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hear the trucks on the highwayand the ticking of the clockthere's a ghost of a moon in the afternoonbullet holes in the mailboxbullet holes in the mailboxkey holes in my mindtoo long in the wastelandtoo long in the wasteland |
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I've fallen behindshe said why don't you come see mewhen the sun goes downit'll be just like the old dayswhen |
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I used to let you hang aroundwell |
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I don't know |
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I might not speak the language anymoretoo long in the wastelandtoo long in the wastelandwill close some doorsthe people in the villagewatch their children playat the sight of a strangerthey call the kids awayjust leave that man alone |
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I hear the mother sayhe's beentoo long in the wastelandtoo long in the wasteland's what made him that waywell, |
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I hadn't intendedto bend the rulesbut whiskey don't make liarsit just makes foolsso |
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I didn't mean to say itbut |
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I meant what |
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I saidtoo long in the wastelandtoo long in the wastelandmust've gone to my headjet trail in the sunseta long way awaycutting 'cross the horizonat the edge of the dayand it calls |
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Jimmycome fly awaybut |
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I've beentoo long in the wastelandtoo long in the wasteland |
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I believe |
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I'll have to stayyeah, |
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I've beentoo long in the wastelandtoo long in the wasteland |
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I believe |
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I'll have to stay |