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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Deacon
John Deacon
Bass Guitar
Brian May
Brian May
Background Vocals
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Lead Vocals
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Background Vocals
David Richards
David Richards
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Deacon
John Deacon
Songwriter
Brian May
Brian May
Songwriter
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Songwriter
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Queen
Queen
Producer
David Richards
David Richards
Producer
Noel Harris
Noel Harris
Assistant Engineer
Justin Shirley-Smith
Justin Shirley-Smith
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(I can't live with you) But I can't live without you
(I can't let you stay) Ooh, but I can't live if you go away
I don't know just how it goes, all I know is I can't live with you
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I'm havin' a hard time
I'm walkin' a fine line between hope and despair
You may think that I don't care
But I traveled a long road to get hold of my sorrow
Tried to catch a dream, but nothing's what it seems
[Verse 3]
Love is sayin', baby, it's all right
When deep inside, you're really petrified
Lover turns to hater on this escalator
[Verse 4]
(I can't live with you) Yeah, but I can't live without you
(I can't breathe if you stay) But I can't bear you to go away
I don't know what time it is, all I know is I can't live with you
[Verse 5]
We're stuck in a bad place, we're trapped in a rat race
We can't escape, maybe there's been some mistake
We're tryin' to make a high score, we're walkin' through a closed door
And nobody's winnin', we're just sinnin' against ourselves
[Verse 6]
Hold on, baby, tell me it's all right
Anger's breakin' from the hurt inside
Passions screamin' hotter, doing what we gotta do, yeah
[Verse 7]
(I can't live with you, I can't live with you)
(I can't live, I can't live, I can't, I can't live with you)
But, baby, I'll never, ever leave you
[Verse 8]
(I can't live with you, but I can't live without you)
('Cause I'm in love with you) Ooh, and everything about you
[Verse 9]
(I can't live with you) No, I just can't live, I just can't live
(I can't live with you) Yeah, but I can't live without you
Through the madness, through the tears
We've still got each other for a million years, yeah
[Verse 10]
Ooh, yeah
Yeah, I, I can't live without you, yeah, yeah
I can't live without you, yeah, yeah, oh
I can't live without you, I can't live without you
I can't live with out you, oh, I can't live without you, baby, baby, baby
Without you, whoa, yeah
Can't live without you
Written by: Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor

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