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John Lee Hooker
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I wanna tell you a true story
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the facts of life
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'Cause I know all about it,
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'cause I been through it a many times
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Ain't no substitute, there's no substitute,
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substitute for love
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When your woman gone,
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there's nothin' else can,
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can take her place
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But there's no substitute, substitute for love
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No, no
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Love will make you gamble
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Love will make you drink
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Make you stay out all night long,
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lookin' for love
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But there's no, no substitute,
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substitute, substitute for love
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I wanna tell you a story,
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true, true, true story about love
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Many times, many times, over ' over, over in life,
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so many people have tried, tried, to get a substitute
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An' it just don't work, work on love
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You may not be good looking,
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you may not be so fine
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But love, love, love love, love, love,
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is a burning thing
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It's a burning thing
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I know, I know, I know, I know,
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I been down, down, in a ring of fire
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Lookin' for a love,
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I couldn't find, I couldn't find a substitute,
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uh, for love, for love, I cried, cried
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I cried, cried but it just wasn't there,
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just wasn't there
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John Lee Hooker No Substitute
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