Why do you treat me like you do
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1. Hey, hey, hey, why do you treat me like you do ?
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Hey, hey, hey, why do you
treat me like you do ?
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There's just as many geese and
they're flyin' down South,
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as there are lies just pouring
out of your mouth.
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Hey, hey, hey, why do you
treat me like you do ?
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2. You say that you're young, girl, I guess that's your big excuse,
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but sometimes I get so low
down, I wanna shout out, what's the use ?
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When you've been a lovin' someone else, you don't try to hide,
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you take me for a fool then
you take me for a ride.
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Hey, hey, hey, why do you
treat me like you do ?
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4. Ah, you seen my face, gal, with the tears all down my mouth,
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you came up, you held my hand,
gal, you don't know what it's all about.
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I seen you goin'
out, there was nothin' I could say,
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I hung around your house till
the very break of day.
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And you came a-laughing down
the bright highway,
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now, why do you treat me like
you do ?
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3. My mornings, they're all empty now,
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my evenings, they're just the
same.
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Now, maybe I been thinkin' wrong about you, gal,
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and you ain't
really the one to blame.
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Keep on lovin'
someone else, now don't you try to hide,
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you take me for a fool, if it
keeps you satisfied.
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'Cause I ain't
gonna be the one to ask the reason,
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why do you treat me like you do ?
(capo 4th) (Donovan)