Lying in the park,
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On a beautiful day.
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Sunshine in the grass,
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And the children play.
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Sirens passin,
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Fire engine red.
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Someone¡¯s house is burning down,
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On a day like this.
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The evening comes,
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And we¡¯re hanging out,
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On the front step and a car goes by,
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With the windows rolled down.
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And that War song is playing ¡°Why can¡¯t we be friends?¡±
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Someone is screaming and crying in the apartment upstairs.
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Funny the way it is.
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If you think about it.
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Somebody¡¯s going hungry,
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And someone else is eating out.
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Funny the way it is.
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Not right or wrong.
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Somebody¡¯s heart is broken,
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And it becomes your favorite song.
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The way her mouth feels in a lover¡¯s kiss.
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Like a pretty bird on the breeze,
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Or water to a fish.
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The bomb blast brings a building crashing to the floor.
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Hear the laughter,
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While the children play war.
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Funny the way it is.
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If you think about it
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One kid walks ten miles to school,
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Another¡¯s droppin¡¯ out.
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Funny the way it is.
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Not right or wrong.
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On a soldier¡¯s last breath,
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His baby's being born.
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Standing on a bridge.
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Watch the water passing underneath,
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It must have been much harder,
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When there was no bridge, just water.
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Now the world is small,
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Compared to how it used to be,
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With mountains and oceans,
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And winters and rivers and stars.
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There¡¯s the sky,
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The jet plane so far out of my reach.
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Is there someone up there looking down on me?
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A boy chase a bird,
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So close but every time,
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He never catch her,
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But he can¡¯t stop trying.
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Funny the way it is.
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If you think about it
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One kid walks ten miles to school,
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Another¡¯s droppin¡¯ out.
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Funny the way it is.
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Not right or wrong.
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On a soldier¡¯s last breath,
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His baby's being born.
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Funny the way it is.
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Not right or wrong.
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Somebody¡¯s broken heart,
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Becomes your favorite song.
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Funny the way it is.
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If you think about it.
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One kid walks ten miles to school,
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Another¡¯s droppin¡¯ out.
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Standing on a bridge.
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Watch the water passing underneath,
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It must have been much harder,
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When there was no bridge, just water.
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Now the world is small,
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Compared to how it used to be,
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With mountains and oceans,
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And winters and rivers and stars.
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Funny The Way It Is
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| Dave Matthews Band and Dave Matthews |
