My dear impulsive darling I suspect my letter got to
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you too late
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And it's really just a silly fragment of paper
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But it means so much to those who wait
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All the suffering days and nights till I dare dream again
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There you suddenly stand and I'll be damned if you
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didn't disappear with the dawn
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[Chorus:]
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Hours pass and darkness comes
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Soon I will close my eyes
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Will you return if you don't reply
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You'll be taking my life in your hands
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You'll be taking my life in your hands
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Taking my life in your hands
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I don't know why my dearest darling
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I can't tell you how I feel when you are near
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When I see you have returned my letters unopened
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I will tear them up, your voice ringing in my ears
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But you're kidding yourself if you think this
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correspondence will end
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I can always pretend words I don't have the courage to
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send
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Reach you
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[Chorus]
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Taking My Life In Your Hands
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Elvis Costello |