The First Cut Is The Deepest

Album: The First Lady Of Immediate (1967)
Charted: 18
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  • I would have given you all of my heart
    But there's someone who's torn it apart
    And he's taken almost all that I've got
    But if you want, I'll try to love again
    Baby, I'll try to love again, but I know

    The first cut is the deepest
    Baby, I know the first cut is the deepest
    'Cause when it comes to being lucky, he's cursed
    When it comes to loving me, he's worst
    But when it comes to being loved, he's first
    That's how I know

    The first cut is the deepest
    Baby, I know the first cut is the deepest

    I still want you by my side
    Just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
    And I'm sure gonna give you a try
    And if you want, I'll try to love again
    Baby, I'll try to love again, but I know

    Oh yeah
    The first cut is the deepest
    Baby, I know the first cut is the deepest
    'Cause when it comes to being lucky, he's cursed
    When it comes to loving me, he's worst
    But when it comes to being loved, he's first
    That's how I know

    The first cut is the deepest
    Baby, I know the first cut is the deepest

    Oh yeah
    Yeah, yeah, baby, baby, baby, I know
    The first cut is the deepest
    Baby, I know the first cut is the deepest
    'Cause when it comes comes to to being lucky, he's cursed
    When it comes to being loved, he's first Writer/s: Yusuf Islam
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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