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Rush's,
"Before and After"
Well I've been seeing this comin' on a Sunday noon today.
Still don't believe were fading and never washed away.
And now you're finally listenin' to what I have to say.
Well the time is right, and it is today, yea, yea. yea. yea
Well maybe we can talk about it and try now to get it straight.
After all theses years baby maybe it's too late.
Cuz I really need you, to have you by my side.
And that's the only feelin', baby I can't hide, yea, yea, yea, yea.
Well you ain't listin', I ain't talkin', we ain't gettin' nowhere.
I keep trying to get through to ya baby, all you do is stare.
I don't wanna see that I need to try and understand,
Well I don't wanna be ya lover, babe I wanna be you man, yea, yea, yea, yea
Well now my story's over and I ain't gonna tell it twice,
Well you better start listening yea, to my advice.
Or you're gonna be left out I said left out in the cold,
Yea before you get my lovin', babe you'll be too old, yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea
Well come on to me baby, I said, yea yea yeaaaaaaaa yea yea!
Love won't see my comin' on a Sunday noon today.
Still don't believe we're fadin', but now the world should wait.
And now you're finally list'nin' to what I have to say.
Well, the time is right, and it is today. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Maybe we could talk about it and try to get it straight.
After all these years, baby, maybe it's too late.
But I really need to have you by my side,
And that's the only feelin', baby, I can't hide. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well you aren't list'nin', I ain't talkin', we ain't gettin' nowhere.
I keep tryin' to get through to you baby. All you do is stare.
I don't wanna see that. I need to try and understand.
Well, I don't want to be your lover. Babe, I wanna be your man. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, now my story's over, baby, and I ain't gonna tell it twice.
Well, you better start list'nin', or get out of my life.
Or you're gonna be left out, I said left out in the cold.
Yeah, before you get my lovin', babe, you'll be too old. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, I'm talkin' to you baby. Well, I said Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.