Cover art for Sweet Agony by Dolly Parton

Sweet Agony

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Apr. 14, 19801 viewer

Sweet Agony Lyrics

Well I've heard about it
That kind of need that keeps a person sleepless
All but dreaming just the same
And I've read about it
I've just decided someone leaves you breathless
But I never felt that way
Now I feel it, I'm not so sure I like it
But I feel it consuming me

And it's agony, sweet agony
I ain't for you, I beg for you to set me free
From this agony, sweet agony
Oh what if I could take control so easily?
Sweet agony, sweet agony, sweet agony

Did you have it planned out to give yourself halfway
And leave me wanting more right here on the brink?
Well your time just ran out, I've got to hide it all
What are you waiting for?
I'm too afraid to think what this thing
I'm not so sure I like, but the suspense is killing me

And it's agony, sweet agony
I ain't for you, I beg for you to set me free
From this agony, sweet agony
Oh what if I could take control so easily?
Sweet agony, sweet agony, sweet agony
I want the real thing
Tired of daydreams
And don't you tease me anymore
You've got the real thing
But you keep me waiting
I never felt like this before

And it's agony, sweet agony
I ain't for you, I beg for you to set me free
From this agony, sweet agony
Now who would've thought you'd take control so easily?
Sweet agony, sweet agony, sweet agony

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Percussion
Saxophone
Synthesizer
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Keyboards
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Release Date
April 14, 1980
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