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The Kind Of Woman I Need

SHE WON'T LOSE HER INNOCENCE 
SHE WON'T BITE HER TONGUE 
SHE'LL MAKE TIME FOR MEMORIES 
WHEN THE WORKS STILL NOT DONE 
SHE WON'T THROW HER SHADOWS EVER MY WAY 
SHE'LL TELL ME NEAR EVERYTHING 
I'LL KNOW EVERY WORD SHE SAYS TO ME 

THIS IS THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 

SHE'LL TELL ME I'M STRANGE NOT TELL ME I'M WRONG 
LET THAT OLD STRING BE HOWEVER LONG 
SHE'D LOVE ME TENDER 
SHE'D LOVE ME TRUE 
SHE'D DO IT FOR ELVIS 
SHE'D DO IT FOR ME 

THIS IS THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 

SHE'D MISPRONOUNCE MY NAME FOR A WEEK 
CORRECTING HER TWICE WOULDN'T HELP IT SINK IN 
ONE OF A KIND I'D LET HER DOWN SLOW 
SHE'D FEEL SO FOOLISH 
SHE'D FEEL LIKE HIDING ALONE 
BUT SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE 

THIS IS THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 
THIS IS THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 
ENDLESSLY EXPOSED BUT FOREVER COMPOSED 
HER WISDOMS FOR HER AND NOT FOR TO BOAST 

SHE'D TAKE THE PADDOCK INSTEAD OF THE PATH 
SHE'S FOLLOWING HEART AND SELDOM IS SHE FOLLOWING ME 

THIS IS THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 

SHE'S TELLING IT ALL NOT TELLING HER TRUTH TO ME 
BREAKING MY MOULD SHE'S MY BEST ENEMY 
NOT ACTING HERSELF SHE'S NOT ACTING AT ALL 
FORGETTING SHE'S HUMAN FORGETTING THAT SHE'S 

SHE'S THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 

SHE'S THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 
SHE'S THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED 
THIS IS THE KIND FOR ME 
THIS IS THE KIND OF WOMAN I NEED

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