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- Lyricyst
- (severely edited version)
-
- By Jared P. DuBois
-
- (c) Copyright 1989-1994 By Jared DuBois
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- life
- Eternity - Who'll listen - Long Past Today - Supersonic
- We Are Truth - Start Life Over - A World Where it Could
-
- love
- On Down Below - Together in the Heart - Since I went away
- Stranger in My Arms - Silent Film Movies - Love's On Fire
- When Push comes to Shove
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- sex
- (not included)
-
- death
- How to say goodbye - Commaconitch - Can't see the sun
- Death Song - Shame on the Rain
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- life
-
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- Eternity
-
- We tear a page
- out of what can be
- fill it with what-
- ever we want to see
- hand it down
- to our progenity
- as if we gave a damn
- about prosperity
-
- Never puttin' thoughts
- elloquently
- speakin' anger
- only with obscenities
- you'd think one day
- we'd ever see
- we're puttin' crap out in
- quantity
-
- If you never think
- about eternity
- or care if there is
- any destiny
- think about
- the kids you see
- and what we leave them
- left to dream
-
- We say that life
- is only what it seems
- an' there ain't no use
- believin' in dreams
- as we hastily
- tear down the screens
- exposing societies
- unseemliest seams
-
- We're selling out truth
- to fact-based scenes
- losin' sight of hope
- 'cause it doesn't gleam
- turnin' up the static
- to drown out the screams
- as people die without
- knowing what livin' means
-
- They never think about eternity
- just thought this was
- their destiny
- If this is all
- your heart can see
- then this is all
- life will mean
-
- Maybe our page
- just shouldn't be
- but it is and so
- it has to be
- but of all the gall
- it takes not to see
- you'd think darkness was
- a necessity
-
- If you never think
- about eternity
- or care if there is
- any destiny
- think about
- the kids you see
- and what we leave them
- left to dream
-
- What was we say
- had to be
- still clingin' to
- inevitability
- but in all
- probablilty
- we make it better or worse
- eventually
-
- If you ever think
- about eternity
- believe we are
- our destiny
- 'cause of all the things
- that we still need
- nothin' else beats
- responsibity
-
-
- Who'll listen
-
- Everybody,
- they've got their own
- them that don't,
- they just stand alone
- with nobody
- to call or phone
- when they
- stand to lose their homes
-
- Who'll listen
- when I need to call
- who'll listen
- when my back's to the wall
- If you lose
- you're bound to lose it all
- Somethin's missin'
-
- In a shelter
- at the edge of town
- where nobody
- likes to hang around
- after dark
- when they hear the sound
- then the silence
- knowin' somethin's goin' down
-
- The ol' lady
- that runs the place
- she tells me that
- I ain't no disgrace
- and maybe soon
- I'll find me some space
- but the doubt
- shows up in her face
-
- I'll listen
- though there's nothin' I can do
- but I'll listen
- 'cause somebody's got to
- I ain't much use
- but if we talk it through
- someone might listen
-
- I wrote a letter
- sayin' what might be in store
- when those in need
- are simply shown the door,
- more crime
- and less keepin' score
- as the law
- becomes words and nothin' more
-
- An' everybody
- on the other side of the line
- will keep closin'
- up their eyes, ears and minds
- from seein'
- that justice is blind
- when upholdin'
- orders fundamentally unkind
-
- But nobody listens
- no matter what you say
- Nobody listens
- they just hope you go away
- and let them think
- tomorrow will be just like today
- with nothin' missin'
-
- Believe it or not
- someone on the spot
- put out a little thought
- and an answer I got...
-
- Whatever you're sayin'
- I've heard it before
- and wherever you're comin' from
- there's three thousand more
- Whether the trouble's past
- or there's trouble in store
- you can bet your ass
- there's gonna be more
-
- Just keep livin'
- we don't care what for
- just keep givin'
- us whatever you're good for
- Pay to play today
- and tomorrow you'll see more
- of whatever's missin'
-
- Who'll listen
- if it happens to you
- just listen
- no one ever thinks it could
- If they did
- you could bet it never would
- that's whats missin'
- that's whats missin'
-
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- Long Past Today
-
- Winter is cold
- but not as cold as they
- all wrapped up in themselves
- to look the other way
- as misfortune befalls
- everyone everyday
- and help stays always
- a heartbeat away
-
- But a thaw comes on
- 'round one winter's day
- as the light of compassion
- breaks out every ray
- buried in people's hearts
- apart from the way
- they fulfill their part
- in giving nothing away
-
- Yet at this time
- the rules we betray
- and reach out to those
- who could never pay
- Need touches greed
- and it doesn't shrink away
- nearly as much
- as every other day
-
- 'Round this time of year
- you hear some people say
- this time peace and joy
- they're gonna stay
- long past Christmas Day
- hey hey,
- long past this Christmas Day
-
- So far they
- ain't yet got their way
- and December 26th
- is just another day
- recent hope
- begins to fade away
- as suspicions and fear
- come back to stay
-
- Once you fear it
- Christmas spirit fades away
- It's outta place
- and gets in the way
- It's just too hard
- to always say hey
- its been good to see you
- and have a nice day
-
- Reachin' out to strangers
- just isn't the way
- we ought to behave
- we are taught today
- but some soon tomorrow
- on some bright new day
- we'll see others sorrows
- as our own we may
-
- Round that time of year
- you'll hear the people say
- this time peace and joy,
- they're gonna stay
- long past this bright new day
- hey hey,
- long past this wonderful day
-
-
- Supersonic
-
- Stuck on some
- aeroplane
- headed for (uh)
- ol' Bachrain
- Supersonic (yuh)
- is my name
- an' shootin' trouble is
- the name of my game
-
- When someone gives
- someone some pain
- I'm there for
- them to complain
- takin' down them
- facts and names
- an' guessin' who
- ta give the blame
-
- But before I
- can get some rest
- my butt's on a plane
- headin' west
- headin' somewhere
- there's more unrest
- peace of mind and time
- are the price of success
-
- Well doggone it (ha)
- yes I say
- I'm on it (uh)
- here today
- Supersonic (yuh)
- is my name
- an' you can bet I've yet
- to quit the game
-
- Guns and more
- are at my command
- and I'm the baddest cat
- in any land
- trouble shooters are
- always in demand
- and I decide
- who ta lend a hand
-
- If you want a war
- then I'm your man
- Tell me what you want
- I'll do what I can
- say it right
- an' we'll understand
- we like anyone
- who likes our brands
-
- Sorry man,
- I gotta go
- 'cause this place here
- is ready to blow
- an' the aftermath
- I don't wanna know
- to me its just
- another show
-
- Well doggone it (ha)
- yes I say
- I'm on it (uh)
- here today
- Supersonic (yuh)
- is my name
- makin' money off
- of other's pains
-
- When the dust settles
- I'm there again
- once the land
- is on the mend
- jus' waitin' to
- start it up again
- 'til everyone
- is dead or friends
-
- What rules don't break
- I'm sure ta bend
- jumpin' on ta
- the latest trend
- ridin' shock waves
- that trouble sends
- an' windin' up on top
- in the end
-
- Where I work
- don't matter no more
- 'cause the thrill is what
- I'm livin' for
- an' maybe someday
- I might score
- some brownie points
- for stoppin' a war
-
- Well doggone it (ha)
- yes I say
- I'm on it (uh)
- here today
- Supersonic (yuh)
- is my name
- livin' off of
- hate's foolish games
-
-
- We Are Truth
-
- Listen up and you might hear
- what its like to live without fear
- of the truth becoming too clear
-
- What are you, do you wanna know
- or instead would you let it go
- rather than risk lettin' it show
-
- We are truth and what we say and do
- denies us or lets us shine through
- to know ourselves by the things we do
-
- Yet lies we always tell
- to no one except ourselves
- for foolin' others only fools us as well
-
- We decide we have to hide
- and the rules we cannot abide
- sayin' silently truth has already died
-
- Yet in us the truth does live
- and more time it always gives
- to us to let us forgive
- ourselves for the things we did
-
- Tomorrow is never today
- and what we did will fade away
- unbeknownst for any to say
-
- Every moment we come near
- to letting our lives be steered
- by what we love and hold dear
-
- What you are you already know
- and it's there when you wanna grow
- by letting it always show
-
- We are truth and what we say and do
- denies us or lets us shine through
- to know ourselves by the things we do
-
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- Start life over
-
- Have you heard the word- my longtime friend
- we've got to start- life over again
- now that we're nearly- reachin' the end
- and we've little leftover- promise to spend
-
- We're under the gun- like our long lost trees
- choked by our smoke- an' droppin' like leaves
- as we change our values- to suit our needs
- decryin' destruction- but still plantin' the seeds
-
- Maybe tomorrow- we will love today
- 'cause it won't be brighter- than our yesterdays
- but now if not the will- we still have ways
- to keep life from becomin'- totally gray
-
- So go an' walk out- under the sun
- and let your cloud of doubt- come undone
- Breathe in the clear air- while it's still there
- remember it all- and remember to care
-
- So spread the word- my hopeful friend
- we've got to start- life over again
- and maybe tomorrows- won't mean the end
- of what we loved today- too much to spend
-
- We'll reseed the trees- and sweeten the breeze
- blowin' pollution away- so our kids can play
- in rivers and streams- once off limits
- to their hopes and dreams
-
- Maybe tomorrow- we'll love more than today
- shining brighter- than our yesterdays
- Maybe then- we'll be able to say
- we love each tomorrow- more than today
-
- So go an' walk out- under the sun
- an' let your cloud of doubt- come undone
- breathe in the clean air- while its still there
- remember it all- and remember to care
- remember it all- and remember to care
-
-
- A World Where It Could
-
- I see me and you together
- whether times go good or bad
- I see you and me and a baby or three
- havin' the best fun we ever had
-
- Now I'm not saying it's gonna happen
- I won't even say that it should
- but wouldn't it, wouldn't it be good
- to live in a world where it could
-
- I see peace and plenty for all
- in a world where no one is sad
- I see an end to guns and weapons shunned
- and everyone has reason to be glad
-
- I see Jews playing with Arabs
- growing up in a world without hate
- I see the best face we have to offer
- and the best life we can create
-
- I'm not saying it's gonna happen
- I won't even say that it should
- but wouldn't it, wouldn't it be good
- to live in a world where it could
-
- I see kindness to all the animals
- I see the monkeys and dolphins set free
- I see the humanness in humanity
- brighter than we thought it could be
-
- I see us in this perfect world
- and I hope you see it with me
- 'cause if never comes to pass
- at least we both thought it could be
-
- Now I'm not saying it's gonna happen
- I won't even say that it should
- but wouldn't it, wouldn't it be good
- to live in a world where it could
-
-
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- love
-
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- On Down Below
-
- We lay together
- yet we stand apart
- touching everything
- but never the heart
- keeping it distant
- keeping it smart
- yet never allowing
- the best part to start
-
- What you feel
- you don't show
- about so much
- I don't know
- Sorry I just
- can't let it go
- for I feel
- I need to know
-
- I'd never ask,
- that's not my way
- I just wait and wait
- and hope you will say
- something, anything
- to show me the way
- to get you to
- open up today
-
- What you think
- I don't need to hear
- and what we want
- is never clear
- but because I love you
- I live with the fear
- that so much of you
- I'll never be near
-
- I say its nothing
- but my heart says no
- and I pretend
- that our love can grow
- stronger yet
- ever even though
- you won't reveal
- what you feel below
-
- What I have of you
- I don't mind
- and its enough
- most of the time
- but now and then
- I need to find
- the rest of you
- I left behind
-
- I'll wait outside
- until you let me in
- and on that day
- my life will begin
- when your trust
- I finally win
- enough to know
- all you've ever been
-
-
- Together in the Heart
-
- Look into my eyes
- and tell me what you see
- a thousand other guys
- or just me
-
- Want to see them
- want to see a disguise
- or need to see past that
- to see past their lies
- to my honesty
-
- Feel my heartbeat
- hard upon my chest
- as if it seeks to escape
- from whom it has been blessed
- to find in another
- its own success
-
- Be there for me
- or just close your eyes
- lest you might soon see
- me bang my head into the wall
- for feeling my life's a lie
- thinkin' the joys I see
- aren't really mine at all
-
- Together or apart
- whether at the end
- or at the start
- we are we
- and will always be
- opposites united
- together in the heart
-
- Brushin' your hair
- back out of your face
- I savor the moment there
- and its sweet taste
-
- Holdin' back time
- like a beaver with a damn
- I gather up the past
- hopin' that what I am
- will stay in place
-
- Nothing escapes me
- yet nothing do I hold
- except the present you
- for memories of old
- die upon our lips
- as they are told
-
- Let our lips be still
- once they've done their jobs
- in letting us express
- the feelings in our breasts
- by letting us taste
- each others best
-
- Together or apart
- whether at the end
- or at the start
- we are we
- and will always be
- opposites united
- together in the heart
-
-
- Since I Went Away
-
- Missy oh mine
- you look so fine
- sitting there on a shelf
- but inside me
- I still see
- you here with me
- back when I was myself
-
- Days have past
- since I saw you last
- but it seems like years
- have taken flight
- since I held you tight
- through the night
- and soothed away your fears
-
- I didn't know how much
- I could miss you
- before I went away
- but now I find
- I'm just killing time
- praying this is just a dream
- and soon I'll awake
- to find you in my arms
- and out of harm's way
- loving one another night & day
- just for love's own sake
-
- What a fool am I
- to think that I could buy
- a better life for us apart
- when we both knew
- what parting would do
- to me and you
- and our tender hearts
-
- Let me end this now
- and let me show you how
- my world has changed without you
- as yesterday
- I just couldn't say
- what I know today,
- my life is all about you
-
- You don't know how much
- I need to kiss you
- and tell you I need to stay
- but those words
- you've never heard
- because I was too foolish to say
- those truths we feel
- as we come closer
- to sharing one another
- forgetting all the others
- between us and what is real
-
-
- Stranger in My Arms
-
- Pretty baby, lovely lady
- I'm so proud of
- the love you gave me
- but now I fear
- the end is near
- and our sure thing
- is just a maybe
-
- Where'd you go tonight
- and why oh why
- do we have to fight
- when I wanna know
- where you go
- or if I am
- still your heart's delight
-
- You feel like a stranger in my arms
- and I'm in danger from your charms
- 'cause I no longer know
- where your thoughts go
- or what you might do
-
- Questions are breakin' me
- 'cause I don't know
- where you're takin' me
- if you wanna go
- just let me know
- and free me from the jealousy
- that keeps on shakin' me
-
- Just tell me where I stand
- tell me if you're in love
- with another man
- I can't take
- the cruel heartache
- or the lies of disguise
- now gettin' outta hand
-
- You feel like a stranger in my arms
- and I'm in danger from your charms
- 'cause I no longer know
- where your thoughts go
- or what you might do
-
- Well pretty stranger in my arms
- am I in danger from your charms
- Gimme a clue
- who I'm talkin' to
- or if I love the new you
-
-
- Silent Film Movies
-
- Follow you heartbeat
- always until
- it leads you to moonbeams
- silent and still
- while wandering gypsys
- dance on the hill
- on flowering tea leaves
- they've yet to mill
-
- Run fast from heartache
- it catches you still
- bending you backwards
- breaking your will
- like silent film movies
- make quietness shrill
- echoing the nothings
- soaking up thrills
-
- Leftover romance
- perchance to dream
- seemingly sober
- over what it all means
- weaning the break
- and breaking the screen
- between heaven and heartache
- shakenly serene
-
- Savor the dance
- chance has to take
- forsaking all flavor
- to layer the cake
- and making our favor
- savor the ache
- faking the way more
- with each step we make
-
- As yesterday's hearts
- carry us still
- we're never apart from
- forgotten thrills
- in the heart of the darkness
- images fill
- in the time between
- the dead 'n the nil
-
- Play it again, please
- play it until
- all sorrow's forgotten
- and time stands still
- memories run deep
- too deep to kill
- but like silent film movies,
- practicality will
-
- Follow you heartbeat
- always until
- it leads you to moonbeams
- silent and still
- like wandering gypsys
- we dance on the hill
- on flowering tea leaves
- too bright to mill
-
- Leftover romance
- perchance to dream
- seemingly sober
- over what it all means
- weaning the break
- and breaking the screen
- between heaven and heartache
- shakenly serene
-
-
- Love's On Fire
-
- Bein' beside her
- I find I really care
- Heaven's inside her
- and no one knows it's there
- I wanna be by her
- everywhere
- 'cause her heavenly fire
- sets my soul aflare
-
- When love's on fire
- an' hearts start ta bounce
- I'm like a caged tiger
- ready to pounce
- willin' to provide her
- with every ounce
- of her favorite desire
- when it really counts
-
- When love's on fire
- the fever starts ta mount
- higher and higher
- in deeper amounts
- 'til the last pires
- are finally trounced
- by fulfilled desires
- where it really counts
-
- I'll never tire
- as long as she's there
- She's my inner fire
- fuelin' all of my cares
- makin' me aspire
- to fire her flares
- of hidden desires
- burnin' up her despairs
-
- When love's on fire
- an' hearts start ta bounce
- I'm like a caged tiger
- ready to pounce
- willin' to provide her
- with every ounce
- of her favorite desire
- when it really counts
-
- When love's on fire
- the fever starts ta mount
- higher and higher
- in deeper amounts
- 'til the last pires
- are finally trounced
- by fulfilled desires
- where it really counts
-
- All we require
- is moments to share
- free of the mire
- of earthly cares
- to let love's fire
- light up the stairs
- leading us higher
- and keeping us there
-
-
- When Push Comes to Shove
-
- The night is made for love
- beneath the stars above
- heart stoppin' crazy love
- the kind we're cravin' of
-
- Its almost too much to bear
- holding you softly there
- with moonlight in your hair
- and romance in the air
-
- Even though it's gettin' late
- and you say you'd rather wait
- I feel the hand of fate
- moving us to the gate
-
- When push comes to shove
- and its time to leave or love
- decide what you're dreamin' of
- and if you believe in love
-
- And if you believe in love
- believe we're needy of
- the need to be in love
- underneath the stars above
-
- We still are young
- our best is still unsung
- but before this night is done
- let it be second to none
-
- I feel you really care
- I feel it everywhere
- feelings I need to share
- needing you always there
-
- If you want I'll go
- I just want you to know
- that tomorrow will show
- I can take takin' it slow
-
- When push comes to shove
- and its time to leave or love
- decide what you're dreamin' of
- and if you believe in love
-
- And if you believe in love
- believe we're needy of
- the need to be in love
- underneath the stars above
-
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- death
-
-
- How to Say Goodbye
-
- As she left me she asked
- why didn't I shout or cry
- How could she know me
- yet not know
- I don't know how to say
- goodbye
-
- It's not like I've been through it
- a hundred times or more
- Anything as final as forever
- I deny to even feel
- and believe that facts will fall
- to things like before
- lastly letting our needs decide
- what is really real
-
- Yet ends have to come
- and when they do
- I'm always the one
- left last to understand
- and recognize that new
- order now at hand
-
- No one ever leaves I say
- and I never presume to lie
- I know others needs
- yet I know
- I never need to learn
- goodbye
-
- In my heart we all live
- and never die
- and though the pain is always there
- it never steals
- the desire to forever return here
- from our future lives
-
- A reunion of hopes and dreams
- I see in store
- knowing the present
- is and has been
- always a lie
- which brought us together
- here once before
- yet has not the power
- to let that feeling die
-
- The past and present
- blend in me
- and in the middle of
- the twisting swirl
- I see the traits of all of us
- in each boy and girl
-
- No one ever leaves I say
- and I never presume to lie
- I know others needs
- yet I know
- I never need to learn
- goodbye
-
-
- Commaconitch
-
- I feel us drifting away
- out on the sea of majesty
- and though I know its meant to be
- I never thought that I would see
- the day that life would set you free
-
- Commaconitch, can you hear me
- you know I loved you dearly
- Commaconitch, can you feel me
- feel the pain it took to heal me
-
- I see you up there in heaven
- an' everyday I pray
- that you are there to stay
- and I know that come someday
- you'll come to show me the way
-
- Commaconitch, can you hear me
- even though you can't come near me
- Commaconitch, can you see me
- it took me years to learn how to be me
-
- Now I wander from day to day
- livin' half in the past
- never able to meet any task
- but to die I wouldn't ask
- even though life ain't meant to last
-
- Commaconitch, can you hear me
- the thought of you will always steer me
- Commacontich, can you love me
- even though you're high above me
-
-
- Can't See the Sun
-
- The storm grows outside of my door
- a chill blows through all of my pores
- Everyone knows the tragic score,
- friends meet foes and roses galore
-
- Death has come ready to chase
- reluctant ones free from its embrace
- and what's won from this evil race
- is a peace gun aimed right at my face
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- I can't see the sun commin' out anymore
- can't see the world bein' brighter than before
- Clouds have come, I don't care what for
- truth and hope just don't live anymore
-
- I sit still alone in the dark
- and wait until I can feel some spark
- of my will to leave forth my mark
- before time stills my ever hardening heart
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- Yet I know all efforts are vain
- we come and go and all remains the same
- We overthrow tyrants in justice's name
- but tomorrow we'll all deserve the same
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- All that's won when lives we waste
- is someone takes someone else's place
- Under thumb, we'll all praise grace
- with dumb fun appeasing our foolish tastes
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- I can't see the sun commin' out anymore
- can't see the world bein' brighter than before
- Clouds have come, I don't care what for
- truth and hope just don't live anymore
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- Death Song
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- When sleepin' in my bed
- I had a vision in my head
- that my body was dead
- and my spirit had fled
-
- Well soon I found
- I could walk around
- so I went to town
- but no one could be found
-
- Well time did fly
- 'til I met this guy
- and I asked him why
- did I have to die
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- He said, "You gotta go away
- and ya gotta leave today
- I don't know where you should go
- but I know that you know the way"
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- I said thanks, that's some big help
- so I cursed him then I cursed myself
- It's good to be knowin' ya got ta be goin'
- somewhere somehow right now
-
- I looked up to the sky
- and thought, "Hell, why not try"
- so I took a deep breath, counted to ten
- jumped real high then tried to fly
-
- I was hangin' in the air thinkin' I'd make it there
- but no, it wasn't to be
- I heard the sound of my butt hit the ground
- as the world came up and hit me
-
- It was then my that my mind
- thought "This ain't a good sign,
- if I'm not goin' up and I can't hang around
- I must be goin' down
-
- Then my eyes did spy a well
- old and polluted with a terrible smell
- and I thought "Why not,
- a sewer makes a good gateway to hell!"
-
- So I broke the boards with a grin
- and quickly jumped right in
- but I had a fright when I caught a sight
- of water not fire and me not knowin' how to swim
-
- Then I was back before that guy
- who said "Boy at dyin', ya ain't too good!"
- He said, "You gotta go away
- and ya gotta leave today
- I don't know where you should go
- but I know that you know the way"
-
- I said if you please,
- turn down the sound
- and turn off the breeze
- If what you say is true
- and I'm overdue
- to be somewhere someway,
- if anyone's there
- and they really care
- they'll send someone someday
- and until then,
- I don't know when
- I'll keep doin' what I may
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- Then I went back
- to take a nap
- and revived alive to stay
- and until then,
- I don't know when
- I'll keep doin' what I may
- This ain't heaven and it ain't hell
- but it's just as well away
- 'cause if someone found
- somethin' better around
- they forgot to send 'em
- to show me the way
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