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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elton John
Elton John
Composer
Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bizness Boi
Bizness Boi
Producer
Darhyl Camper, Jr.
Darhyl Camper, Jr.
Additional Producer
Marshall Bryant
Marshall Bryant
Recording Engineer
Nicole Ranalli
Nicole Ranalli
Assistant Recording Engineer
Zach Nicholls
Zach Nicholls
Recording Engineer
James Hardy-Martin III
James Hardy-Martin III
Mixing Engineer
Th3ory
Th3ory
Co-Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What do I gotta do to make you love me?
(What I gotta do, what I gotta do now?)
What have I gotta do to make you care?
(Make you care, yeah-yeah-yay-yay-yeah)
What do I do when lightnin' strikes me?
And to wake to find that you're not there?
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
What do I do to make you want me, yeah?
What have I gotta do to be heard?
And what do I say when it's all over?
(All over, all over)
And sorry seems to be the hardest word
[Verse 3]
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more and more absurd
[Verse 4]
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over?
Whoa, it seems to me
That sorry seems to be, the hardest word
[Verse 5]
Whoa, oh
Oh
[Verse 6]
Sorry seems to be, always the hardest word
Oh
Oh
[Verse 7]
What do I gotta do to make you love me?
(What I gotta do, what do I gotta do now?)
What do I gotta do, to be heard?
And what do I do when lightnin', lightnin' strikes me?
What do I gotta do? What do I gotta do
When sorry seems to be the hardest word?
Written by: Bernie Taupin, Elton John

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