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What I Can't Live Without


Ask me what I can't live without, 
I'll tell with no lie.
Ask me what I can't live without, 
I've got nothing to hide.
 
Some would say water, 
Some would say food,
Some would say shelter,
Some would say you.
 
I guess I'm not like them, 
Cuz that's not what I'd choose.
I guess I am different, 
Cuz my answer is new.  
 
I would say hope. 
That's all that I need.
I would say hope.
To keep me on my feet.
 
It's what makes us move forward, 
It's what makes us smile, 
It's what makes us optimistic, 
It's what makes us feel good,
 
Ask me what I can't live without, 
I'll tell with no lie.
Ask me what I can't live without, 
I've got nothing to hide.
 
It's hope that I want. 
It's hope that I need. 
It's hope that I yearn for.
It's what makes me me.
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