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Make Me Over

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Make Me Over Lyrics

[Intro]
I'm talking to the priest
The high priest
And all of y'all out there in the universe
If what I'm saying is wrong
Tell me the right way to say it
'Cause I wanna be done over

[Verse 1]
Paint me red, oh, paint me green
Give me liberty, oh, wash me clean
Make me over, make me twice
'Cause when I'm done, Lord, I wanna be right

[Chorus]
Hey, Lord, make me over
I wanna be done over
Hey, Lord, makе me over
I wanna be donе over

[Verse 2]
Make me smart, make me keen
Give me a lot, ah, give me steam
I want eternal beauty, spiritual things
'Cause when I'm done, oh, I wanna be a good thing
[Chorus]
Hey, Lord, make me over
I wanna be done over
Hey, Lord, make me over
I wanna be done over
Hey, Lord, listen to me

[Verse 3]
I wanna go places, I wanna do some things
I wanna be a star, oh, I wanna have a big name
And in my heart, let beauty reign
'Cause when I'm done, oh, I wanna have fame

[Chorus]
Hey, Lord, make me over
I wanna be made over
Oh, Lord, make me over
I wanna be done over

[Bridge]
Lord make me nice, make me good
Lord, give me power, give me love
Lord, give me everything, everything
I wanna be desirable, tantalizing, voluptuous

[Chorus]
Hey, Lord, make me over
I wanna be made over
Hey, Lord, make me over
I wanna be done over
[Outro]
I wanna be done over
I wanna be done over
I wanna be done over
How 'bout doing me twice?
Make sure I'm only right
Hey, Lord, listen to me
Oh, Lord, oh, Lord
Oh, Lord, please, make me over
I wanna second chance
And before I come back down here to this earth
When I come back this time, I wanna be in demand
And, Lord, do a good job on me
Make me over, I wanna be made over

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1973
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