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If You Be Wise
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See her candle,
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Waver in the window of her summer night.
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Lying on the breeze,
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She tries to fall asleep.
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Flights of fancy,
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Dancing through her memories like Arabian Nights.
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He is riding on his wings of fire,
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And flies away.
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She can still hear him say.
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If you'll be wise,
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If you'll be smart,
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Don't let a travelin' man take your heart.
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Take my advice,
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Don't let it start,
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You'll think you're different from the rest.
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You'll try to do your part,
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Until he breaks your heart.
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Lunch for the lonely,
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Looking at picture postcards of someone else's scene.
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Somehow they don't seem real,
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The sea's too green.
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Somebody calls her,
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Giving out information,
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About the boy on the moon.
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Suddenly it's all too much,
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To be told,
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What she already knows.
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If you'll be wise,
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If you'll be smart,
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Don't let a travelin' man take your heart.
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Take my advice,
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Don't let it start,
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'Cause you've been told too many times.
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(Instrumental)
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If you'll be wise,
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If you'll be smart,
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Don't let a travelin' man take your heart.
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Take my advice,
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Don't let it start,
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'Cause you've been told too many times.
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If you'll be wise,
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If you'll be smart,
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Don't let a travelin' man take your heart.
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Take my advice,
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Don't let it start,
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'Cause when he comes and needs a friend,
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He'll do it all again.
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Better be smart,
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He's breakin' your heart,
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Find you another lover.
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Better be wise,
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And open your eyes,
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This time.
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If You Be Wise
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| Kenny Loggins |
