Everything But You

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You left me a horse from Texas,
 A house with installments due,
 A letter with lots of X-S
 Everything but you.
 You left me some beans from Boston,
 A bicycle built for two,
 A memory to get lost in,
 Everything but you.
 Each day was so gay and so daring,
 I loved every breathtaking minute,
 for how could I know I was sharing
 a kiss without a future in it.
 You left me a dream to room with,
 A coffee pot from Peru,
 A knife and fork to spoon with,
 Everything but you.
 You left me a horse from Texas,
 A house with installments due,
 A letter with lots of X-S
 Everything but you.
 You left me some beans from Boston,
 A bicycle built for two,
 A memory to get lost in,
 Everything but you.
 Each day was so gay and so daring,
 I loved every breathtaking minute,
 for how could I know I was sharing
 a kiss without a future in it.
 You left me a dream to room with,
 A coffee pot from Peru,
 A knife and fork to spoon with,
 Everything but you.
 Everything but you.
 You left me everything, everything but you.

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Duration
02:59
Tempo
84 BPM

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