The Past

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[00:12.43]	And I sing songs about the past:
[00:18.55]	How I was raised and how I was thrown out on my ass
[00:23.86]	'Cause I didn't care 'bout goin' to school.
[00:35.99]	And I saw the look in her eyes,
[00:42.30]	My mother nearly cried when I told her I wanted to go-
[00:53.12]	Just to prove them wrong.
[00:59.43]	I've been smokin' cigarettes since I was only 14,
[01:05.49]	Just to find an escape from this town that was so mean to me.
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[01:24.50]	And I sing songs about the friends:
[01:30.07]	The way we grew up, and all the loose ends.
[01:35.75]	We used to laugh... 'cause we didn't give a damn.
[01:48.50]	And I saw the look in my brother's eyes
[01:54.26]	When I told him I was leaving, he couldn't help but despise me-
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[02:04.04]	He's wanted out his whole life.
[02:11.54]	I've been smokin' the green since I was merely 16,
[02:17.47]	Just to find an escape from this town that was so mean to me.
[02:25.10]	.
[02:35.22]	And I sing songs about the past...
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[03:15.43]	I plea for relief.
[03:18.37]	This town won't receive
[03:21.18]	All the things that I want, the things that I need.
[03:27.56]	And I'll beg and I'll beg-
[03:30.24]	I'm down on my knees.
[03:33.43]	Momma, oh momma,
[03:36.56]	Let me please leave.
[03:39.45]	I plea for relief.
[03:42.26]	This town won't receive
[03:44.89]	All the things that I want, the things that I need.
[03:50.95]	And all I ever wanted was love.
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