What Am I Gonna Do Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Tillotson
What Am I Gonna Do
Recorded by Johnny Tillotson
Written by Paul Tannen
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what am
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so afraid of
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losing
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sleep at night
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since we're through
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world would end if
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I lose you
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all my dreams I
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see your smile
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it just last a little
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that same smile he
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dreams up too
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do
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seen you out with
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him though
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you've not seen me
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looked into his
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eyes and said
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words you said to me
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time he holds you
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close something
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happens to me
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wish that you were
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in my arms
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just saying you love
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me
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less dreams
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hold you tight
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love
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do
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do
FAQ
Who sang the the song What Am I Gonna Do?
- The song What Am I Gonna Do was sang by Johnny Tillotson.
Who is Johnny Tillotson?
- Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. He enjoyed his greatest success in the early 1960s, when he scored nine top-ten hits on the pop, country, and adult contemporary Billboard charts, including "Poetry in Motion" and the self-penned "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" and "Without You".
