America

You Can Do Magic

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I never believed in things that I couldn't see
I said if I can't feel it then how can it be
No, no magic could happen to me
And then I saw you

I couldn't believe it, you took my heart
I couldn't retrieve it, said to myself
What's it all about
Now I know there can be no doubt

You can do magic
You can have anything that you desire
Magic, and you know
You're the one who can put out the fire

You know darn well
When you cast your spell you will get your way
When you hypnotize with your eyes
A heart of stone can turn to clay
Doo, doo, doo ...

And when the rain is beatin' upon the window pane
And when the night it gets so cold, when I can't sleep
Again you come to me
I hold you tight, the rain disappears
Who would believe it
With a word you dry my tears

You can do magic
You can have anything that you desire
Magic, and you know
You're the one who can put out the fire

You know darn well
When you cast your spell you will get your way
When you hypnotize with your eyes
A heart of stone can turn to clay
Doo, doo, doo ...

And If I wanted to
I could never be free
I never believed it was true
But now it's so clear to me

You can do magic
You can have anything that you desire
Magic, and you know
You're the one who can put out the fire

You know darn well
When you cast your spell you will get your way
When you hypnotize with your eyes
A heart of stone can turn to clay
Doo, doo, doo ...

You're the one who can put out the fire
You're the one who can put out the fire
You're the one who can put out the fire ...

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ice On May 20, 2001

I never believed in things that I couldn't see 
I said if I can't feel it then how can it be 
No, no magic could happen to me 
And then I saw you

I couldn't believe it, you took my heart 
I couldn't retrieve it, said to myself 
What's it all about 
Now I know there can be no doubt

You can do magic 
You can have anything that you desire 
Magic, and you know 
You're the one who can put out the fire

You know darn well 
When you cast your spell you will get your way 
When you hypnotize with your eyes 
A heart of stone can turn to clay 
Doo, doo, doo ...

And when the rain is beatin' upon the window pane 
And when the night it gets so cold, when I can't sleep 
Again you come to me 
I hold you tight, the rain disappears 
Who would believe it 
With a word you dry my tears

You can do magic 
You can have anything that you desire 
Magic, and you know 
You're the one who can put out the fire

You know darn well 
When you cast your spell you will get your way 
When you hypnotize with your eyes 
A heart of stone can turn to clay 
Doo, doo, doo ...

And If I wanted to 
I could never be free 
I never believed it was true 
But now it's so clear to me

You can do magic 
You can have anything that you desire 
Magic, and you know 
You're the one who can put out the fire

You know darn well 
When you cast your spell you will get your way 
When you hypnotize with your eyes 
A heart of stone can turn to clay 
Doo, doo, doo ...

You're the one who can put out the fire 
You're the one who can put out the fire 
You're the one who can put out the fire ...

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Ice

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2001-05-20 23:13:29

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by Olex

21y ago

LOVE THIS SONG!!!!

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by newwavefan28

20y ago

this song makes me think of a skeptic who falls for a hottie whos a tarot card reader or a gypsy or a parlor magician. he admits she can do magic cause she "magicly makes him feel so good"....awww isnt that sweet. Ive always liked america. the band is american by right, but they grew up in england because thier air force dads were stationed there. ive been in the air force for about 9 years now, so i thought that was way cool when i learned that fact

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by davidcje 4y ago

@newwavefan28

What's a hottie?

by bill1985

19y ago

This is there best song, very catchy!!!

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by Thia007

14y ago

This is my all time favorite from them .:)

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by ConductivePigeon

15y ago

Don't get me wrong, I love this song, but I think their earlier stuff is just amazing.

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by pk_boomer

21y ago

DOO DOO DOO, DOO DOO DOO DOO.... (ad nauseum)

Am I the only person who finds America extremely irritating?

-6

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by sharkycharming 13y ago

Probably the only person who goes out of their way to say so. Kind of a dick move.

by cubfever7 6y ago

@pk_boomer What i find to be not irritating but GRATIFYING is to be able to give a well deserved thumbs down to your comment over 14 years after you posted it. Who on earth spends the time to go to the trouble to find a site like this just to look up a song and leave douche comments like yours?

by davidcje 4y ago

@pk_boomer

Yes.

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