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till death do us apart, and it did |
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come sudden like clouds, and it hid my sun, |
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my truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead |
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on our lives we nourished |
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and the days we cherished as kids |
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we let them whizz on by, but when I rewind |
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your smile is the only thing that comes to mind |
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your smile is the only thing that shines |
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now I hit this stage in honor of you, |
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how's the other side, I bet it's a splendid view |
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no more stress for rent, or to make ends |
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collide in a cocktail, shame with envy |
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I can hide behind lens that block the UV |
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looking in from the outside the bowl is murky |
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the toll for the bridge is rising |
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weatherman says storm, city hall is burning |
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same ol' chaos, gotta shut my cell like I'm waiting to take off |
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on the runway, scoping out the window |
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the moisture covers the sight though |
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telling myself it's just another day in the life of a starving artist |
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trying to paint a dream you woke from, |
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chasing the departed |
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we used to hang by the banks to see who can skip a stone the farthest |
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what I thought was a stream is now an ocean |
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no such thing as an extreme to show devotion |
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to your craft, which I didn't know the half |
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tried to knock down your door and caught the backdraft |
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and a whiplash, all in reverse |
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then I finally stood up and said, we reserve the right to serve anyone |
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and on the same note you deserve the best of the most fun |
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by the way I got your letter, you said you were fed up |
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well I second that and I reckon that you tried |
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so I don't place a blame that you took the fifth, |
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and the first flight out of town, into the mist |
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till death do us apart and it did |
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come sudden like clouds and it hid my sun, |
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your truth heavier than imagined, a lid die-cast in lead |
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on our lives we nourished |
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and the days we cherished as kids |
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we let 'em whizz on by, but when I rewind |
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your smile is the only thing that comes to mind |
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your smile is the only thing that shines |
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your smile is the only thing that comes to mind |
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your smile is the only thing that shines |
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whether a tree lives to see the end of centuries |
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or a random hand picks it instantly |
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life is art, a miracle for all to believe, |
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I must tell you that you lived beautifully |
