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Tryin' to Win

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Tryin' to Win Lyrics

You know it's hard to love another man's girlfriend
You can't see her when you want to
You gotta see her when you can
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

I thought it over from these points of view
One way love ain't no good for two
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

Here's my confession baby, I want you to take heed
From this day on darlin' you can do anything you please

I asked my baby should I go away
Your man wants me to leave
Do you want me to stay?
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

Here's my confession baby, I want you to take heed
From this day on baby you can do anything you please

I asked my baby should I go away
Your man wants me to leave
Do you want me to stay?
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a wonderful time, wish you were here!

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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012

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You know it's hard to love another man's girlfriend
You can't see her when you want to
You gotta see her when you can
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

I thought it over from these points of view
One way love ain't no good for two
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

Here's my confession baby, I want you to take heed
From this day on darlin' you can do anything you please

I asked my baby should I go away
Your man wants me to leave
Do you want me to stay?
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

Here's my confession baby, I want you to take heed
From this day on baby you can do anything you please

I asked my baby should I go away
Your man wants me to leave
Do you want me to stay?
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win

We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a lotta fun tryin' to win
We may be fighting a losin' battle
But havin' a wonderful time, wish you were here!

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