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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
BRIAN HOLLAND
BRIAN HOLLAND
Songwriter
Eddie Holland
Eddie Holland
Songwriter
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(Set me free, why don't you, babe?)
(Keep me hangin' on)
[Verse 2]
Set me free, why don't you, babe?
Get out of my life, why don't you, babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Set me free, why don't you, babe?
Get out of my life, why don't you, babe? (Ooh)
'Cause you don't really need me
You just keep me hangin' on
[Verse 3]
Why do you keep on comin' around, playin' with my heart?
Why don't you get out of my life
And let me make a brand new start?
Let me get over you, the way you've gotten over me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 4]
Set me free, why don't you, babe?
Get out of my life, why don't you, babe? (Ooh)
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
No, you don't really need me
You just keep me hangin' on
[Verse 5]
You say, although we broke up, you still just wanna be friends
But how can we still be friends
When seeing you only breaks my heart again?
[Verse 6]
Whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
(Nothing I can do about it)
Whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa
Hey, yeah
[Verse 7]
Get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on (Hangin' on)
[Verse 8]
You say you still care for me but your heart and soul needs to be free
And now that you've got your freedom
You wanna still hold onto me, yeah, yeah
You don't want me for yourself, so let me find somebody else, yeah
[Verse 9]
Why don't you be a man about it
Set me free (Ooh)
No, you don't care a thing about me
You're just using me, hey
Abusing me
[Verse 10]
Get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night (Ooh)
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Hangin' on
Written by: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier
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