeAnd I guess I can go on although I must admitI've been busy, busy, busy, busy thinkin' that I'm gonna mess around some timeYou're such a liarYou took her and her childrenOut for the afternoonWhile I was sittin' waitin' on youHow could you do itYou should've been here with meYou just couldn't do itYou had to be in the streets, uhWell, I heard through the grapevineYou've been messin' aroundWhen you thought you were gettin' overThat's when my baby I found, oh...Well, I'm willing to forgive you but I can't forget'Cause you really, really, really, really hurt me this time (You really hurt me)And I guess I can go on although I must admitI've been busy, busy, busy, busy thinkin' that I'm gonna mess around some timeI gave my heart, gave my timeGave my soul 'cause love was blindI can't explain this poor excuseOf a man of a boy who was born to loseI paid the rent, washed your clothesCooked your food and I only God knowsOnly God knows why I stay with youI guess (Guess I) I'm in loveWell, I'm willing to forgive you but I can't forget(Oh, baby, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)'Cause you really, really, really, really hurt me this time(Ooh, you really hurt me this time, baby)And I guess I can go on although I must admit (Although I must admit)I've been busy, busy, busy, busy thinkin' that I'm gonna mess around some time(I'm gonna mess around some time)I gave my heart, gave my timeGave my soul 'cause love was blindI can't explain this poor excuseOf a man of a boy who was born to loseI paid the rent, I washed your clothesCooked your food and I only God knowsOnly God knows why I stay with youI guess (Guess I) I'm in loveWell, I'm willing to forgive you but I can't forget'Cause you really, really, really, really hurt me this time(Ooh, oh, baby, you hurt me, you hurt me)And I guess I can go on although I must admitI've been busy, busy, busy, busy thinkin' that I'm gonna mess around some timeI'm willing to forgive you but I can't forget(I'm willin', I'm willin' and able)'Cause you really, really, really, really hurt me this time

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