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We pulled into Rome |
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With blood in our eyes |
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After days of travelin' |
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Months of lies |
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Taking our various |
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Turns at the wheel |
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Taking booze |
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And pot and cigarettes |
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Anything not to feel |
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No one had slept |
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No one had eaten |
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Our bodies were bad |
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Our spirits were beaten |
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Together we dragged |
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All of us down |
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As we staggered through Rome |
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Blaming the town |
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Blaming the students |
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For worship of others |
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Blaming the cops |
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And blaming their brothers |
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And never quite looking |
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Ourselves in the heart |
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And minute by minute |
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Growing further apart |
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Julia, Julia |
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Where have you gone? |
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Why have you vanished |
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Off of my lawn? |
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Julia, Julia |
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Where is your truck? |
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Where have you driven |
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With all of my luck? |
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But even old bull fighters, |
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Their grave stones in sight, |
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Must search 'till they unearth |
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One last bull to fight |
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And so it was with us, |
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So near to the end |
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One last story to tell |
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One last hill to defend |
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One glance to avoid |
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One guitar to strum |
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One untruth to be told |
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One last song to be sung |
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And you, the most brilliant, |
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Most driven, most keen, |
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Jewel of a bastard |
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I ever have seen |
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And you and your turn |
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A good bitch of the nile |
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So real to the end |
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Nothing left to defile |
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And me in the middle, |
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Along for the ride, |
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The unwilling distraction |
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From familiocide |
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And knowing our weaknesses |
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No one refrained, |
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From picking |
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And prodding |
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'Till nothing remained |
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Julia, Julia |
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Where have you gone? |
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Why have you vanished |
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Off of my lawn? |
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Julia, Julia |
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Where is your truck? |
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Where have you driven |
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With all of my luck? |
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And now in this kitchen |
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Miles from home |
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Miles from anything |
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Miles from Rome |
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Rome was a bust |
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Rome was a scream |
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Rome was the final |
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Rapid eye movement |
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To this dream |
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We scattered like leaves |
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Like pieces of dust |
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Warriors watching |
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Their swords and shields rust |
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And now as we descend |
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To couches and clocks |
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To closets and appointments |
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Let us drink to the rocks |
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Let us drink to the sand |
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To the winds which have blowed us |
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Let us drink to the rivers |
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Let us drink to the road |
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And if you travel this far |
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From either conscience or greed |
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Have one piece of advice |
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That I think you should heed |
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If ever your travels |
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Take you this far from home |
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Consult your map carefully |
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Stear clear of Rome |
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Julia, Julia |
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Where have you gone? |
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Why have you vanished |
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Off of my lawn? |
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Julia, Julia |
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Where is your truck? |
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Where have you driven |
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With all of my luck? |