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If I seem kind of blue to you,
It's just 'cause I'm not getting through to you,
And I'll do any - thing you want me to, just so we can get a - long!
^ ^ And if I should have a mind to say,
What is it makes you want to be this way?
Could be to - day's just not my lucky day,
And I can't do right for doing wrong!
^ ^ I've told you what you mean to me,
I've even told you what you've been--- to me,
I wish we could be where we both be - long,
But I can't do right for doing wrong!
I say too little, or I say too much,
I see no recognition in your eyes,
I try to fix it with a tender touch,
But I see, too late, the chance has passed me by!
Sometimes when I don't have much time to stay,
I'll make a move, and watch you turn a - way,
I'll hesi - tate when I should come on strong,
But I can't do right for doing wrong! / / / /
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I say too little, or I say too much,
I see no recognition in your eyes,
I try to fix it with a tender touch,
But I see, too late, the chance has passed me by!
And we could get to where we want to be,
With just a little faith, and hone - sty
Instead of drifting where we don't be - long,
But I can't do right for doing wrong,
Can't do right for doing wrong!