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Rudy lives on the borderline Rudy |
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Between civilization and basic survival |
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And the summertime treats him fairly well |
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But the wintertime is a dirty cold rival. |
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It's wintertime now in Georgetown, |
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The streets come alive with the Christmas light |
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And Rudy sleeps on a warm air grate, Rudy |
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With a newspaper blanket on December nights. |
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Deck the halls, |
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Rudolph the red-nosed wino |
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Knows it's Christmas time. |
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Jingle Bells and Christmas shoppers. |
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Dashing through the snow. |
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God rest ye merry gentlemen |
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Who've found it in your hearts |
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To flip Rudy a thin |
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And I'll be home for Christmas, |
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But this man has no place to go. |
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Christmas has a meaning at all, |
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The people of greed and incredible waste, |
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They seek the deeper meaning |
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In the shopping mall,In a yuletide spirit |
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Of impatience and hate. |
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Rudy is a patient man, Rudy |
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Who tries to see the beauty in everything. |
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Yes, and not a very demanding soul, |
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Whose only wish is to live until the Spring. |
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Nobody knows the reasons why |
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Things turn out like the way they do. |
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And there ain't no one to tell you the reasons why |
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There's fortunate folks like me and you. |
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Rudy must have people somewhere, |
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Who wonder what became of the man. |
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And Rudy must wonder the same damn thing |
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As the crowd passes by and he sticks out his hand. |
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Deck the halls, |
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Rudolph the red-nosed wino |
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Knows it's Christmas time. |
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Jingle Bells and Christmas shoppers. |
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Dashing through the snow. |
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God rest ye merry gentlemen |
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Who've found it in your hearts |
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To flip Rudy a thin |
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And I'll be home for Christmas, |
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But this man has no place to go. |
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Rudy died on the borderline, Rudy |
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Of a civilized world on Christmas Eve. |
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You know the shoppers shopped, |
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And the temperatures dropped, |
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On a man whose absence won't be grieved. |
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Peace on the soul of the cop |
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Who found him dead in a booth Rudy |
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With his hand frozen to a telephone. |
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You know, I think I know |
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Who he had on the line, |
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And Rudy won't spend this Christmas alone. Rudy |
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Deck the halls, |
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Rudolph the red-nosed wino |
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Knows it's Christmas time. |
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Jingle Bells and Christmas shoppers. |
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Dashing through the snow. |
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God rest ye merry gentlemen |
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Who've found it in your hearts |
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To flip Rudy a thin |
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And I'll be home for Christmas, |
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And this year, Rudy gets to go. |
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Yeah, I'll be home for Christmas. |
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And this year, Rudy gets to go. |