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I WROTE TO YOU SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
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A POET'S HEART IN THE EYE OF A HURRICANE |
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I STRUGGLE WITH FINDING WORDS TO SING THESE DAYS I SAID |
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AS IF MY THOUGHTS ARE WAITING IN THE WINGS |
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FOR THE STAGE TO CLEAR |
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AND YOU IN YOUR ELEGANCE AND HUMOR FILL THE ROOM |
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YOUR LOVE AND YOUR CONCERN |
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YOUR ANGER AT THE INJUSTICE OF MAN'S NARROWNESS AND FEAR |
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I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. |
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YOU WROTE OF LOVE FROM THE COAST OF MENDOCINO |
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A POET'S HEART CRYING A FIGHTER'S TEARS |
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THE CHILDREN OF YOUR BODY SPREAD OUT ACROSS THIS EARTH |
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LIKE MESSAGES WRITTEN ACROSS TIME, |
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MEASURING THE YEARS. |
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AND YOU IN YOUR ELEGANCE AND HUMOR FILL THE ROOM |
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YOUR LOVE AND YOUR CONCERN |
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YOUR ANGER AT THE INJUSTICE OF MAN'S NARROWNESS AND FEAR |
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I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. |
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I HEARD YOUR SONGS REACH OUT TO CALIFORNIA |
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A POET'S HEART LOCKED IN THE COEUR D'ALENE |
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OF THE OLD MEN AND THE BOOZE SINGING OUT THE TRUTH IN LIVES |
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OF FORGIVENESS AND LOYALTIES TO FRIENDS, |
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CONSTANT AS THE ENDLESS RAILROAD TIES |
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AND YOU IN YOUR ELEGANCE AND HUMOR FILL THE ROOM |
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YOUR LOVE AND YOUR CONCERN |
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YOUR ANGER AT THE INJUSTICE OF MAN'S NARROWNESS AND FEAR |
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I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. |
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SO HERE WE ARE JOINED FINALLY BY OUR WORDS |
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ALL POET'S HEARTS CLOSE THOUGH FAR APART |
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I REMEMBER HOW YOU SAID THAT LANGUAGE IS A KNIFE |
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THAT SPREADS WHAT WE FEEL ACROSS THE DRY CRUST |
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OF SOMEONE'S HEART. |
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AND YOU IN YOUR ELEGANCE AND HUMOR FILL THE ROOM |
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YOUR LOVE AND YOUR CONCERN |
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YOUR ANGER AT THE INJUSTICE OF MAN'S NARROWNESS AND FEAR |
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I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. |