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Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me (from Budokan!)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Performer
Rick Nielsen
Rick Nielsen
Guitar
Robin Zander
Robin Zander
Vocals
Dave Wilmer
Dave Wilmer
Bass
Bun E. Carlos
Bun E. Carlos
Drums
Tom Peterson
Tom Peterson
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick Nielsen
Rick Nielsen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Producer

Lyrics

I want you to want me
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
Shine up the old brown shoes
Put on a brand-new shirt
I'll get home early from work
If you say that you love me
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Feeling all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dying
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me
Shine up the old brown shoes
Put on a brand-new shirt
I'll get home early from work
If you say that you love me
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Feeling all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dying
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
Feeling all alone without a friend, you know you feel like dying
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me
I want you to want me
I want you to want me
I want you to want me
I want you to want me
Written by: Rick Nielsen

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