Cover art for For a While by Nina Simone
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For a While Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Lost from day to day
Turned another way
With a laugh, a kind hello
Some small talk with those I know

[Chorus]
I forget I'm not over you for a while
I forget I'm not over you for a while

[Verse 2]
A weak and easy grin
A smile to put them in
With other lives to listen to
And some music I've to do

[Chorus]
I forget I'm not over you for a while
I forget I'm not over you for a while

[Bridge]
Days go by with no empty feeling
Until I touch my hair and touch my skin
And remember that you're gone

[Verse 3]
People say to me, "Nina, you need some company?
When you have some time to spend
Drop around when you need a friend."
[Outro]
They forget I'm not over you for a while
They forget I'm not over you for a while

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