see the father's barn burning
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watch as the flames
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illuminate the sky
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see the boy who set the fire
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watch the barn burning
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in his eyes in his eyes
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hear the cattle calling out
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into the night
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they crowd against the fence
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until it breaks
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and as it breaks
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the arson shakes
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know that it's life
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and nothing more
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see the boy obey the father
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stuffing the crying
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kittens in a sack
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hear the father curse the boy
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and whip him with a switch
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across the back across the back
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see them standing on
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the bridge at twilight
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they tie it to a rock
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and let it go
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and through the tears
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it disappears
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and now he knows
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it's life and nothing more
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and through the tears
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it disappears
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the path is cut the way is clear
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it's up the stairs
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and through the door
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he finds the matches in a drawer
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into the barn he lights the hay
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it catches quick
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can't find his way
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through the burning ash
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and blinding smoke
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he stumbles and begins to choke
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a just reward a settled score
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and now he knows
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it's life and nothing more
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The Big E
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| Ass Ponys |
