Well it all began like a new routine
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We were drunk, we were tired, we were sick, we were in between
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And the jig was up when the sun went down
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It was dark, it was mean, it was black, there was not a sound
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And when the morning papers did not come
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We shook our heads
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We knew that we were done
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And so we sat and prayed for just another try
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Throw your babies in the water
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Dah Dah Dah
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Let your hair down like you used to
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And tell all your sons and daughters
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Dah Dah Dah
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They don't have to grow up like you
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They're not supposed to
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Now the birds don't sing and the cars won't go
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There's a lump in your throat
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There's no songs on the radio
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And the walls caved in, and the well went dry, and the mountain shook
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And the people all wondered why
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And in the morning I woke up to find there's someone here
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There's someone in mind and so I hung my head and
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And began to cry
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Throw your babies in the water
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Dah Dah Dah
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Let your hair down like you used to
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And tell all your sons and daughters
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Dah Dah Dah
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They don't have to grow up like you
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They're not supposed to
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Cradled whipped and mother's tongue
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It's not hard to see what went wrong
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If I told you once like I done told you twice,
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You can beg you can kneel you can pray, you'll be sacrificed
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And when the morning papers did not come
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We shook our heads
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We knew that we were done
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And so we sat and prayed for just another try
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Throw your babies in the water
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Dah Dah Dah
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Let your hair down like you used to
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And tell all your sons and daughters
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Dah Dah Dah
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They don't have to grow up like you
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They're not supposed to
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Throw your babies in the water
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Dah Dah Dah
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Let your hair down like you used to
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And tell all your sons and daughters
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Dah Dah Dah
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They don't have to grow up like you
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They're not supposed to
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Sons And Daughters
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