I climbed the hill, lay in the grass
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A little dark-eyes girl drifted past
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She said, "All the best has come, it could not last
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And the worst is has come true"
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Her hands were small and fluttered up
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A lamb amongst the buttercups
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I pulled on my coat and buttoned it up
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For the worst it had come true
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Sail away, sail away
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To a place where your troubles can't follow
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Sail away, sail away
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Save all your tears for tomorrow
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The fins of the city moved toward us
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And the swallows swooped and the starlings warned us
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And the peril in everything is assured us
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That the worst it had come true
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And all my sorrows made their bed beside me
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The shame, the disgrace and the brutality
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And she whispered then, "Let laughter flee
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For the worst it has come true"
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Dry your tears, forget why we're here
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Leave all your sorrows behind you
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Never lose heart, all things must pass
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To a place where your troubles can't find you
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She came beside me, amongst my coat
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Her breath was warm against my throat
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We clung to each other so very close
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For the worst it had come true
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Sail away, sail away
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To a place where your heart will not shame you
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Take my hand, through this night without end
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For the worst it has come to claim you
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Sail away, sail away
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To a place where no one can betray you
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Take my hand, through this night without end
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For the worst it has come to claim you
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Sail Away
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
