Ain't it just like one of us
To pick up the phone
And call after a couple of Drinks
And say, "How you been? I been wonderin'
If maybe you've been thinkin' 'bout me"
And somewhere in the conversation,
An old familiar invitation always arrives
And I may hate myself in the morning
But I'm gonna love you tonight

Everyone's known someone
That they just can't help but want
And even though we just can't make it work out
Well the want-to lingers on
So once again we wind up in each other's arms
Pretending that it's right
And I may hate myself in the morning
But I'm gonna love you tonight

I know it's wrong
But it ain't easy moving on
So why can't two friends
Remember the good times once again?

Tomorrow when I wake up
I'll be feeling a little guilty, a little sad
Thinkin' how it used to be before everything went bad
And I guess that's what it is
In lonely late night calls like this, that we try to find
And I may hate myself in the morning
But I'm gonna love you tonight

I may hate myself in the morning
But I'm gonna love you tonight


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I May Hate Myself in the Morning Lyrics as written by Odie Blackmon

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    This song is self explanitory - I enjoy it 'cause it is so true -we've all done it. call our ex and hook up, all the while knowing it will be wrong once it is done, but in the moment it feels right.
    sigmachipeteon January 06, 2005   Link
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    i just heard this song like 20 mins ago. and it is a really nice song. i think just about everyone that has been in love can relate to it.
    supercoolbeans7on January 15, 2005   Link
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    Wow..I have done this with one particular person and the line, "And even though they just can't make it work out, well the WANT TO lingers on." is soooo true. I sure wish we could have worked it out because he is someone I wanted it to be "forever" with.
    Kylieholton March 07, 2005   Link
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    SSSOOOOOOOO true. All of it. Me and my ex went through this and are still feeling the after-math of it. Trust me- When you break up with ur boyfriend or girlfriend....dont choose to stay BEST FRIENDS until you get your life back on track... Jessie~
    spoiled7547on April 22, 2005   Link
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    Good God what a song. And what some eyes. one beautiful women, voice, and song.
    rap=crapon February 03, 2006   Link
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    wat great lyrics, fits pretty damn pefectly into my situation right now, crazy and stupid no doubt but none the less fun!
    hunnybee4uon February 10, 2006   Link
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    Love it love it love it perfect country song
    sambeeon September 10, 2006   Link
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    This is a great song. I really like it. It's just about a woman who keeps going back to her ex, even though they don't belong together. Very country song.
    Simplethings18on October 01, 2006   Link
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    it should be "And I guess that's what it is in lonely late night calls like this that we try to find"
    LoneRanger94on February 14, 2010   Link

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