Did You Ever Want to Cry [With Studio Chatter]

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The Mamas & the Papas

The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover and sometimes shortened to Mamas & Papas) were an American/Canadian vocal group (Denny Doherty was from Canada) who came to prominence in the 1960s. The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing six albums and 11 Top 40 hit singles. They have sold nearly 40 million records worldwide. more »

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1971

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Did you ever want to cry,
But you didn't know just why? 
Did you ever sit up all night long
Just listening to that same old song
The one they played when she said 
Nothin' could go wrong?
Right, I know you did, oh, you kid
Did you really think that she'd be true? 
Wasn't that rather naive of you? 
And now she'd dropped you like a worn-out shoe.

She's got you drinking gin
And you know that's a sin
You go honky-tonkin' every night
You get drunk and then you start a fight
I know that you think that it's alright
Wrong, it's not the way to live
You only get what you give! 
You can live your life just as you please
But, when you lie with dogs, you gotta get fleas
And now she's brought you down to your knees
Arms that used to hold you tight
You miss them in the middle of night
You burned a candle at both ends
Now it's too late...too late to make amends
You've even lost your old time friends.

Enemies glad to see you down
People, they don't want you hangin' 'round
Did you ever want to cry, 
But you didn't know just why? 
Right, I know you did
Wrong, it's not the way to live
Did you ever want to cry...

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