John Lennon

What You Got

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Don't want to be a drag, everybody got to bag
I know you know, 'bout the emperor's clothes
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby give me one more chance
Well it's Saturday night and I just got to rip it up
Sunday morning I just got to give it up
Come Monday momma and I just got to run away
You know it's such a drag to face another day
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby give me one more chance
You know the more it change, the more it stays the same
You got to hang on in, you got to cut the string
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know, you don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby give me one more chance

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planetearth On Apr 11, 2004

Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)

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by pumkinhed

21y ago

is he wailing out of sadness or just cause he thinks this is a wailing sort of song? I think the version on Wonsaponatime is better, though only slightly. Oh, and why is no one commenting?

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