Joseph was a good man though he killed his wife
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His hungry little children, he took their lives
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This was the end of a desperate man
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With only love in his eyes, no evil hands.
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He was standing at the sky's edge
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And out there who knows what he's thinking,
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He was sliding down the razor's edge
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And watched his life slowly sinking,
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Away, away.
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Mary was a troubled girl, she stole to eat
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She had to sell her body to put shoes on her feet
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Stole a car and tried to get away
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Now all she hears is the rain on the roof
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At sky's edge jail.
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She was standing at the sky's edge
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And out there who knows what she's thinking
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She was sliding down the razor's edge
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And watched her life slowly sinking.
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Away, away.
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They were standing at the sky's edge,
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And out there who knows what they're thinking.
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They were sliding down the razor's edge
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And watched their lives slowly sinking,
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Away, away, away, away, away.
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Jacob was misguided, he carried a blade,
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So much fear in the city it carried him away.
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Young men were fighting and loosing their lives
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At night as the screech howls in the trees watch
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Young men die.
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They were standing at the sky's edge,
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And out there who knows what they're thinking.
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They were sliding down the razor's edge,
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And watched their lives slowly sinking,
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They were standing at the sky's edge,
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And out there there's dangerous thinking,
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They were standing at the mirror's edge,
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And watched their lives slowly sinking,
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Away, away, away, away, away.
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Standing At The Sky's Edge
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Richard Hawley |