“Don't tell me I haven't been good to you.
Don't tell me I have never been there for you.
Don't tell me why
Nothing is good enough.”
Good Enough
Song lyrics, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
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Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter 1968Related quotes
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Act II
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