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You can brace yourself for it
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Bm7 D G C
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but never ignore it away got to go stop
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E A
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There are hints of forgiveness
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You can stand as your witness but they will let you drop
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D C
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And they don't even see the betrayal
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D C
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That you trip on the light rail
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And you feel you owe too much to even ask
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What a thankless task
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They all want you to call them
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The hint from the dare wouldn't dare solid real
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They all want to be near you
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Hoping something will rub off that they can touch feel
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And you don't even know what they say
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You just hope that it comes in your hair
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And it makes you want to just look back and laugh
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Push buttons and pull pumps
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But don't know what comes out in the end
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And it never stops there's always a price on your head
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Where in the world will it end?
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Will they ever let it drop?
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And you don't even see the betrayal
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As you trip on the light rail
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And you feel you owe too much to even ask
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REPEATS AND FADES
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| Graham Parker |
