Intro:
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There’s-
Verse 1:
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nothin’ in the way I walk, that can
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tell you where I’m going. There’s
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nothing in the words I speak, that can
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betray anything I’m knowing. Don’t
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think about the way I dress. You can
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fit me on a labeled shelf
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Don’t pretend that you know me, ‘cause
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I don’t even know my-self I don’t know my-
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self
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Chorus:
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I don’t mind if you try once in a while. And-
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I don’t mind if I cry once in a while. The-
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doors aren’t shut as tight as they might seem. And-
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I’m just tryin to fight my way out of this dream.
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Don’t-
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listen to the words I say, weighing up
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if I’m en-lightened. Don’t
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shiver as you pass me by, ‘cause mister,
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I’m the one who’s frightened. The
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police just came and left; they wanted
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me and no one else.
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Don’t pretend that you know me, ‘cause
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I don’t even know my-self I said I don’t know my-
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self
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(Chorus)
(Verse 3, Instrumental)
Interlude:
Do-
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you remember me? I-
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don’t remember you.
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Do you still love me? You-
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know I think you do.
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I have been gone, and some
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prison warden knows my scream.
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I’m just tryin’ to fight my way out of this
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dream.
Verse 4:
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There’s only five who know my real name. My
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mother don’t believe they know it. What she
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called me is the way I’m staying; And
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no one will ever blow it.
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Come on all of you big boys
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Come on all of you elves
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Don’t pretend that you know me, ‘cause
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I don’t even know my-self I don’t know my-
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self
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Outro:
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I don’t mind if you try once in a-while. And
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I don’t mind if I cry once in a-while
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