"Who's that on the telephone"
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The fisherman said
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"Looks like a writer"
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She turned her head
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"Could be, we'll see"
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Ma ring replied
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"There were rumors when he came"
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And as the evening fell
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Around the old hotel
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The stranger left his dial-tone
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His place was gone
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In the game
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"He's down from the city
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And he's here to think.
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He pays his money"
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She got another drink
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"Who knows, his book
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Is closed to you and I
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We may never know his name"
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The music drifted down
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The same repeated sound
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"If Nat King Cole
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Can save his sole
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He'll find his peace"
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The fisherman eased his frame
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"If I was asked
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Just who's to blame
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To read his past
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I'd have to say
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She's a woman..."
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When all your cards are done
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Just leave your share
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And make your run
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They'll burn your contacts down
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Plans on fire
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You know they've won
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Just turn and walk away
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And start again, a brand new day
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In lonliness their aim will turn
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Against themselves
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For one more play
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In the game
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The Game
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Cold Chisel |