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Didn’t You Know (You’d Have To Cry Sometime)

This version of Didn’T You Know (You’D Have To Cry Sometime) was released by Diana Ross in 1971.

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Remember when you left?
You had your own rules about playing the game
And any day, you could walk away feeling no pain

Now look at yourself
You’re all hung up on somebody else
And in your eyes I see all the signs of the misery
That you laid on me

Baby, baby
Didn’t you know you’d have to cry sometime?
Didn’t you know
Didn’t you know you’d have to hurt sometime?
Didn’t you know that you’d lose your pride?
Didn’t anybody tell you love had another side?

You used to be so proud
Now, your head’s a little lower
And you walk slower
And you don’t talk so loud

You’ve gotten wise
You know how love can build you up one moment
And the next, cut you down to size
Then you discover
All she told you was a bunch of lies

Baby, baby
Didn’t you know you’d have to cry sometime?
Didn’t you know
Didn’t you know you’d have to hurt sometime?
Didn’t you know that you’d lose your pride?
Didn’t anybody tell you love had another side?

Baby, baby
Didn’t you know you’d have to cry sometime?
Didn’t you know
Didn’t you know you’d have to hurt sometime?
Didn’t you know you’d have to cry sometime?
Didn’t you know you’d have to hurt sometime?
Didn’t you know you’d have to hurt sometime?
Didn’t you know you’d have to hurt sometime?

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The lyrics for Didn’T You Know (You’D Have To Cry Sometime) are defined as the words making up the song released by Diana Ross in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Didn’T You Know (You’D Have To Cry Sometime) have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Diana Ross and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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