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by Carly Simon


Just A Sinner - from Carly's Simon debut album - 1971

                             
Today I was gonna conquer the world
                        
Go on ahead and make a stand
                          
Today I saw an old friend a dyin'
                                 
And as he lay there no one lent a hand

           
I'm gonna call you up
                        
You'll forsake the one you love
                             
Though I've left you many times before 
                 
You are just a sinner

                   
I was the one who understands
                 
You were my one and only man
                     
I was lost, now I'm the winner
                                 
You stand there waitin' by the shore
           
But I don't come that way no more
                      
Because you are just a sinner


                             
Today I was gonna hold out my hand
                        
Reach up for that light and let it shine
                          
Today I have no light to guide me
                                 
Feelin' like the one they left behind

        
So I called you up
                        
You left your love and took me away
                             
Though I've left you many times before
                 
You are just a sinner.


                   
I am the only one, you see
                 
You were the only one for me
                     
I was lost, now I'm the winner
                                 
You'll keep the candle burning bright
           
But I won't be home tonight
                      
Because you are just a sinner


                             
Today I was gonna conquer the world
                        
Go on ahead and make a stand
                          
Today I saw an old friend a dyin'
                                 
And as he lay there no one lent a hand