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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Phil Collins
Drums
The Phenix Choir
Choir
Don Myrick
Alto Saxophone
John Giblin
Bass Guitar
Daryl Stuermer
Guitar
Louis Satterfield
Trombone
Rahmlee Michael Davis
Trumpet
Michael Harris
Trumpet
Peter Newton
Background Vocals
Phenix Horns
Horn Section
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Phil Collins
Songwriter
Tom Tom 84
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Collins
Producer
Hugh Padgham
Engineer
Howard Gray
Assistant Engineer
Ian Cooper
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
When I opened your letter yesterday
I could not believe my eyes
'Cause I've already given all I have to give
And I think it must have slipped your mind
But I remember not so long ago
I gave it all, it's gone, and I gave it all to you
Now I'm living on borrowed time, but it's mine
Oh, do you hear me?
I cannot believe it's true
Are you really doing the things you do?
No, I cannot believe it's you
Really you
Oh, these people I'm talking to don't understand
Don't seem to realize
They're listening, but they're not hearing me
They're being too cruel to be kind
Any kind of feeling that I had is gone
'Cause I gave it all, it's gone, and I gave it all to you
Now I'm living on borrowed time, but it's mine
Oh, do you hear me?
I cannot believe it's true
Are you really doing the things you do?
No, I cannot believe it's you
Really you
Over and over, I keep on telling myself
Over and over, I hope I'm gonna wake up
But over and over, I know it's really happening
And there's nothing that I can say
'Cause nothing can change all the things that you've done to me
Nothing can make me stay
Ooh, 'cause you know I cannot believe it's true
Are you really doing the things you do?
No, I cannot believe it's you
Really you
I know it's a crying shame, it's all the same to you
It seems all so well-laid out, but I cannot get through
Never meant it to show
It started happening, that's all you know
Ooh, I gave it all to you
Now I'm living on borrowed time, but it's mine
Oh, do you hear me?
I cannot believe it's true
Are you really doing the things you do?
No, I cannot believe it's you
Really you
Over and over, I keep on telling myself
Over and over, I hope I'm gonna wake up
But over and over, I know it's really happening
And there's nothing that I can say
'Cause nothing can change all the things that you've done to me
Nothing can make me stay
'Cause you know I cannot believe it's true
Are you really doing the things you do?
No, I cannot believe it's you
Really you
Writer(s): Phillip David Charles Collins
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