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If I Can't Have You

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If I Can't Have You Lyrics

I don't want nobody
if I can't have you
oh, I can't love nobody
unless I'm loving you

the way you hug me
the way you squeeze me
the way you kiss me

if I can't have you...

I can't talk to nobody
unless I'm talking to you
I don't wanna hold nobody
unless i'm holding you

I can't be kissing nobody
unless I'm kissing you
I just don't
I just don't
I just don't want to be bothered with nobody
unless I'm bothered with you

the way you hug me
the way you squeeze me
the way you kiss me

if I can't have you...

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delial On Mar 13, 2006

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by moehead

19y ago

One of the best songs! Etta is wonderful. This is a fun song sing (so much heart and soul). Yeah, yeah, yeah...

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