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Desperation Song Lyrics and Chords by Gene Watson
Desperation
Recorded by Gene Wason
Written by
Gene Simmons and Gene Mabry
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On this lonely bed I'm lying deep
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inside my mind just crying
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away to break this hold she has on
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me
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wish that she would call but the
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phone upon the wall
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to turn the time into etern
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ity
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walking through my brain Lord and
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I can't stand the strain
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facing life without her brings to
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mind
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heavy hanging on
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realizin' that she's
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gone
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is only des
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peration that I
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find
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hold upon my
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body and my soul
Loving her was all I had and
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now I've lost co
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ntrol
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make it to tomorrow Lord
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send me down your
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soothing
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calm this des
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peration in my
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s-o
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Lord the world is filled with others who
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were broken hearted lovers
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know they must have faced a night like
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this
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heart and all alone hurtin'
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clear down to the bone
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life into a sweet remembered
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kiss
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just an endless motion yet
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I can't dispel the notion
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without her loving I can't make it
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through
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dreaming daydreams of the past
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knowing I have seen the
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last
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love and there's
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nothing I can
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do
FAQ
Who sang the the song Desperation?
- The song Desperation was sang by Gene Watson.
Who is Gene Watson?
- Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has included five number one hits, 21 top tens, and 48 charted singles.