Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Well I wish I'd never said
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The things I did the morning after
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You had shared yourself with me
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In so many ways
[Verse 2]
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Now a dining hall of kids
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In my mind erupts in laughter
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To see you now and then
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In town these days
[Chorus]
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And I want to wipe it off
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Now I want to wipe it off
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I want to wipe it off
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And get a clean slate
[Verse 3]
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Everyone I loved was ill
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In their mind or in their body
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And I knew not how to heal
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The things that weighed
[Verse 4]
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And every one of my attempts
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Has only led me to a folly
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And the comfort of this hold on me persuades
[Chorus]
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And I want to wipe it off
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Now I want to wipe it off
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I want to wipe it off
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And get a clean slate
[Verse 5]
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What a long time it has been
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Since I sat to hear to the wind
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See it come a whistling its little tunes
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Now the memories of you
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They can arise and fall again
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I don't need them to remain in little rooms
[Chorus]
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I don't want to wipe it off
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I don't want to wipe it off
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Want to wipe it off
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And get a clean slate
[Chorus]
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I want to wipe it off
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No, you want to wipe it off
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No need to wipe it off
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Got a clean, clean, clean slate