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(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me

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(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me Lyrics

That's what you get for loving me
That's what you get for loving me
Everything we had is gone, you can see
That's what you get for loving me

Now don't you shed a tear for me
I ain't the love you thought I'd be
I've had a hundred just like you
But don't be blue I'll have a thousand before I'm through

That's what you get for loving me
That's what you get for loving me
Everything we had is gone, you can see
That's what you get for loving me

Now there you go, you're cryin' again
You should have known how things would end
But then some day when your poor heart is on the mend
I just might pass this way again

That's what you get for loving me
That's what you get for loving me
Everything we had is gone, you can see
That's what you get for loving me

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Cover art for (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me lyrics by Elvis Presley

by ANetliner

5y ago

Yes, this is a heartless, misogynistic song that Gordon Lightfoot, its author, will no longer perform. (Stay tuned for the “but.”)

The original lyrics are even worse than Presley’s version: the first stanza states “Everything you had is gone,” which Presley’s version softens to “Everything we had is gone.”

But this is still a great tune. Hard-hearted, faithless lovers will always exist, and this captures them perfectly. I’d love to see a woman cover it.

And if you encounter a seductive sociopathic like this, run for the hills— you deserve better. Everyone who is not a sociopath deserves better.

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