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WORDS & MUSIC: ARTHUR “POETRY” PAYNE III
C.1998 POETRY KINDA’ MUSIC
B.M.I.
HELLO DARLIN’, COME RIGHT ON IN, IT’S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN
LET ME HANG YOUR THINGS UP & THEN, GRAB A SEAT & TELL ME JUST HOW YOU’VE BEEN
NOW IT’S A STRUGGLE DARLIN’ I KNOW, SITTIN’ HERE EYE TO EYE
BUT I SAID A PRAYER BEFORE I ANSWERED THE DOOR & HONEY LET ME TELL YOU WHY
WHAT’S LEFT TO FIGHT ABOUT, WE’VE DONE IT ALL BEFORE
SO LET’S NOT SCREAM & SHOUT, WE CAN’T GO THROUGH THAT ANYMORE
WE ALL COULD DO WITHOUT THOSE PAINFUL SCENES HAPPENIN’ AGAIN
OH I KNOW IT’S HARD BUT DARLIN’ CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?
IN MY OPINION, THE KIDS ARE OKAY, THEY’RE ADJUSTIN’ IT TAKES TIME YOU KNOW
THEY’RE LOOKIN’ FORWARD TO SEE YOU TODAY, THEY’LL BE DOWN IN JUST A MINUTE OR SO
WHILE WE HAVE THIS MOMENT ALONE, THERE’S SOMETHIN’ THAT I WANNA SAY
THINGS MAY NEVER BE QUITE THE SAME BUT IN MY HEART YOU’LL ALWAYS STAY
WHAT’S LEFT TO FIGHT ABOUT, WE’VE DONE IT ALL BEFORE
SO LET’S NOT SCREAM & SHOUT, WE CAN’T GO THROUGH THAT ANYMORE
WE ALL COULD DO WITHOUT THOSE PAINFUL SCENES HAPPENIN’ AGAIN
OH I KNOW IT’S HARD BUT DARLIN’ CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?
WHAT’S LEFT TO FIGHT ABOUT, WE’VE DONE IT ALL BEFORE
SO LET’S NOT SCREAM & SHOUT, WE CAN’T GO THROUGH THAT ANYMORE
WE ALL COULD DO WITHOUT THOSE PAINFUL SCENES HAPPENIN’ AGAIN
I KNOW IT’S HARD BUT DARLIN’ CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?
OH I KNOW IT’S HARD BUT DARLIN’ CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?