Times were so tough, but not as tough as they are now,
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We were so close and nothing came between us - and the world -
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No personal situations.
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Thick as thieves us, we'd stick together for all time,
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and we meant it but it turns out just for a while,
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we stole - the friendship that bound us together -
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We stole from the schools and their libraries,
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We stole from the drugs that sent us to sleep,
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We stole from the drink that made us sick,
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We stole anything that we couldn't keep,
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And it was enough - we didn't have to spoil anything,
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And always be as thick as thieves.
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Like a perfect stranger - you came into my life,
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Then like the perfect lone ranger - you rode away - rode away,
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rode away - rode away.
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We stole the love from young girls in ivory towers,
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We stole autumn leaves and summer showers,
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We stole the silent wind that says you are free,
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We stole everything that we could see,
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But it wasn't enough - and now we've gone and spoiled everthing,
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Now we're no longer as thick as thieves.
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You came into my life -
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Then like a perfect stranger you walked away - walked away -
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walked away - walked away.
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Thick as thieves us - we'd stick together for all time,
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and we meant it but it turns out just for awhile,
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we stole the friendship that bound us together.
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We stole the burning sun in the open sky,
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We stole the twinkling stars in the black night,
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We stole the green belt fields that made us believe,
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We stole everything that we could see.
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But something came along that changes our minds,
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I don't know what and I don't know why,
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But we seemed to grow up in a flash of time,
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While we watched our ideals helplessly unwind.
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No - we're no longer as thick as thieves - no,
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We're not as thick as we used to be - no,
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We're no longer as thick as thieves - no,
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We're not as thick as we used to be -
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no it wasn't enough - and we've gone and spoiled everything
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Now we're no longer as thick as thieves.
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THICK AS THIEVES
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The Jam |