He's trying hard to keep control and lead the way
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He's finding all the perfect words to say to me
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I'm climbing stairs with only one thing on my mind
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To kick a habit of lost opportunity
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It's only natural to want what doesn't come
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I swiped away all of the pawns under my thumb
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But like the ending of a one act play
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The curtain closes and the actors run away
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And I'm up against the wall
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Wondering why I came at all
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Yes, I'm up against the wall
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Trying to disappear
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oh
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I look around and watch the world as it goes by
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Wondering how small, how small am I
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He makes a gesture to distract me from a thought
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It goes against most everything that I've been taught
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It's when you wake up and you can't go back to sleep
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It's when you wonder 'bout the company you keep
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It's when you wake up in the middle of your life
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And you just can't cut it with the dull end of a knife
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And I'm up against the wall
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Wondering why I came at all
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Yes, I'm up against the wall
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Trying to disappear
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oh
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You know, the way you're walkin' makes you seem larger than life
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You turn the key to door, you're turning me on
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My mind spins high above the world
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That's the way I feel
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It's only natural to want what doesn't come
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I swiped away all of the pawns under my thumb
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But like the ending of a one act play
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The curtain closes and the actors run away
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And I'm up against the wall
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Wondering why I came at all
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Yes, I'm up against the wall
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Trying to disappear
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oh
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Up Against The Wall
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| Patti Rothberg |
