Answer
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Well
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grey
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clouds
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wrapped
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around
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the
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town
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like
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elastic.
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Cars
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stood
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like
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toys
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made
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of
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Taiwanese
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plastic.
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The
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boy
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laughed,
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danced
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around
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in
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the
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rain.
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While
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launderettes
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cleaned
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clothes,
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high
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heels
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rubbed
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toes.
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Puddles
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splashed
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huddles
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of
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bus
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stop
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crows,
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dressed
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in
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their
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suits
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and
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their
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boots.
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Well,
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they
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all
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look
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the
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same.
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I
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took
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myself
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down
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to
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the
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cafe
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to
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find
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all
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Answer
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the
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boys
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lost
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in
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books
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and
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crackling
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vinyl.
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And
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carved
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out
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a
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poem
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above
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the
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urinal
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that
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read:
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Don't
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you
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cry
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for
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the
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lost,
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smile
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for
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the
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living.
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Get
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what
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you
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need
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and
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give
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what
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you're
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given.
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Life's
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for
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the
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living,
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so
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live
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it,
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or
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you're
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better
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off
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dead.
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While
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the
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evening
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pulled
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the
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moon
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out
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of
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its
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packet,
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stars
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shone
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like
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buttons
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Answer
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on
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an
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old
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man's
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jacket.
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We
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needed
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a
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nail,
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but
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we
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tacked
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it
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'til
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it
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fell
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off
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the
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wall.
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Yeah
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while
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pigeons
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pecked
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drains,
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sparks
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flew
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like
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planes,
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the
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rain
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showed
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the
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rainbows
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in
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the
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oil
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stains.
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And
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we
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all
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had
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new
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iPhones,
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but
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no
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one
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had
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no
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one
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to
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call.
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And
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I
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stumbled
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down
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to
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the
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stomach
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of
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the
|
town,
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where
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Answer
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the
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widow
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takes
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memories
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to
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slowly
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drown.
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With
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a
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hand
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to
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the
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sky
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and
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a
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mist
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in
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her
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eye,
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she
|
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Don't
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you
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cry
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for
|
the
|
lost,
|
smile
|
for
|
the
|
living.
|
Get
|
what
|
you
|
need
|
and
|
give
|
what
|
you're
|
given.
|
Life's
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for
|
the
|
living,
|
so
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live
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it,
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or
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you're
|
better
|
off
|
dead.
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(or
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you're
|
better
|
off
|
dead)
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Well
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I'm
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sick
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of
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this
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Answer
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town,
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this
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blind
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man's
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forage.
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They
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take
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your
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dreams
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down,
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and
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they
|
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'em
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in
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storage.
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You
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can
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have
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'em
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back
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son
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when
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you've
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paid
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off
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your
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mortgage
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and
|
loans.
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Ah
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hell
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with
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this
|
place,
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I'll
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go
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it
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my
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own
|
way.
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I'll
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stick
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out
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my
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thumb,
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and
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I'll
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trudge
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down
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the
|
highway.
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Someday
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someone
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must
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be
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going
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my
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way
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home.
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'Til
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then
|
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Answer
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I'll
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make
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my
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bed
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from
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a
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disused
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car,
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with
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a
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mattress
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of
|
leaves
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and
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a
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blanket
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of
|
stars.
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And
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I'll
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stitch
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the
|
words
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into
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my
|
heart
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with
|
a
|
needle
|
and
|
thread:
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Don't
|
you
|
cry
|
for
|
the
|
lost,
|
smile
|
for
|
the
|
living.
|
Get
|
what
|
you
|
need
|
and
|
give
|
what
|
you're
|
given.
|
Life's
|
for
|
the
|
living,
|
so
|
live
|
it,
|
or
|
you're
|
better
|
off
|
dead. (x3)
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