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I swear I heard a bird |
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Calling high in the chestnut trees |
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The sun was so bright |
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That bird I couldn't see |
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No matter where I stood |
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I couldn't see beak or wing |
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Just burning, blinding leaves |
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Still and silent trees |
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Were you with me then, my friend? |
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Are you with me now? |
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Were you with me then, my friend? |
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Are you with me now? |
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When that cement truck |
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The mixer turning slow |
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Drove right past me |
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Dripping in the road |
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That swollen body |
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Spinning in circles |
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I stopped and watched it roll |
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Roll and groan |
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Were you with me then, my friend? |
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Are you with me now? |
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Were you with me then, my friend? |
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Are you with me now? |
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When I swam alone at night |
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Late summer dusk |
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The air so warm and still |
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The water wide and dark |
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Something brushed against me |
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I splashed and kicked in fright |
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Such cold hands upon me |
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Underwater vines |
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Were you with me then, my friend? |
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Are you with me now? |
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Were you with me then, my friend? |
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Are you with me now? |