Well I'm tired of this, baby
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Ain't you tired too
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We might as well admit
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We bit too much to chew
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???
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Before it's too late, baby
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They say the longer you wait
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The tighter shut is the gate
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We got nothing much in common
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But it's just as well
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Never intertwined
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We was just parallel
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We just didn't gel
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Let's dissipate baby
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The say the longer you wait
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The tighter shut is the gate
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Well now I just wanted peace and quiet
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I stayed out of trouble
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Every time I bit my tongue
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My heartache doubled
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Now this ain't as hard to figure
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Out as a jigsaw puzzle
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I can't find a reason now
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To keep this thing muzzled
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Well now my resolve's been waitin'
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For several years straight
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It's not that I won't miss you
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But I just can't wait to celebrate
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And I go wanderin', baby
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They say the longer you wait
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The tighter shut is the gate
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Tighter shut now
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This song is also known as The Gate
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The Longer You Wait
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Patty Griffin |