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If your lonely heart is aching, |
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think you can't take any more, |
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you have to cup your hands to keep the light. |
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I will lean across your shoulder |
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and whisper in your ear |
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that this is life. |
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If you're old enough to face it, |
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you are old enough to fake it, |
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to get what you desire and still ask why. |
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Then I'll tap you on the shoulder |
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and whisper in your ear |
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that this is life. |
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This is what you struggled for, |
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no reprisals, no resistance, |
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this is life. |
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Can you answer me a question- |
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Have you lain awake at night, |
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the blinds undrawn, the ceiling streaked with light? |
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You feel tired but you can't sleep, |
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feel so hungry you can't eat- |
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Well, this is life. |
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Has your courage seemed to fail you |
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as you take your chosen path? |
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You pass a camel through a needle's eye. |
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Get up in tiny little pieces |
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and you've learnt the major rule: |
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that this is life. |
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This is what you waited for, |
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no rehearsals, no more stalling, |
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this is life. |
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Have it tattooed on the inside |
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of your pink and sleepy eyelids; |
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This is life. |
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This is life. |
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(solo) |
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder, |
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grow more foolish than we can ever guess. |
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You feel your nerve ends slowly coiling |
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and you hope the answer's "no", the answer's "yes". |
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This is what you struggled for, |
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no reprisals, no resistance, |
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this is life. |
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This is what you waited for, |
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no rehearsals, no more stalling, |
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this is life. |
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If you can't do what you ought, |
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lead by example, don't get caught, |
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'cause this is life. |
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Uh, this is life. |
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This is life. |
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This is life. |
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This is life. |
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This is life. |