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Tom Jones – Motherless Child lyrics
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
A long, long way from home
A long, long way from home

Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
And I know my time's not long
I know that my time, it's not long

Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound
Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound
Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound
And I wear a golden crown
I wear a golden crown

Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire
Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire
Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire
And I'm about to die
And I'm about to die

I'm about to die
I'm about to die
I'm about to die
I'm about to die
I'm about to die

I ain't got nobody to love me
I ain't got nobody to hold me
I ain't got nobody to squeeze me
I'm just a motherless child
I'm just like a motherless child
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Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child A long, long way from home A long, long way from home Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone And I know my time's not long I know that my time, it's not long Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound And I wear a golden crown I wear a golden crown Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire And I'm about to die And I'm about to die I'm about to die I'm about to die I'm about to die I'm about to die I'm about to die I ain't got nobody to love me I ain't got nobody to hold me I ain't got nobody to squeeze me I'm just a motherless child I'm just like a motherless child Explain Request ×



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