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By Yoko Ono
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WE WERE WAITING FOR PETER, THE DEALER,
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HE COMES IN THE EVENING WHEN WE'RE FUSSING IN BED.
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HE SAYS, "GOOD MORNING, HERE'S YOUR BREAKFAST",
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AND GIVE US PLATES OF STONE.
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TAKE A PINTA BLOOD EACH FROM US TO GIVE TO THE POOR.
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WE COUNT THE WINDOWS IN THE CITIES AND TELL EACH OTHER,
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YES, LIFE IS A HELLUVA LOT OF WAITING TIME.
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OUR MINDS ARE OBJECTS OF CONSTIPATION,
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OUR BODIES ARE SUBJECT TO DISSIPATION.
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SO KEEP YOUR INTENTIONS IN A CLEAR BOTTLE
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AND LEAVE IT IN THE CUPBOARD WHEN YOU'RE OUT.
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WE WERE WAITING FOR PETER, THE WHEELER,
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HE COMES IN THE MORNING WHEN WE'RE FAST ASLEEP.
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GIVES US A TRIP THAT'S SPENDING HUNDRED YEARS IN A DAY,
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AND TAKES A BONE EACH FROM US TO GIVE TO THE DOGS.
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WE COUNT THE WRINKLES ON THE GLOBE AND TELL EACH OTHER,
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YES, LIFE IS A HELLUVA LOT OF WAITING TIME.
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OUR MINDS ARE OBJECTS OF CONSTIPATION,
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OUR BODIES ARE SUBJECT TO DISSIPATION.
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SO KEEP YOUR INTENTIONS IN A CLEAR BOTTLE
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AND LEAVE IT ON THE SHELF WHEN YOU RAP.
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WE WERE WAITING FOR PETER, THE BLOWER,
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HE COMES IN WHEN WE'RE FIXING SNOW ON ROCK.
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GIVES US ORANGE JUICE LACED WITH SUNSHINE AND SPRING,
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AND TAKES A HEART EACH FROM US TO GIVE TO THE WORLD.
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WE COUNT THE MEMORIES THAT ARE LOST AND TELL EACH OTHER,
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YES, LIFE IS A HELLUVA LOT OF WAITING TIME.
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OUR MINDS ARE OBJECTS OF CONSTIPATION,
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OUR BODIES ARE SUBJECT TO DISSIPATION.
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SO KEEP YOUR INTENTIONS IN A CLEAR BOTTLE
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THROW IT IN THE OCEAN WHEN YOU GO.
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WE WERE WAITING FOR PETER, THE WEAVER,
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HE COMES IN A FLASH WHEN WE'RE WIDE AWAKE.
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SAYS THE WORLD CAN'T GIVE US ANSWERS
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'CAUSE IT'S STUTTERING IN ITS MIND.
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TAKES A HEAD EACH OFF US TO GIVE US SOME PEACE.
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WE COUNT THE LIGHTS IN THE UNIVERSE AND TELL EACH OTHER,
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YES, LIFE IS A HELLUVA LOT OF WAITING TIME.
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PETER THE DEALER
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John Lennon |