I met a guy with some coins in his hand
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His face was weathered, dark, and sad
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He looked up to me and asked
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Something I'll never forget
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He said,
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How can you smile with your lips wrapped around a loaded gun?
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How can you smile?
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Look at this life, is this all we've got?
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And my reply was quick
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Read this book, you were meant to live
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It all means so much to me
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But note what's written in red
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It saysa¢æ|
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It speaks of hope, trust, and love,
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The fear of never being good enough
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We are all made the same
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I know it's tough, but please don't give up
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Don't speak that way, 'cause I won't allow you
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You're too young to live this way
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Just close your eyes and see
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The true meaning
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You're too young to live this way
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Just look around and see
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That life is beauty
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How can you smile, when this life is all we've got?
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There's no hole inside, no time that's long enough,
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That can't be saved or healed
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There's nothing that can't be covered with love
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Don't speak that way, 'cause I won't allow you
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You're too young to live this way
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Just close your eyes and see
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The true meaning
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You're too young to live this way
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Just look around and see
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That life is beauty
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This world is nota¢æ|
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This world is not my home
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I'm just passing through
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There's hope, there is love
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I know there is a void
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There's hope, and there is love
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But there is no void that can't be covered with love
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The Great Hendowski
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Of Mice & Men |