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Step out to clutch the evening air |
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Distraction from your disrepair |
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And all of those who say they know |
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And walk the balustrade till dawn |
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You won't blink and you won't yawn |
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Never let your weakness show |
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And though I keep your picture on the wall |
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Unplug the phone in case you call |
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Dust collects upon the sill |
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And still you misplace all your faith in words |
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As though you'll ever feel assured |
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If you don't know, you never will |
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But no I never meant you any harm |
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Suffocating shelter of your arms |
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And if I let you down, it |
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Wasn't me, but you who kept me 'round |
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Linger on, linger on |
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And while your tears fall down his cheek |
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For the fallen, small and meek |
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Look what the invalids compose |
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Well he should've warned you from the start |
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Another callus on the heart |
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Another victim of the throes |
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And me, I'm in the company of thieves |
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They get their word in, then they leave |
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Such a false affair |
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But who am I to claim such moral highs |
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And though my judgement on the night |
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As though I'm so aware |
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No I never meant you any harm |
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Suffocating shelter of your arms |
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And if you should feel betrayed |
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It wasn't me, but you who made me stay |
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Linger on, linger on |
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Well I'll take your convalescent dreams |
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Patch the wounds and sew the seams |
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Get you ready for the fall |
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But should you miss me when I'm gone |
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Girl your memory serves you wrong |
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You never needed me at all |
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But you can miss the hollow of my hand |
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And all the lives that we had planned |
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And all the jealousies you sowed |
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And I'll take back the youth you can't repay |
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All the hours I gave away |
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And all the lies I never told |
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And no I never meant you any harm |
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Suffocating shelter of your arms |
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And if I did you wrong |
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It wasn't me, but you who wrote this song |
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Linger on, linger on |
