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In these days of changing ways
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so called liberated days
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a story comes to mind of a friend of mine
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Georgie boy was gay I guess
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nothin' more or nothin' less
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the kindest guy I ever knew
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His mother's tears fell in vain
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the afternoon George tried to explain
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that he needed love like all the rest
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Pa said there must be a mistake
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how can my son not be straight
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after all I've said and done for him
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Leavin' home on a Greyhound bus
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cast out by the ones he loves
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A victim of these gay days it seems
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Georgie went to New York town
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where he quickly settled down
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and soon became the toast of the great white way
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Accepted by Manhattan's elite
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in all the places that were chic
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No party was complete without George
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Along the boulevards he'd cruise
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and all the old queens blew a fuse
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Everybody loved Georgie boy
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The last time I saw George alive
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was in the summer of seventy-five
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he said he was in love I said I'm pleased
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George attended the opening night
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of another Broadway hype
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but split before the final curtain fell
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Deciding to take a short cut home
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arm in arm they meant no wrong
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A gentle breeze blew down Fifth Avenue
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Out of a darkened side street came
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a New Jersey gang with just one aim
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to roll some innocent passer-by
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There ensued a fearful fight
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screams rang out in the night
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Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone
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A leather kid, a switchblade knife
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He did not intend to take his life
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He just pushed his luck a little too far that night
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The sight of blood dispersed the gang
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A crowd gathered, the police came
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An ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-third and Third
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Georgie's life ended there
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but I ask who really cares
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George once said to me and I quote
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He said "Never wait or hesitate
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Get in kid, before it's too late
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You may never get another chance
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'Cos youth a mask but it don't last
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live it long and live it fast"
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Georgie was a friend of mine
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Oh Georgie stay, don't go away
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Georgie please stay you take our breath away
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Oh Georgie stay, don't go away
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Georgie please stay you take our breath away
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Oh Georgie stay, don't go away
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Georgie, Georgie please stay you take our breath away
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Oh Georgie stay
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THE KILLING OF GEORGIE
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| Rod Stewart |
