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Artist: The Doors
Track: The Changeling

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Uh!
Uh-ah!
Ged-ow!

I live uptown
I live downtown
I live all around

I had money, and I had none
I had money, and I had none
But I never been so broke that I couldn't leave town

I'm a changeling
See me change
I'm a changeling
See me change

I'm the air you breathe
Food you eat
Friends you greet in the sullen street, wow

See me change
See me change

Get loose!

I live uptown
I live downtown
I live all around

I had money, yeah, and I had none
I had money, yeah, and I had none
But I never been so broke that I couldn't leave town

Well, I'm the air you breathe
Food you eat
Friends you greet in the sullen street, wow

Ooh, ma!
Uh, ah!

You gotta see me change
See me change
Yeah, I'm leavin' town
On a midnight train
Gotta see me change
Change, change, change
Change, change, change
Change, change, change
Change, change, change
Whoa, change, change, change
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The Doors – The Changeling
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Uh! / Uha! / Gedu! / I live uptown / I live downtown / I live all around / I had money, and I had none / I had money, and I had none / But I never been so broke / That I couldn't
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Q:When did The Doors release “The Changeling”?
The Doors released “The Changeling” on April 19, 1971.
Q:Who wrote “The Changeling (2021 Remaster)” by The Doors?
“The Changeling (2021 Remaster)” by The Doors was written by Jim Morrison.
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