Introduction: Am
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Well I was sittin', waitin', wishing
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You believed in superstitions
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Then maybe you'd see the signs
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The Lord knows that this world is cruel
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and I ain't the Lord, no I'm just a fool
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Learning lovin' somebody don't make them love you
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Must I always be waiting, waiting on you
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Must I always be playing, playing your fool
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I sang your songs, I danced your dance
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I gave your friends all a chance
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But putting up with them
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Wasn't worth never having you
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Aw, maybe you've been through this before
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But it's my first time so please ignore
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The next few lines cause they're directed at you
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I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
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I can't always be playing, playing your fool
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I keep playing your part but it's not my scene
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Want this plot to twist I've had enough mystery
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You keep building it up then shootin' me down
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But I'm already down just wait a minute
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Just sittin', waitin'
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Just wait a minute
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Just sittin', waitin'
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Well, if I was in your position
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I'd put down all my ammunition
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I'd wonder why'd it taken me so long
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But Lord knows that I'm not you
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And if I was, I wouldn't be so cruel
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Cause waitin' on love ain't so easy to do
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Must I always be waiting, waiting on you
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Must I always be playing, playing your fool
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No, I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
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I can't always be playing, playing your fool fool