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Track: We Can't Be Friends (with R.L.)
Artist: Deborah Cox
Album: One Wish

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Name: Deborah Cox
Spotify Genres: quiet storm
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Canadian R&B/Soul Singer-songwriter and Actress. Born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart (14 weeks), a record held for nearly eight years. She has achieved eleven number-one hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. She is often cited as Canada's top R&B artist. She is the daughter of parents of African Guyanese descent, they grew up in Scarborough, Toronto and attended John XXIII Catholic Primary School and Earl Haig Secondary School. She began singing for TV commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows with the help of her mother. She performed in nightclubs as a teenager, and began to write music around the same time. Cox entered the music industry in the early 1990s, performing as a backup vocalist for Celine Dion for six months. After receiving many rejection letters from Canadian record labels that claimed their "quota" had been reached, Cox moved to Los Angeles in 1994 with producer and songwriting partner, Lascelles Stephens. Wife of [a273669], mother of [a6037645] and [a6037639], sister of [a1425308] and [a1703506].

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Release: Deborah Cox Duet With R.L.* - We Can't Be Friends
Year: 1999
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Contemporary R&B

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LYRICS

To just act like we never were
To come around and not show hurt
How dare we greet by shaking hands
Just months ago I was your man
Verbally we agreed
It was over and we were through
I'm trying to compose myself
But I just can't get over you girl

[Chorus:]
We can't be friends
We can't be friends
We can't be friends
'Cause I'm still in love with you

I went by Mother's, saw your car there
To her you're still family, and it don't seem fair
For everyone to just go on
And I've tried and I can't do it
'Cause I'm still torn
I've tried to think of you
As just another love in my past
That didn't last
But it's not that simple baby

[Chorus]

You may see me staring
Or catch me in a daze
May see me hang my head
When you come my way
Don't get too close to me
And expect me to behave
I might just steal a kiss
If you come near my face
What I'm trying to say

[Chorus]