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Holy John |
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Give me food |
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Tonight I am so hungry |
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Tonight my eyes are searching for a way |
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Holy John |
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Give me shelter |
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Tonight I am so weary |
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Tonight my eyes are open wide |
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Well the first man was a juggler |
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And his skill was very great |
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But he said that he was leaving |
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He said he couldn't wait |
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And the second came with jewels |
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That flickered on his hand |
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As he spoke about tomorrow |
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As if it were another land |
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But a lady caught between them |
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Said she should be free |
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And they just looked bewildered |
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And said "Yes, so should we" |
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"How on Earth," yelled the author, |
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"Does the tale make its sense? |
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It's alive with a truth, |
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But we must have a proof, |
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How can we open the door?" |
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Well the next man had religion |
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It made him very proud |
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He said he'd found his inner bliss |
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He said it very loud |
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But a group of men surpassed him |
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With science, skills, and speed |
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They hurled down his conceptions |
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And dug up all his weeds |
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The lady, she was worried |
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She asked if this was wise |
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"Of course it is, |
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It's logic, brains and enterprise!" |
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"How on Earth," yelled the author, |
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"Does the tale make its sense? |
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It's alive with a truth, |
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But we must have a proof, |
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How can we open the door?" |
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Well the last man had no number |
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And didn't say a word |
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He didn't even answer them |
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When they said he was absurd |
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They made him sign a treaty |
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To give up all he owned |
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And searched his pockets anxiously |
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To see if he had gold |
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The lady was enchanted |
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And said they ought to see |
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So they charged her with subversion |
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And made her watch T.V. |
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I'm a man with no future |
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With no past and no time |
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And I live for their war |
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Lord I live for their war |
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I won't be back no more |
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We are fighting a losing battle |
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No one is winning |
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No one's beginning |
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We are looking for something that's missing |
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Dark all around us |
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Darkness surrounding |
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We are on the doorway of knowledge |
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Have we the wisdom |
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Have we the wisdom |