Tom T. Hall – Thats Why You Have To Be You (Guitar)

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You know you can't live in the water

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You'd just be wet all the time

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Your hands would get wrinkled, your face would turn blue

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And you'd wind up on somebody's line

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That's why you can't be a fish

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Water is not what you do

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That's why you can't be a fish

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That's why you have to be you

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You know you can't live in the air

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Why, you'd be in the clouds all the time

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You'd get dizzy from being so high

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And you must have wings if you fly

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So that's why you can't be a bird

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Flying is not what you do

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That's why you can't be a bird

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That's why you have to be you

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You know you can't live in a tree

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For one thing, the trees are too tall

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There's nothing to eat in a tree

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And there's always a chance you could fall

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That's why you can't be a squirrel

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Climbing is not what you do

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That's why you can't be a squirrel

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That's why you have to be you

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But it's okay to be you

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Just being yourself, you'll go far

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It's really okay to be you

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I love you the way you are