The year is two thousand & two
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I'm doing exactly what I wanted to
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And baby I don't even think about you anymore
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Just thought IĄ¯d drop you a line
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And let you know I was doing fine
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Cause baby it's been a long long time
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Since you walked out my door
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It took me some time I must confess
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For a while there I was feeling less than my best
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Had to get out of town so I headed out west
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Ended up in Seattle
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I thought IĄ¯d start a brand new band
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Thought I might call it Lonelyland
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Things got a little out of hand
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Ended up hooked on heroin
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So I ended up moving back over to Germany
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Living with the folks baggin' groceries
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But the time I had was mostly free
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Spent most of it drinking
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I got myself in a jam or two
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Guess it's what I had to do
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But late at night IĄ¯d still think of you
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Felt like I was drowning
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'Til I met this girl at a discotheque
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She was a dancer, baby, but not what you'd expect
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She taught ballet and she was half-Czech half Chinese
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But after she decided not to have the baby
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Said she might move back to the mainland maybe
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By then I didn't really care I was half drunk, half crazy
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I got arrested but never convicted
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My parents eventually had me evicted
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Tried your number it had been disconnected
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Guess I shouldĄ¯ve known
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I heard you got married and you moved away
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I called your folks but where they would not say
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Said it's probably better that way so I just let it be
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I moved back to Austin 'bout a year ago
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Drive a schoolbus I don't drink no more
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I go out every once in a while and see a show but mostly I just watch TV
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So I don't know where IĄ¯m gonna send this letter
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Doubt things are ever gonna get much better
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It seems like life's one big whatever anyway
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I just thought IĄ¯d drop you a line
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Lie and say I was doing fine
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'Cause baby it's been a long long time
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Since you walked out my door
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2002
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| Bob Schneider |
