Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
The Lovin' Spoonful
Written by John Sebastian; released as a single with "Didn't Want To Have To 
Do It" as the B-side, and on the album "Do You Believe in Magic"

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                                                          Did you

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  e - ver have to make up your mind,


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  pick up a   one,    and leave the other be- hind?           It's


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  not of- ten ea  -   sy,     and not of- ten kind,       did you


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  e - ver have to make up your mind?                      Did you

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  e - ver have to finally de- cide,


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  say yes to  one,    and let the other one   cry?            There's


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  so  ma- ny  chan -  ges,    and tears you must hide,    did you


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  e - ver have to finally de- cide?                   Sometimes there's

Bridge:
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  one with big blue eyes,         cute as a   bun  -  ny,     with


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  hair down to here,          and plenty  of  mo  -   ney,    And


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  just when you think     she's   one in  the world,          your
                              that

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  heart   gets    stolen  by some mousy   little  girl. And when you

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  know    better  make up your mind,
      you'd

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  pick up a   one,    and leave the other be- hind,           It's


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  not of- ten ea  -   sy,     and not of- ten kind,       did you


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  e - ver have to make up your mind?

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                                                      Sometimes you

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  really  dig a   girl        the moment  you kissed  her,    and


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  then you get distracted     by  her older   sis  -  ter.    When


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  in walks her fa  -  ther,   and takes   in  line,   and says:
                                      you

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 "Better  go      home,   son, and make up your   mind!"  Did you

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  e - ver have to finally de- cide,                           and


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  say yes to  one,    and let the other one   cry?            There's


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  so  ma- ny  chan -  ges,    and tears you must hide,    did you


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  e - ver have to finally de- cide?

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