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Song lyrics aren't supposed to be a fountain of perfect english, but on the other hand some are just so atrocious, they need to get called out. We're not looking for sentance fragments or the word ain't since there are too many instances to count.
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics, Larry Gatlin
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Larry Gatlin's, "I Don't Wanna Cry"
The Lyrics:
I don't wanna cry this early this morning
So lay back down and love me
And leave the leaving to later on
So lay back down and love me
And leave the leaving to later on
Why:
Grammatical error #1: Wanna
Grammatical error: Use of the word "lay"
Solution #1: I don't WANT to cry this early this morning
Solution #2: So LIE back down and love me and leave the leaving to later on
Grammatical error: Use of the word "lay"
Solution #1: I don't WANT to cry this early this morning
Solution #2: So LIE back down and love me and leave the leaving to later on
Submitted by: Isac
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