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I've Been Loving You Too Long
Otis Redding
R&B/Soul
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Otis Redding
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Jerry Butler
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I've been loving you
Too long
To stop now
You are tired
And you want to be free
My love is growing stronger
As you become a habit to me
Ooh, I've been loving you
A little too long
I don't wanna stop now, oh
With you my life
Has been so wonderful
I can't stop now
You are tired
And your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger
As our affair, affair grows old
I've been loving you
A little too long
I don't want to stop now, oh
Oh-oh
I've been loving you
A little too long
I don't wanna stop now
Oh, oh-oh-oh
And don't make me stop now
Oh, baby
I'm down on my knees
Please, don't make me stop now
I love you, I love you
I love you with all my heart
And I can't stop now
Please, please
Please, yeah, don't make me stop now, yeah yeah yeah
From my heart and soul
That I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you
Good god almighty I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you
I love you
One hundred times, I'll keep on sayin' it all and
I just love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Written by:
Jerry Butler,
Otis Redding
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