Key: G major
Verse 1
why I'm looking so tacky,
because that's the way
I look when I record.
So I wanted to keep it cool
and straight for you, you know.
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evening gown. Wrong.
I usually look worse than this.
It's only because we expected you.
That I put on this extravagant
outfit here. Okay.
You know, I think, I believe
that one of the most gratifying
experiences for a soloist
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is to have someone that they
admire musically
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to write a song specific
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And I've had that honor many times.
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done by a very dear friend of mine
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It's the kind of song
that I like to get my teeth into
and I hope that I think
most of you will enjoy it
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because it just turns
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It's called I Just Can't
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Wait to See You.
I wonder what surprise
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in store for me this time.
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just to keep me on the line?
Will you
You stay just long enough
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to know I'm in your spell,
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I know too well.
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I just can't wait to see you,
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my dear
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disarming friend.
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Your music goes right through me,
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a little time to spend.
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For days go on as always,
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the same old five
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and ten.
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A pleasant change of scenery
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to see you here
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again.
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I wonder what surprise you'll have
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in store for me this time.
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What will you come up with
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just to keep me on the line?
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Will you stay just long enough
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to know I'm in your spell?
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I know too well.
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An d I just can
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As always,
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like be fore
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Anymore
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