Intro
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[Verse]
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(Tracy Jacks) works in civil service
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(Tracy Jacks) it's steady employment
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(Tracy Jacks) is a golfing fanatic
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(Tracy Jacks) but his put is erratic
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(Tracy Jacks) saw a Harley Street doctor
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(Tracy Jacks) who prescribed healthy living
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(Tracy Jacks) but he's getting past forty
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(Tracy Jacks) and all the seams are splitting
[Chorus]
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Everyday he got closer
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He knew in his heart he was over
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I'd love to stay here and be normal
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But it's just so overrated
[Verse 2]
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(Tracy Jacks) left home without warning
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(Tracy Jacks) at five in the morning
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(Tracy Jacks) got on the first train to Walton
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(Tracy Jacks) and stood on the seafront
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(Tracy Jacks) threw his clothes in the water
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(Tracy Jacks) and ran around naked
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(Tracy Jacks) got stopped by the police
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(Tracy Jacks) and escorted back home
[Chorus]
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Everyday he got closer
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He knew in his heart he was over
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I'd love to stay here and be normal
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But it's just so overrated
[Verse 3]
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
[Bridge]
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And then it happened on a tuesday morning
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Tracy Jacks bulldozed down the house he lived in
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Saying: "it's just so overrated"
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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(Tracy Jacks) oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
[Chorus]
D F#
Everyday he got closer
B
He knew in his heart he was over
C# F#
I'd love to stay here and be normal
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But it was always overrated
[Instrumental]
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[Outro]
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh
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Oooh-oooh oooh-ooooh