I was lying on the inside
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All snuggled safe and warm
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Now I'm crying on the outside 'cuz all my keys won't fit the door
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I'd survive in sunny weather
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A little rainfall now and then
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But I can't abide this endless desert storm of dry bones, sand, and wind
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And so I say, I don't know why, I don't know why
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The years go down, the years turn 'round
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And now it's comin' down it's comin' down again
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Was I ever on the inside?
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Time was on my side for so long
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'Til it said so long to me
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Then it fled and left for dead this dying body on some dead man's property
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Did I fall down on the first round?
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Will I get up for the last?
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Too many choices wrong and oh so long forgotten buried deep inside my little shallow past
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What can I say?
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I don't know why, I don't know why
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(deep water stranded high and dry)
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The years go down, the years turn 'round
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And now it's comin' down it's comin' 'round again
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I looked happy on the outside
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To the world, to the world, say it again
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The years go down, the years turn 'round
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And now it's comin' down it's comin' down again
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I was happy on the outside
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To the world, to the world, to the world
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I realize I'm outside
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Every day, every night
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Will I ever get it right?
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I realize You're inside
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.You and me, could it be
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I'm set free
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I realize I'm outside
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Clinging to the past
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My world is dying and I keep on crying watching every precious day go
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right on past
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And so I say
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I don't know why, I don't know why
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Everybody has to die
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The years go down, the years turn 'round
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And it's comin' down, comin' down 'til everybody's in the ground
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Are you happy on the inside?
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To the world, to the world, say it again
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The years go down, the years turn 'round
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And it's comin' down, comin' down 'til everybody's in the ground
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Are you happy on the inside?
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The Years Go Down
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| The 77s |
