He's dead drunk asleep on the side of the road
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(No one sees him)
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Or passed out on pills in a stranger's room
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(She don't know him)
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Don't tell his sweetheart he's not coming home
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Ladies and gentlemen, this is my blood!
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Yeah, my brother's eyes are the same color as mine
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Nobody knows if I see it when he says
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"Brother look at the shape I'm in, you've got to help me out"
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Or when he says
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"There's still time left to make amends
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You're in my trust, you're in my blood
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I just need a friend."
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And, "I need fifty bucks to pay off some old debts
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(You can spare it)"
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Or, "Cover for me while I sort out some shit
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(Just this one time)"
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He lies
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When he opens his mouth the truth never comes out
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But I believe it all when my brother says
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"Oh have you seen the shape I'm in
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It's all because of you."
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And he says, "Don't even try to make amends
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You're in my thoughts, you're in my blood
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Even in my dreams."
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He sleeps through the night
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Everything is alright
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And his teeth are all white
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And his face fits the type
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Everything he says is true
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His girlfriend, she loves him too
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But his head starts to hurt and his tie isn't straight
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He goes to work early and gets home so late
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Lies down in his room
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(Go to bed she'll be home soon)
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But he wakes with a start and she isn't in bed
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So he flies down the stairs past that guy from that band
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(Was he wearing her perfume?)
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It's all because of you when the mirror says
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"Just look at the shape that you're in
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I offer you no forgiveness, not even in my dreams"
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And the mirror says
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"It's far too late to make amends
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You've got nowhere left to run."
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When the mirror breaks I know which side you're on
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I know which side you're on
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I know which side you're on
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(I know which side you're on)
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He sleeps through the night
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Everything is alright
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And you're teeth are all white
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And you're face fits the type
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Everything,everything, everything
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Everything you say is true
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Nothing is real
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Am I?
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Am I?
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Am I on the same side?
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Ladies And Gentlemen: My Brother, The Failure
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