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But I feel some little way.
Slowly learning that life is a key
Stay up to me.
But I'll be stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is okay
Say after me.
There is a dispute as to whether it's actually "But that's me" or "But I'll be" (depending on various lyric sites), but it clearly sounds like Morten Harket is saying "I'll be"
But I'll be stoned anyway
But that's me stumbling away.
But I'll be stowing away.
But that's me stumbling away.
But I'm being stoned a little way.
But that's me stumbling away.
But that's me stolen away
But I'll be stumbling away.
This line has been disputed on many lyrics sites. If you listen to the recording, it clearly sounds like "But I'll be..."
But that's me, some little way.
But that's me, stumbling away.
Cake on me, cake me on,
I'll be the one that gets you through
Take on me, take me on,
I'll be gone in a day or two
Cake on me
Cake me on
I'll be gone...
Charleston chew!!
Take on me
Take me on
I'll be gone...
In a day or two!!
Cheyenne away
Shying away
Diddle, diddle, taaaaaaaake...
In a day or two...
Don King away, I don't know what I'm to say.
Talking away, I don't know what I'm to say.
Don King away
We're talking away
Don't get away
Talking away
Don't keep away
We're talking away.
Don't key away.
We're talking away.
Don't let away
Stumbling away
Donkey away
We're talking away.
Dumb King Awake
We're talking away.
Easy delightful
Just to play my worries away
Is it a life or
Just to play my worries away?
Easy delightful
Is it a life or...
Easy to light bulb
Just to play my worries away
Is it a life or
Just to play my worries away?
Hangin' a lightbulb
Just to play my worries away?
Is it a life or
Just to play my worries away?
I don't know what.....what to say
I don't know what I'm to say
I'll be God! In a day or two.
I'll be gone in a day or two
I'll be a girl, in a day or two
I'll be gone in a day or two
I'll be calm
I'll be gone
I'll be come
in a love, too.
I'll be gone
in a day or two
I'll be coming for the rent on Monday.
I'll be coming for you anyway.
I'll be coming for you in '08.
I'll be coming for you anyway.
Wow, making plans for 23 years in the future?
I'll be coming for you when it's right.
I'll be coming for you anyway.
I'll be coming for your Lego cake
I'll be coming for your love, okay.
I'll be coming for your lover's cage
I'll be coming for your love OK
I'll be coming for your lover's cave
I'll come for your love, okay.
I'll be coming for your lover, Kate
I'll be coming for your love, okay.
I'll be coming for your lover, Kay.
I'll be coming for your love, okay.
I'll be coming for your rabbit cake
I'll be coming for your love, okay.
I'll be coming for your rubber cane.
I'll be coming for your love, okay.
I'll be gone after a while, take
I'll be gone, in a day or two
I'll be gone after two.
I'll be gone in a day or two.
I'll be gone due to my tooth
I'll be gone in a day or two
I'll be gone for eternity.
I'll be gone in a day or two.
I'll be gone in a Daewoo.
I'll be gone in a day or two.
I'll be gone in a jiffy
I'll be gone in a day or two
I'll be gone in a tube.
I'll be gone, in a day or two.
I'll be gone right after your dreams
I'll be gone in a day or two
I'll be gone, Whoo, whoo, whoo, whooooooo
I'll be gone, in a day or two.
I'll be gone, but after awhile.
I'll be gone, in a day or two.
I'll be gone, do de doo doo doooooooooo.
I'll be gone, in a day or two.
I'll be gone, in a traaaaaaaaaaay!
I'll be gone in a daaaaaaay!
I'll be gone, till I find you
I'll be gone, in a day or two
I'll be gone, yeah-heh, yeah, woo-hooooo!
I'll be gone, in a day or two.
I'll be good for a day or two.
I'll be gone in a day or two.
I'll be good for eternity.
I'll be gone in a day or two.
I'll be gum, in a day or two.
I'll be gone, in a day or two.
I'll be home.
I'll be gone.
I'll become eternity
I'll be gone...in a day or two.
I'll become your deity
I'll be gone in a day or two
I'll come for your love of cake.
I'll come for your love, okay.
I'm opposite ends
I'm odds and ends
I'm outs and ins
I'm odds and ends
Is it a life or just a play? My worries can wait.
or
Is it a rifle just to play my worries away
Is it a life or just to play my worries away?
Is it a lifeboat just to play my worries away?
Is it a life or just to play my worries away?
Is it life or just a play
My worries are weighed.
Is it life or just to play
My worries away.
Isn't life oh, just to play
My worries away?
Is it a life or just to play
My worries away?
It's slowly burning but the fire's okay
Slowly learning that life is OK.
It's so better to be safe than sorry
It's no better to be safe than sorry
Jake the bumblebee
Take on me
My upset is... ba da bee
I'm odds and ends, but I'll be...
Often cover for your lover, gay.
I'll be coming for your love OK
Oh the things that you say
Is it liable disclaimer worries away?
Oh the things that you say
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
Oh, the things that you say, little rival
Just to claim my worries away
Oh, the things that you say, is it life or
Just to play my worries away
Oh, the things that you say
Crazy little eyeball just to play
My worries aways.
Oh, the things that you say
Is it live or just to play
My worries away?
Shake for me.
Take on me.
Slowly learning that 5 is okay
Slowly learning that life is okay
Slowly learning that wife is okay
Slowly learning that life is okay
Slowly learning the python's ok
Slowly learning that life is okay
Smelling the waif's, okay?
Slowly learning that life is okay
So meatless to shame
So needless to say
So much to say, yeah
Crazy to life on.
Things that you say, yeah
Is it life or...?
Stumbling on the little fight as a cake
Slowly learning that life is okay
Take me away, I don't have too much to say
Talking away, I don't know what I'm to say.
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone, to get away from you.
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone, in a day or two.
Take on me (Do, do Jeronamy).
Take on me (Take on me).
Take on me
Take me on
I have none,
what you gonna do
Take on me
Take me on
I'll be gone
In a day or two
Takin' on the heat
Take on me.
The Dog King away, I don't know what what to say.
Talking away, I don't know what I'm to say.
The things that you say-ay-ay, delightful
The things that you say, is it live or
Things that you say,
yeah, eight little eyeballs-- just lay
My worries away
The things that you say
Is it live or just to play
My worries away
Things that you say
It's an easier life for just a pleb, my worries away.
Things that you say
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
Yes, RBF recorded a cover of A-ha's biggest hit.
Throw the king away
We're talking away
Today is a good day to define you
To shine in a way.
Today's another day to find you
Shying away.
Today is a marked to find you
Today is another day to find you
Today is my first day to find you
Today's another day to find you
Today is not my day- to find you
Today is another day to find you
Today is on my day to find you
Today is another day to find you
Today isn't my day to find you
Today is another day to find you
Winnebago, too
In a day or two
I'll be cold
or
I'll be called
I'll be gone
I'll be dumb
I'll be gone
I'll be gone, T.M.N.T.
I'll be gone, in a day or two
Pink or green?
Take on me
Some need that you say
So needless to say