A Love Song
Kenny Rogers
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Why do people cry
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When they hear the word goodbye
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In a love song?
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Tears are sure to fall
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When you know they gave it all
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In a love song.
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Somehow two lovers get a chance
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At a beautiful romance
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And you wish it could be you.
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'cause everybody's needing
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What the singers all are singing
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In a love song.
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It can tear you apart
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'cause a word can break a heart
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In a love song.
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They say all the things you feel
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And they make it sound so real
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In a love song.
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It seems that everything they say
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Is said in such a way
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That we believe.
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'cause everybody's needing
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What the singers all are singing
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In a love song.
[Chorus]
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Each of us know
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There's no guarantee
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We'll ever find love.
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And in the songs that we share
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The heartache is there
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To remind us.
[Verse 2]
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New love brings a thrill
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And we know it always will
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In a love song.
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Happiness can leave
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But it helps if we believe
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In a love song.
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There's a part of you and me
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In every memory
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That tells us who we are.
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And everybody's needing
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What the singers all are singing
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In a love song.
[Coda]
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And everybody's needing
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What the singers all are singing
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In a love song.
