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this girl's a given
that much he knows
like two bodies adrift on the ocean
wild, wild currents pushing deep blue motion

he knows the current can take him there
to 1970s luxury
adrift in cool blue waters
a passing breeze says "give in to me"

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pick your parade
and show them
just what you're made of
and now is when you've arrived

listen hard
to your insides
don't pick apart
what the others find hopeful, irresistible

don't be afraid to get yourself scratched
and along your way always know the path
to the underground

be on time like the businessman
work with wood as much as you can
greet a cop, but don't let him in
this race is tough, but you we're built to win

at dawn's light the spider's web
can remind you of what was never said
there'll come a time when I'm not around
know that I know and that we are bound

don't be afraid to get yourself scratched
and along your way always know the path
to the underground

if you wanna turn some heads
you got to make a real big noise

comets fall
heads will roll
wake up
know that there's lots around made to trip you down

if you wanna turn some heads
you got to make a real big noise

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in another hemisphere
you whispered in my ear
it's been a 5-year drought
i'll be on the lookout
for you

tuck me in
say goodnite
i'll see you when it's light
& i'll hold on tight
to you

baby don't you know
you don't have to go so slow
all around the room they glow
in white & indigo
balloons hi &

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countdown. how long have you got
what cha gonna think when you think your final thought

how long

sure as shit, you're gonna burn
you're cruisin toward life's cruel and final turn

how long

oh yeah, and it's gonna hurt
of no other way have I heard

away

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and to think that you thought you were knowin
which way the winds blowin
and the thought that you knew it was comin
is now your only companion
no true friend
left open
tied up and twistin

as it comes around again
you're caught between the eyes with a knowin grin
and the floor's not as warm
as the arms you used to take comfort in
left open again

day turns to night
that's when the sun knows he better fight
or that moon will chase him down

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i hope to get away
for an Alchoholiday
i wanna begin again
this night

i wanna begin again

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break out
it's in each other
don't waste your time pretending not to care

breathe in the air
take in more than you dare

and when this night's come undone
instead of "goodnight" to everyone
say "we've made it there"

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have i always been too much for you
if i had a clue could i get to you
but i always lose when it comes to you

so i tried hard to forget you
did my best to ignore you
but as much as i try to
i can't stop from wanting you

i always wear it on my sleeve
i guess you needed a little mystery
and i always lose when it comes to you

i came on too strong
now you're just a song
i'm so over you
i'm too into you

i'd kinda like to see you fall
looks like you learned it all
from the mouths of babes

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i grab your collar
& i pull you closer
it doesn't matter that it's daytime
the rain came down & now we're sundried

another dead end
i didn't want another friend
this smile's out of place
there's too much to erase

just don't throw it away
come a bit closer

lust marks the end of august
desire spreads like a wildfire

and i'm swimmin upstream
in peaches 'n cream
it's not what it seems
it's just a scene from a dream

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amen, Jesus said we should be friends
until the bitter end and this would make us happy

downtown we're waiting up until light hits the ground
with all these new friends that we've found
until they slip away happy
but just because they smile doesn't make it ok

color takes a kiss from the sun before it burns away

blood on the toothbrush again, these nights keep getting longer
with every drink he takes the collector is a little stronger

downtown we're waiting up until light hits the ground
when the comic book colors spell it out like no other
we just dodged a day
and all it planned to throw in our way

color takes a kiss from the sun before it burns away

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bet it all on a horse's name
just throw it all away
but don't come back
unless you're high upon that horse's back

blame it all on a wanderer's lust
just gettin while the gettin is good
but don't come back
unless you're high upon that horse's back
and he knows your name better than you've ever known the facts

and now he says it like he means it
and now she says it like she means it
and now we throw it like we mean it
until we all fall down

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did you sit and think on it all
did you take the time to wish upon a star
and now you can't explain
the awe
as the chances fade for us all

as she gazed
into those brightly colored pegs
the chances unfold
and she's reminded why flowers grow
lite
brite
ohh

ain't it a shame that the time goes by so fast
here's hoping your first love is as exciting as the last
and that you can't explain
the awe
as chances fade for us all

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