Til I Can't Take It Anymore:Ben E. King.
#45 on R&B, #135 on CASH BOX and #134 on
BB Hot 100 on ATCO Records in 1968.
(Intro)
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(Verse 1)
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Let's not fight it anymore, unpack the bags and
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close the door, I'll never leave you, no, no.
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Though you lied right from the start, I can't convince
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my stupid heart not to believe you.
(Verse 2)
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You've got two good men strung out and there's not the
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slightest doubt that other men have loved you before.
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But you work your thing so well, I'll dream of Heaven
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and live in Hell, til I can't take it anymore.
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(Take it anymore.)
(Verse 3)
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If I had one ounce of pride, I'd stand up or step aside,
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but girl, I love you (can't you tell it?)
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So, I'll accept the crumbs you drop, cause I'm a fool and
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I can't stop or rise above you.
(Verse 4)
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Let him speak up for himself, I speak for me and no one
(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
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else cause I'm a beggar knockin' on your door.
(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
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Oh, you work your thing so well, I'll dream of Heaven and live
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in Hell, til I can't take it anymore (take it anymore.)
(Verse 5)
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I'm too far gone to turn around, to lift myself up off the
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ground and start all over, over and over and over.
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Now, him or I must win or lose, no matter which one you may
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choose, you'll be in clover, you know you will.
(Verse 6)
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Darlin', while you're making up your mind, well, I'll be
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prayin' all the time, prayin' that you'll never, never, never
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be letting me go.
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Ohhh, but you work your thing so well, I'll dream of Heaven
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and live in Hell, til I can't take it anymore.
(Verse 7)
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Girl, you work your thing so well, dream of Heaven and live in
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Hell, til I can't take it anymore..(I can't take it anymore.)
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You know that you work that thing so well, I dream of Heaven and
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live in Hell, til I can't take it anymore.
(Outro)
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You work it so well, I dream of Heaven and live in Hell..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.