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Donna Summer – The Only One (1989) | Track profile | Dork

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Donna Summer
Another Place and Time
The Only One

TRACK

The Only One

Release date: 20th March 1989

From Another Place and Time

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About This Track

"The Only One" is a track by Donna Summer, from the album Another Place and Time, released 20th March 1989. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Donna Summer

Donna Summer

Lyrics

The Only One

If you went away

And I had to live my life without you

If the loving died

I just don't know what I would do

All my life I've been

The one to cry when things went wrong

Oh, oh, all of my life

I've been the lonely one

Don't tell me now I'm not the only one

Don't break my heart, say I'm the only one

You promised me a love forever

So let me never ever hear you say

I'm not the only one

I believe in love

And I built my life around you

I believe in us

And I'm sure that all our dreams will come true

So don't ever say

There's someone else inside your heart

Someone else to take my place

And tear our world apart

Don't tell me now I'm not the only one

Don't break my heart, say I'm the only one

You promised me a love forever

So let me never ever hear you say

I'm not the only one

All my life I've been

The one to cry when things went wrong

Oh, oh, all of my life

I've been the lonely one

Don't tell me now I'm not the only one

Don't break my heart, say I'm the only one

You promised me a love forever

So let me never ever hear you say

I'm not the only one

Don't tell me now I'm not the only one

Don't break my heart, say I'm the only one

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Track details

From Another Place and Time

1989

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Album

Another Place and Time

Release year

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman
Producer: Stock Aitken Waterman