Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Uptown, the street's in a calming way
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And outside is warm as a bed with a maid
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And I find it's all our waves and raves
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That makes the days go on this way
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Oo-oo-oh (x4)
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[Verse 2]
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I heard the sad sound of words
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Spoken from a beak of a wise old bird
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Uptown, the streets are kept afloat
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Our ground never leaves me alone
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Oo-oo-oh (x4)
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[Verse 3]
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He means well, saying, I've got stories
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Of wine, superb, and of course my childhood
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Forks and knives, and a hospital bed
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Where I turned my life over and over again
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