Intro
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Let's try to make the most of this
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I'll ask this once: my last request
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I count the times that you recede
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I slip through hands and kiss your teeth
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Mend your words down side to side
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Stutter step, defeat revised
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When your words spill out in rust
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They billow out and rise in dust
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So start ahead now while you can
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And someone will take you with silver hands
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Waltz in form on down the aisle
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With perfect pace and in single file
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With patterned plans to mend your streets
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They rise in form beneath your feet
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Our darkest days are gone for now
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We'll adorn our suits and our best gowns
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We'll adorn our suits and our best gowns
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