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We never meant to stay here |
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We were here for the gold |
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We got stuck here for the winter |
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Blinded by golden dollar signs |
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We built some simple structures |
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Temporary, not permanent |
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But each year we dug much deeper |
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And each year things got more serious |
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Each year our hearts grew weaker |
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Blinded by golden dollar signs |
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We never meant to stay here |
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We were here for the gold |
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Put a lump of coal in my hand |
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Squeeze just as tight as I can |
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Hope for a brand new diamond |
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I know it's slight but it's all I can |
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I promise honey that when we get paid |
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We'll pack our things and we'll move away |
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A thousand miles from this frozen lake |
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We'll find a place where we both can stay |
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We'll find a city with a million people |
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Find an apartment where the rent is real low |
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We'll disappear and no one will notice |
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How about it Darling? |
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We could both live downtown |
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We never meant to stay here |
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We were here for the gold |
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We never meant to stay here |
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But we're just dumb animals with our paws in the hole, grasping gold |
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Now we're stuck in a small town |
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Out on the shield |
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But it lost its appeal long ago |
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We wake up at dawn and kiss our wives on the forehead |
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And we slowly make our way into the caves |
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Where we will forget the faces of our children and our small regrets |
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Like, I should have kept that lucky penny while I had the chance |
