Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day
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Of the most dangerous month of the year
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At the worst time, at the worst place
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That’s all I seem to hear
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I got up early so I could greet the goddess of the dawn
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I painted my wagon, abandoned all hope
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 2]
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Well, the Rubicon is a red river
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Going gently as she flows
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Redder than your ruby lips
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And the blood that flows from the rose
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Three miles north of purgatory
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One step from the great beyond
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I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 3]
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One of these dark days I’ll see
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In this world so badly bent
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How can I redeem the time?
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The time so idly spent?
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How much longer can it last? How long can it go on?
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I embraced my love, put down my head
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 4]
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I can feel the bones beneath my skin
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And they’re trembling with rage
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I’ll make your wife a widow
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You’ll never see old age
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Show me one good man in sight
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That the sun shines down upon
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I pawned my watch, I paid my debts
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 5]
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I put my heart up on the hill
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Where some happiness I’ll find
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If I survive then let me love
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Let the hour be mine
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Take the high road, take the low
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Take any one you’re on
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I poured the cup, I passed it along
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 6]
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Well you defiled the most lovely flower
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In all of womanhood
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Others can be tolerant
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Others can be good
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I’ll cut you up with a crooked knife
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Lord, and I’ll miss you when you’re gone
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I stood between heaven and earth
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 7]
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You won’t find any happiness here
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No happiness or joy
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Go back to the gutter, try your luck
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Find you some nice pretty boy
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Tell me how many men I need
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And who can I count upon
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I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 8]
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I feel the Holy Spirit inside
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See the light that freedom gives
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I believe it’s in the reach of
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Every man who lives
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Keep as far away as possible
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It’s darkest ‘fore the dawn (O Lord)
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I turned the key then broke it off
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Verse 9]
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Mona, baby, are you still in my mind?
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I truly believe that you are
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Could it be anybody else but you?
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Who’s come with me this far
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The killing frost is on the ground
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And the autumn leaves are gone
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I lit the torch, I looked to the East
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And I crossed the Rubicon
[Outro]
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