“And I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know I know I know
I know I know
Hey I oughta leave the young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone.”

—  Bill Withers

"Ain't No Sunshine", on Just as I Am (1971)

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American singer-songwriter and musician 1938–2020

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