Written by Joan Osborne
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From Mr. Wrong Soundtrack
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I take my baby to the cornfield
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I lay him down between the rows
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I ask him if he really loves me
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He tells me only heaven knows
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If I owned a TV station
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This is the message I would send:
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A hundred strenuous acquaintances can't meet the loss of one true friend
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Give me his old Montana jacket
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His favorite shirt is Panama
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And I can tell you where he's buried
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Tell you the last thing that he saw, saw...
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I am the keeper of your fetish
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There is so much that you don't know
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You're gonna drown in your own bathtub
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You're gonna miss me when I go
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If I owned that big transmitter
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This is the message I would send:
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A hundred strenuous acquaintances can't meet the loss of one true friend
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And on the mornings after parties
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I pick the bottles from the floor
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I open every single window
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I cough until my ribs are sore
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Callin' out to all you vampires,
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"I got molasses in my veins!
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I think it's time I should be leavin'
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And you can fight for my remains!"
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For every word on every paper
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For every dollar you will spend
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A strenuous acquaintances can't meet the loss of one true friend
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The loss of one true friend
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Strenuous Acquaintances
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| Joan Osborne |
