| Ain’t no love in the heart of the city,
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| Ain’t no love in the heart of town.
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| Ain’t no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,
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| Ain’t no love 'cos you ain’t around.
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| Baby, since you been around.
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| Ain’t no love in the heart of the city,
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| Ain’t no love in the heart of town.
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| Ain’t no love, sure 'nuff is a pity, child
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| Ain’t no love 'cos you ain’t around.
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| Every place that I go,
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| Well, it seems so strange.
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| Without you love, baby, baby,
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| Things have changed.
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| Now that you’re gone
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| Y’know the sun don’t shine,
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| From the city hall
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| To the county line, that’s why
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| Ain’t no love in the heart of the city,
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| Ain’t no love in the heart of town.
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| Ain’t no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,
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| Ain’t no love 'cos you ain’t around.
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| Every place that I go,
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| Well, it seems so strange.
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| Without you love, baby, baby,
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| Things have changed.
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| Now that you’re gone
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| Y’know the sun don’t shine,
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| From the city hall
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| Woman, to the county line, an' that’s why
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| Ain’t no love in the heart of the city,
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| There ain’t no love in the heart of town.
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| There ain’t no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,
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| Ain’t no love 'cos you ain’t around.
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| There ain’t no love in the heart of the city,
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| There ain’t no love in the heart of town.
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| Ain’t no love, sure 'nuff is a pity,
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| Ain’t no love 'cos you ain’t around,
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| 'Cos you ain’t around. |