Down thru the ages
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All the sages
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said don't spend your wages on Love
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Graft and collusion
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_____ the intrusion
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and proceeding foreclosures
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there's overexposures
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down at the crossroads
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the question is posed
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bridge is washed out
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and the highway's closed
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___ ___ ___ reason
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firmly believe
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love was designed
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to exploit and deceive
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There's a _____
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Wherever you send 'em
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Every ball ___ ___ in your chest
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You will see
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simple addition
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keeps with tradition
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Don't spend your wages on Love
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Taking any burgh any city or town
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Just get on main street and
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drive all the way down
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You see love has a graveyard
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___ ___ __ ___
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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and paid thru the nose
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your shovel's a shot glass
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dig your own hole
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bury what's left of your miserable soul
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Down thru the ages
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All the sages
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said don't spend your wages on Love
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Graft and collusion
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_____ the intrusion
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and proceeding foreclosures
|
there's overexposures
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down at the crossroads
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the question is posed
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bridge is washed out
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and the highway's closed
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The Wages of Love
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Tom Waits |