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They tell me When I've got my life on my mind They're sorry But they can't do a thing about it 'til tomorrow I tell them Now I don't want a lot of your time Maybe they listen Oh, but what do they know of my pain and my sorrow? Ooh, what will it cost you After how many tears I've cried? How much longer, how much longer Must I try? Directions presenting themselves every day Are bypassed, bypassed 'Cause of somebody else's foolish limitations Rejections many have I had in my way But I go on, yes, I do now And try to overcome the bad vibrations Ooh, what does it get you Stealing somebody else's pride? How much longer, how much longer Must I try? I can see all the things of which I've dreamed If I dream any longer, tell me, what will it mean? Reflections Of all I have wanted so long Still are with me As I ask myself how much longer must I try How much longer? Ooh