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Lionel Richie wrote a song in 1980. 40 years later, the man who sang it sent the words back.

Lionel Richie: The Untold Legacy

In early 2020, Lionel Richie received something in the mail he has never shown anyone. A plain envelope. No phone call to announce it. No explanation. Just an envelope — and inside it, a single sheet of paper. On the paper: the complete lyrics to a song Lionel had written in 1980. Every word. Ever