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Lately I been wastin' this hard, hard life |
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Seems like nothin' ever turns out right |
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The day's too short, the nights too long |
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Meet you in the middle if it turns out wrong, hey |
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Johnny got a job but it ain't no good |
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Nickels and dimes you know he never could |
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Seem to make it clean, |
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I'm tellin' you |
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When the devil got your soul, there ain't much you can do |
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Now he prays for a light in the dark |
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To lift 'em on up(Lift 'em on up ) |
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An' he swears with his hand on his heart |
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To lift 'em on up(Lift 'em on up ) |
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You can tear the night down and turn it inside out |
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Johnny looks around but all he sees |
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Is a tired old city livin' on its knees |
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Blue jean faces, fadin' fast |
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Backs are breaking but the hard times last |
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Now he prays for a light in the dark |
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To lift 'em on up(Lift 'em on up ) |
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An' he swears with his hand on his heart |
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To lift 'em on up(Lift 'em on up ) |
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You can tear the night down and turn it inside out |
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You can tear the night down |
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Yesterdays, |
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Johnny(Johnny, Johnny) |
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Johnny and me used to have a dream |
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If you ran real fast, it'd set you free |
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So we kept on running, but our legs got tired |
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And the dream just kinda faded when the spirit died, hey |
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Lift 'em on up |
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Lift 'em on up |
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Now he prays for a light in the dark |
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To lift 'em on up(Lift 'em on up ) |
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An' he swears with his hand on his heart |
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To lift 'em on up(Lift 'em on up ) |
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You can tear the night down, you can tear the night down |
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You can tear the night down and turn it inside out |
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Lift 'em on up |
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Lift 'em on up |
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Lift 'em on up |
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Lift 'em on up |