| Wake up in the morning before the sun’s up high
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| Problems from yesterday are still by my side
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| Oh, but I can’t worry about how much I owe the man
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| I’ve got to get out of here and do the best I can
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| I’ve got a reason to smile
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe
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| Yes I’ve got you
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| I’ve got a reason to laugh
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe
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| Yes I’ve got you
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| Stop on my way home to buy something to eat
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| Prices so high can’t afford to buy meat
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| Whoa but I know that you would never complain
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| And that’s why I’m so proud to be your man
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| I’ve got a reason to smile
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe
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| Yes I’ve got you
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| I’ve got a reason to laugh
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe
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| Yes I’ve got you
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| Sit down with my woman and watch TV tonight
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| Forget about everything for 10 minutes alright
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| I want to relax, have a drink, behind a hard a day
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| And in walks my baby in a thin negligee
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| I’ve got a reason to smile
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe
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| Yes I’ve got you
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| I’ve got a reason to laugh
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe
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| Yes I’ve got you
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| (Reason)
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| We might have to give up that old beat-up Cadillac car that we got
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| (I've got you, babe)
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| But we don’t have no gas anyway
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| (Reason)
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| And the man, he threatens to cut off our lights tonight, honey you know that’s
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| alright
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| (I've got you, babe)
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| 'Cause I’ve got you
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| I’ve got a reason to laugh
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe
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| Girl I got a reason to smile
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| I’ve got you, babe
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| Whoa yes I do
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| I got a reason to smile
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| 'Cause I’ve got you, babe |