Responsibility

Album: All The Girls In The World Beware (1974)
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  • This song finds Mark Farner singing about the duty of care a man has to a woman in a relationship. "It's a song about responsibility a dude takes on when he's with a chick," explained Farner. "It's a bit of foot-stompin rock 'n' roll." (Source of quote An American Band: The Story of Grand Funk Railroad by Billy James)

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