Pen and paper

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Pen and paper, won't you tell me what to write

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1. Pen and paper, won't you tell me what to write,

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I don't know, I can't think and I'd been here half the night.

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I don't want to hurt her but I love somebody new,

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pen and paper, help me tell her we're through.

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2. Shall I say, dear used to be, forget me ?

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Or shall I say, dear broken heart, we'll have to part ?

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When she reads about my new love, will she cry ?

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Oh pen (pen) paper (paper), is that a way to say goodbye ?

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3. Now I just want another hour on the floor,

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I'll start again and I'll try to write some more

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Shall I sign “sincerely yours” or merely just “a friend”

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Oh pen (pen) paper (paper), I can't even begin.

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Pen (pen) paper (paper), I can't even begin.

(Faron Young)