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George died in the fifth grade |
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No one ever knew why |
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He was out selling lemonade |
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On the Fourth of July and he died |
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Sister Claire said that he was An angel on earth |
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She stood there and she told us |
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She had clearly rehearsed every verse |
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Of the lies that tie you down |
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I've forgotten my first love |
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I haven't seen her since when |
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There's a bum on the corner |
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He thinks that I'm his best friend, we pretend |
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He says the rapture is anyday |
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That's when God's coming around |
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Although perhaps he should stay away |
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They'll run him right out of town, like a clown Chorus: |
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With the lies that tie you down |
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There are times when a man feels |
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That it's him against the world |
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There are times when a man steals |
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From the love of his girl |
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There are days when a beast dies |
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Long before the gun |
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And there are days when a crow flies |
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Straight into the sun, to be done |
