I Was There

Intro 
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When you went out with another guy 
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And he wasn't just what you thought 
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He tried to hug and squeeze you 
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Do things he shouldn't ought 
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When he put his arms around you 
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Called you his honey bee 
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And you didn't like them carryin's on 
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And so you called on me 
 

 
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And I was there 
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At your beck and call 
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Yes, I was there 
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All you had to do was squall 
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And then I come to your defense 
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My head's been buzzin' ever since 
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He dragged me through a barbed wire fence 
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I know 'cause I was there 

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When you went out on a lonely road 
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About ten miles out of town 
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Your car got stuck and you called me up 
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'Cause you knew I'd be around 
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At 3 a.m. in the mornin' 
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You got me out of bed 
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Now I didn't complain about the rain 
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But I helped you out instead 
 

 
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And I was there 
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A-pushin' and a-sloggin' 
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Yes, I was there 
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A-fallin' on my noggin 
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But the thing that gave me bitter pain 
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Is when you left me standin' in the rain 
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You didn't wave goodbye or heave a sigh 
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I know 'cause I was there 

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Last night you went to the corner bar 
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You thought you'd have some fun 
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You drunk so much of that carnsarn stuff 
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You couldn't even run 
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When it started fightin' and scratchin' 
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It went against your pedigree 
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Well you musta been scared might near to death 
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Because you called on me 
 

 
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I wasn't there 
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At the kickin' and the knockin' 
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And I won't be there 
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If the whole darn place starts rockin' 
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If your so-called friend's an enemy 
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You must've treated him like you did me 
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I hope he puts you through the third degree 
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If he does I won't be there