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Ben, the two of us need look no more
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We both found what we were looking for
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With a friend to call my own, I'll never be alone
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And you my friend will see, you've got a friend in me
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Ben, you're always running here and there
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You feel you're not wanted anywhere
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If you ever look behind, and don't like what you find
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There's something you should know, you've got a place to go
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I used to say, I and me, now it's us, now it's we
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I used to say, I and me, now it's us, now it's we
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Ben, most people would turn you away
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I don't listen to a word they say
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They don't see you as I do, I wish they would try to
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I'm sure they'd think again, if they had a friend like Ben
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Like Ben, Like Ben, Like Ben, Like Ben...
Written by Don Black-Walter Scharf