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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
BRIAN HOLLAND
Songwriter
Eddie Holland
Songwriter
Lamont Dozier
Songwriter
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Lamont Dozier
Producer
BRIAN HOLLAND
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Set me free, why don't you, baby?
Get out my life, why don't you, baby?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really need me
But you keep me hangin' on
[Verse 2]
Why do you keep comin' around, playin' with my heart?
Why don't you get out of my life and let me make a new start?
Let me get over you the way you've gotten over me, hey
[Verse 3]
Set me free, why don't you, babe?
Let me be, why don't you, baby?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
No, you don't really want me
You just keep me hangin' on
[Verse 4]
You say although we broke up, you still wanna be just friends
But how can we still be friends
When seein' you only breaks my heart again?
And there ain't nothin' I can do about it
[Verse 5]
Whoa, whoa, whoa
(Set me free, why don't you, babe?) Whoa, whoa, whoa
(Get out my life) Why don't you, baby?
Set me free, why don't you, baby?
Get out my life, why don't you, baby?
[Verse 6]
You claim you still care on me, but your heart and soul needs to be free
And now that you've got your freedom, you wanna still hold on to me
You don't want me for yourself, so let me find somebody else, hey, hey
[Verse 7]
Why don't you be a man about it and set me free?
Now, 'cause you don't care a thing about me
You're just usin' me
[Verse 8]
Go home, get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night, please
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Written by: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier