Lyrics to
Wounded

This version of Wounded was released by Donna Summer in 1974.

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Well there’s a whole lot of hurting being going on
Well I’ve been wounded, wounded, wounded
This ain’t no way to be carrying on
You see me wounded, wounded, wounded

I’m taken like a stone
That you’ve thrown in the deep blue sea
Giving me the scars that will never heal
Wounded, wounded, wounded

I remember the day when you came up to me
Almost breaking on your knees
Said you needed me more than anything else
You really took me in

But it’d make you feel good to know
I’d do anything you say
Well forget that line ’cause I ain’t gonna play
Wounded, wounded, wounded

I remember the day when you came up to me
Almost breaking on your knees
Said you needed me more than anything else
You really took me in

But it’d make you feel good to know
I’d do anything you say
Well forget that line ’cause I ain’t gonna play
Wounded, wounded, wounded

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The lyrics to Wounded are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Donna Summer in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Wounded are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Donna Summer and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Wounded back when it was created.

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