1. I′d like to try throwing the I-Ching
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I′d like to try someone analyzing my writing
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I′d like to see what′s written on the crystal stones
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And see what happens if I put on my turban and start throwing bones
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Maybe I′ll be a gopher getting bagels for the U.N.
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Maybe I′ll cruise bars in futile search of perfect 10′s
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And maybe I′ll be the legendary scandal-ridden pol
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Keeping up my solid citizen front when I′m really just bought and sold
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-- Mirror, mirror on the wall
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Palm readings and crystal balls
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It′s obvious for all to see
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How uncertain it will be
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Handwriting and dice rolls
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I-Ching and crystal stones
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Tea leaves and astrology
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Get someone to interpret your dreams
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Still I don′t know where we′ll be
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Will you take this ride with me
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2. Maybe I′ll be a doctor, ophthalmologist checking out eyes
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Maybe I′ll get a job making little skinny curly fries
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I might feel important as a security guard
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And I′d love to lean on you when times get too hard
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Maybe I′ll be the overweight ex-jock chasing skirts
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Telling my old stories, you know the older you get the better you were
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You could be my right hand, tell me when I′m a joke
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And maybe there′ll be sometimes when we feel like we′re not just
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blowing smoke
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-- Mirror, mirror on the wall
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Palm readings and crystal balls
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It′s obvious for all to see
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How uncertain it will be
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Handwriting and dice rolls
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I-Ching and crystal stones
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Tea leaves and astrology
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Get someone to interpret your dreams
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Still I don′t know where we′ll be
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But will you take this ride with me
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3. Maybe I′ll invent the nuclear magnetic resonance stomp
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Or create a synthetic hue for you or maybe chemical breakthroughs
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Take a map of the genome and give directions to a friend
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Or develop a crumb-crisp coating for new cake and ice cream blend
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-- Mirror, mirror on the wall
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Palm readings and crystal balls
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It′s obvious for all to see
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How uncertain it will be
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Fortune tellers and mirrored walls
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Tarot cards and ouijia boards
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Tea leaves and astrology
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Why don′t you come and lay with me
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Still I wonder where we′ll be
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Will you take this ride
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Will you take this ride with me
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Mirror On The Wall
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| Bruce Hornsby |
