Intro : (x4)
I 'm hanging on to my p eace of mind
I just don't k now
I 'm hanging on to those g ood times baby
J ust wanna let them r oll
I 'm gonna make it to the l ight and joy
I 'll tell you w hy
I got a woman who can t ake me there
T he apple of my e ye
O h-oh I ju st don't know no no no
N o-o I lov e her so
D on't let me see that m orning paper
' Cause I don't need those d ues
I t's just the same old m urder movie
B ut they call it "the n ews"
I 'll tell you what would b e some story
A nd what would set me f ree
I s if the same thing h appened to everybody
T hat just happened to m e
O h-oh I ju st don't know no no no no
N o-o I 'll ne ver let her go no no no
E very time I hear somebody s neakin' up behind
Whoa I t urn around
But I still hear that sound
And j ust when I'm about to l ose m y mi nd
N.C.
Here comes my baby
S inging like a nightingale
C oming my way down along that d evastation t rail
Well tell the L ord above
She's got a b rand of love
That cannot f ail
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I 'm hanging on to my p eace of mind
T hat's no l ie
I 'm hanging on to my s pecial friend
T he apple of my e ye
T he apple of my e ye
M y inspiration t oo
S he's got a lead on my h eart and my soul
And she k nows just what to d o
O h-oh I just do n't know no no no no
N o-oh I ge t so lo w
And my m ind's about to g o
But wait a minute
N.C.
Here comes my baby
S inging like a nightingale
C oming my way down along that d evastation t rail
Well let the f ires burn
And let the f loods return
We will p revail
H anging on to my p eace of mind
I just don't k now
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