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I've got a little girl, though I know it won't be long |
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Before she finds another boy who will sit her by the fireplace |
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And sing her a song |
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It feels like there's no safe place |
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In a world that's come apart |
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And the deafening sound of a bursting bubble |
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Wakes you up with a start |
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Is there nowhere that is safe |
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Why can't we change the rules so I win |
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All I need is an escape |
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A temporary place to hide |
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When she's coming in the door when she's walking out the door |
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hard to tell which is worse |
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That false feeling of relief when she comes in |
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Or the empty feeling when she's gone |
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And every night on the streets the forces of darkness |
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Score another victory |
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And I stand with the timid waiting for the devil |
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To make a martyr of me |
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[chorus] |
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Fold up the tents and load up the trucks |
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'cause it's time to move on |
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If we only knew where to go |
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I hope that we'd already be gone |
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And even when we're lying together, I make sure she falls asleep first |
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It seems when things are at their best, my mind starts to wander |
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to things at their worst |
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So do I fall asleep and dream of a peace that never will come |
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Or do I roll over and let her break the glass around my heart |
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And set off the alarm |
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[chorus] |