I stood at the kerb trying not to disturb
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The dark carnival crew and a glittering voice
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Far off there said, "Rejoice"
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"As the casualties are but few"
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Going to tell you now
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Before I forget myself
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I could let you loose
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But the key won't undo the lock
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And the face of the clock
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Seemed to merrily mock
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These five minutes with you
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Mi padre sabia
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Y me lo susurro
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Vete a Montevideo y esperame ahi
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Por donde empezar?
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Escuchando siempre estan
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Por cinco minutos o mas
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Si te atreves
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La sirenas lamentan
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La plaga que encuentran
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Las balas caen
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Y te haran desaparecer
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El faro oscurece hay poca esperanza
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Cinco minutos con vos
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[English Version:]
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My father would know
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So he whispered it low
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"Go to Montevideo and wait for me there"
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How can I begin?
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They're always listening in
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For five minutes or more if you dare
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Now the sirens wail
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There is a fever in the winding sheets
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And the bullets hail
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And they pull you right off the streets
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Our chances are slim but the searchlights will dim in five minutes for you
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The propeller was droning, I woke up alone
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They opened the door and they threw me through
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And down I went down, like the twist of a screw
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Down into the silver, above me the blue
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And you stood there waiting but you never knew
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Five Minutes With You
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They can scatter the earth and find nothing of worth
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Wipe out those years of triangular tears
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The colours will fly
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And the wild wind will cry I'm strapped to that mast
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Knowing they wouldn't last for
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Five Minutes With You
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Cinco Minutos Con Vos
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| Elvis Costello |
