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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Candi Staton
Candi Staton
Lead Vocals
Sylvester Rivers
Sylvester Rivers
Keyboards
Fleming Williams
Fleming Williams
Background Vocals
Jim Gilstrap
Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals
Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams
Background Vocals
Rochelle Runnells
Rochelle Runnells
Background Vocals
Harry Bluestone
Harry Bluestone
First Violin
Eddie Bongo
Eddie Bongo
Congas
Ollie E. Brown
Ollie E. Brown
Drums
Monty Stark
Monty Stark
Synthesizer
Jay Graydon
Jay Graydon
Guitar
Ray Parker
Ray Parker
Guitar
Michael Boddicker
Michael Boddicker
Keyboards
Sonny Burke
Sonny Burke
Keyboards
Jack Ashford
Jack Ashford
Percussion
Angie Johnson
Angie Johnson
Background Vocals
L. Groves
L. Groves
Background Vocals
Scott Edwards
Scott Edwards
Bass Guitar
Vic Feldman
Vic Feldman
Vibraphone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Crawford
David Crawford
Songwriter
Sylvester Rivers
Sylvester Rivers
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Monty Stark
Monty Stark
Engineer
Dave Crawford
Dave Crawford
Producer
Kenneth A. Jacob
Kenneth A. Jacob
Assistant Engineer
Rick Collins
Rick Collins
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What's the sense in sharin' this one and only life?
Endin' up just another lost and lonely wife
You count up the years and they will be filled with tears
Love only breaks up to start over again
You'll get the babies but you won't have your man
While he's busy lovin' every woman that he can, uh-huh
[PreChorus]
Say I'm gonna leave a hundred times a day
It's easier said than done when you just can't break away (You just can't break away)
[Chorus]
Oh, young hearts run free
They'll never be hung up, hung up like my man and me
My man and me
Ooh, young hearts, to yourself be true
Don't be no fool when love really don't love you
Don't love you
[Verse 2]
It's high time now, just one crack at life
Who wants to live it in trouble and strife?
My mind must be free to learn all I can about me, mmm
I'm gonna love me for the rest of my days
Encourage the babies every time they say
Self preservation is what's really goin' on today
[PreChorus]
I say I'm gonna turn loose a thousand times a day
But how can I turn loose when I just can't break away? (When I just can't break away?)
[Chorus]
Oh, young hearts run free
They'll never be hung up, hung up like my man and me
You and me
Ooh, young hearts, to yourself be true
Don't be no fool when love really don't love you
Don't love you
[Chorus]
Young hearts run free
They'll never be hung up, hung up like my man and me
My man and me
Oh, young hearts, to yourself be true
Don't be no fool when love really don't love you
It don't love you
[Chorus]
Ooh, young hearts run free
They'll never be hung up, hung up like my man and me
My man and me
Oh, young hearts, to yourself be true
Don't be no fool when love really don't love you
Don't love you
[Outro]
Ooh, young hearts run free
They'll never be hung up, hung up like my man and me
Written by: David Crawford
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