The Drifters - We Gotta Sing! The Soul Years 1962-71

You Got to Pay Your Dues

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Maybe he's got more to give than I've got
Maybe he's offering you a lot
One thing's for certain
Before you choose
I am what I am
And to be what I am
I've got to pay my dues

You've got to pay your dues
I am what I am
And to be what I am
I've got to pay my dues

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All that I have is a handful of rain
All that I own is my soul and my name
Would I be different with a shine on my shoes?
Well, I am what I am
And to be what I am
I've got to pay my dues

You've got to pay your dues
I am what I am
And to be what I am
I've got to pay my dues

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When you decide (when you decide)
To make up your mind (to make up your mind)
Think what you're losing (ooh, ooh, ooh)
And what you may find

How can you win if you never lose?
'Cause some day you will find
That to own your own life
You've got to pay your dues

You've got to pay your dues
Yes, there'll come a day when you're gonna say
I am what I am
And to be what I am
I've got to pay my dues

I've got to pay my dues
I've got to pay my dues
Yes, I've got to pay my dues
I've got to pay my dues
Yes, I've got to pay my dues
I've got to pay my dues



Credits
Writer(s): Rupert Holmes, Paul Vance, Gerard Jerry Florio
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