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Now love's the only thing that's free /We must take it where it's found /Pretty soon it may be costly

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Tracy Chapman
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 30
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Street Artist
Cleveland
Ohio
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Thing
Costly
Love
Soon
Pretty
Free
Found
May
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