One Of Us

One Of Us was a single, released by ABBA, in 1981. It was one of the songs that explored the darker side of Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, as it is obvious that their divorces (from Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, respectively) were beginning to influence their work. The lead vocal is by Agnetha.

Lyrics
They passed me by,

Al of those great romances.

I felt you were

Robbing me,

Of my rightful chances.

My picture clear,

Everything seemed so easy.

And so I dealt you the blow.

One of us had to go.

Now it's different,

I want you to know...

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Chorus:

One of us is crying,

One of us is lying,

In her lonely bed.

Staring at the ceiling,

Wishing she was somewhere else instead.

One of us is lonely,

One of us is only,

Waiting for a call.

Sorry for herself,

Feeling stupid, feeling small,

Wishing she had never left at all.

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I saw myself,

As a concealed attraction.

I felt you kept me away,

From the heat and the action.

Just like a child,

Stubborn and misconcieving.

That's how I started the show.

One of us had to go.

Now I've changed,

And I want you to know...

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Chorus

Never left at all!

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Chorus (second half).