Social Obligations Song Lyrics and Chords by Nat Stuckey
Social Obligations
Written and recorded by Nat Stuckey
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We started out so poor but we were happy
Then fortune smiled upon us for a
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We bought a great estate out in the
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country
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plete with obligations social
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style
From
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that time on a
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wall was thrown be
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tween
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While moving from our
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old ways to the
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new
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you did things you never would have
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thought
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Cause they were
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socially accepted things to
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do
I'll swear at times I couldn't recog
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nize
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Among the crowd of diamonds dye and
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mink
But then I didn't see you very
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often
Because of
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social obligations I
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think
In
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fact I see you
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now more than I
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used
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I read the local
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papers
every
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day
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things that they won't print I hear a
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bout
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But they're your
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social obligations you'd
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say
And you've got
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social obligations every
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day
FAQ
Who sang the the song Social Obligations?
- The song Social Obligations was sang by Nat Stuckey.
Who is Nat Stuckey?
- Nathan Wright Stuckey (December 17, 1933 - August 24, 1988) was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with "Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Thang and Cisco" and "Take Time to Love Her"