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Don’t Know Why I Love You

Released by Jackson 5 in 1970
From the Album: Abc |

This version of Don’T Know Why I Love You was released by Jackson 5 in 1970.

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Oh, sure don’t baby, baby, baby
I don’t know why I love you
I don’t know why I love you
I don’t know why I love you
But I love you

Always treat me like a fool
Kick me when I’m down
That you do
I don’t know why I love you
But I love you

Oh, you’ll never, you’ll never stop your cheating ways
With another guy you laugh in my face
Lord, how long must I be disgraced
‘Cause I love you
Oh, baby, baby, baby

I don’t know why I love you
I don’t know you and me, baby
Oh, yeah, I don’t know why I love you
But I love you, baby
Oh darling, darling, darling, darling

You throw my heart down in the dirt
Oh, you make me crawl
On this cold black earth, baby, yeah
I never knew, I never knew how much love could hurt
‘Til I love you baby, baby, baby, baby, yeah

Can’t stop, I can’t stop crying
Can’t you see
Here I’m pleading on my knees
Upon my knees, yeah, baby, yeah
Won’t you help me, help me, please
‘Cause I love you, love you, love you
Ooh, sure know, baby

I don’t know, you don’t know
We don’t know nothing about it
I can’t do nothing about it
I don’t know, baby
I don’t know
Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, I don’t know, baby
I don’t know, I don’t know
I don’t know nothing about it


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About Lyrics and Don’T Know Why I Love You by Jackson 5

The lyrics to Don’T Know Why I Love You are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jackson 5 in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to Don’T Know Why I Love You are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jackson 5 and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Don’T Know Why I Love You back when it was created.

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