It was our third time in new york
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It was your fourth time in new york
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We were fifth and sixth on the bill
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We talk a little about our bands
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Talk a little of our future plans
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It's not like we were best friends... Why? What'd you do?
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That number scheme comes back to me
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In times beyond our heartbeat
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We hung around 'til the final band
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Called "Escape is at Hand for the Travellin' Man"
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You yelled in my ear "This music speaks to me!"
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They launched into "Lonely From Rock 'n Roll"
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Followed by "They Checked Out an Hour Ago"
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Closing with "All Desires Turn Concrete"
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Those melodies come back to me
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At times beyond our heartbeat
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I guess I'm too slow, yes I'm too, yes I'm too slow
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But you said "Anytime of the day was fine"
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You said "Anytime of the night was also fine"
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I walked through your revolving door
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Got no answer on the seventh floor
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Elevator gave a low moan
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The pigeons sagged the wire with their weight
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Listening to the singing chambermaid
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She sang "They Checked Out an Hour Ago"... with a chuckle
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Those melodies come back to me
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In times beyond our heartbeat
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I guess I'm too slow, yes I'm too, yes I'm too slow
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But you said "Anytime of the day was fine"
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You said "Anytime of the night was also fine"
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Our heartbeat, our heartbeat, our heartbeat
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Long conversation idle chit-chat
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Maybe dive in or maybe hang back
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Idle conversation or idle chit-chat
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Maybe dive in or maybe hang back
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Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin' Man
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| Tragically Hip |