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Eddie Mugavero: music

OVER UNDERSTANDING YOU

(Written by Eddie Mugavero & David Spear-Sung by David Spear)
Roy Orbison influenced song here. True story too.

I really love this song. It's commercial, and true to life. Sure, I used the 'over/under' dealie, but somehow made it work. I was watching a video of us peforming this song, and cracked up when I saw myself putting my hand over David's guitar strings, cuz he was playing the wrong chords.
OVER UNDERSTANDING YOU

PLEASE UNDERSTAND I’M OVER YOU
IT’S TAKEN ME THIS LONG
TO GIVE UP AND GET OVER YOU
AND FIND STRENGTH TO MOVE ON
YOU’VE JUST RUN OUT OF BENEFITS OF DOUBT
NO MORE TO TALK ABOUT
SO RUN ON BACK TO HIM…

CAUSE I’M OVER UNDERSTANDING YOU
I’M THROUGH GIVING IN TO YOU
LORD KNOWS I’VE BEEN A PATIENT MAN
BUT I CAN’T STAND THE WAIT

YOU OVERLOOKED ONE SIMPLE THING
I LOVED YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING
NOW I’VE OVERCOME THE PAIN
UNDERGONE A CHANGE
I’M OVER UNDERSTANDING YOU

I KEPT THE FAITH YOU STRETCHED THE TRUTH
AND I WOULD ALWAYS BEND
I NEVER EVER QUESTIONED YOU
LIKE WHY OR WHERE OR WHEN
I GAVE YOU SPACE WHILE I STAYED IN MY PLACE
AS TEARS RAN DOWN MY FACE
YOU RAN ON BACK TO HIM