On a quiet night
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You can hear the rustling of the leaves
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On a quiet night
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Distant voices carry softly in the breeze
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And I'm inside my room
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Captured in a moment's thought
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Strumming on a chord from my guitar
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Silently, silently (silently)
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So silently (so silently)
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On a quiet night
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Time hangs heavy in the air just like a cloud
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I'm lying on my bed
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Scratching my head, wondering what it's about
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Are we all minstrels
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Playing in a three-ring circus
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Searching for a purpose that's not there
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Silently, silently (silently)
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So silently (so silently, so silently, so silently)
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Everybody's thinking
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Gotta get ahead, gotta get ahead
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Everybody's drinking
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Hurrying, worrying, playing the game
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All acting the same
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As I look out through my windowpane
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On a quiet night
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The wind, it can play tricks on your ear
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Like some unsolved mystery
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We all guess at the ending, but nobody comes near
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Are we all minstrels
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Playing in a three-ring circus
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Searching for a purpose that's not there
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Silently, silently (silently)
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So silently (so silently, so silently, so silently)
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On A Quiet Night
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The Association |