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I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

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I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) Lyrics

I've been loving you too long to stop now

You are tired and you want to be free
My love is growing stronger, as you become a habit to me
Oh I've been loving you a little too long
I dont wanna stop now, oh
With you my life,
Has been so wonderful
I can't stop now

You are tired and your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger as our affair, affair grows old
I've been loving you a little too long, long,
I don't want to stop now
oh, oh, oh
I've been loving you a little bit too long
I don't wanna stop now
No, no, no

Don't make me stop now
No baby
I'm down on my knees Please, don't make me stop now
I love you, I love you,
I love you with all of my heart
And I can't stop now
Don't make me stop now
Please, please don't make me stop now
Good God almighty, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you in so many different ways...
I love you in so many different ways....

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fallacies On Jun 22, 2002

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Cover art for I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) lyrics by Otis Redding

by Spudly

17y ago

The line "Good god almighty I love you" is the most real line ive ever heard in a song

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by temptation777

16y ago

AMAZING! AMAZING! AMAZING! This music will never get old! Classic!

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by poohbluesky

23y ago

such a great voice, such great soul.

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by genetru

19y ago

The Stax horns send shivers down my spine on this one, no matter how many times I've heard it.

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by yall

21y ago

I think "There were time and you want to be free" should be "You were tired and you want to be free". nonetheless, the couplet that that line is a part of is my favorite part of the song. it's so clever and it has great flow.

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by supermarleyfan1

20y ago

yea the lyrics should say "you were tired" such a powerful song tho

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by bearhunter

20y ago

What can you say? One of the greatest songs ever committed to tape.

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by moehead

19y ago

I love Otis and this song speaks to me. Such despair is really moving.

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