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I saw the last of the brightly colored birds |
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check out of maine for the other world. |
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and you ask me how much longer we have to stay here. |
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but I'm not at liberty to say. |
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and what flowers there were around kingston are blue. |
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I ripped them up from the dry soil and draped them over you. |
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we saw the last of the bright colored birds coming home. |
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I saw you address them through your megaphone. |
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and you asked me when we were leaving. |
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well, it's any day now. |
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and what flowers there were around trenchtown were red. |
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I stole them from the hands of children. |
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I braided them around your head. |