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When he was a man, my father would stand |
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I never saw him run |
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There wasn't anyone could make the man bend |
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And the strength of his will was the tool of his trade |
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And he did his work well |
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Till the powers that be took a liking to him |
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And they traded his body for a cold empty shell |
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Don't beat me down |
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Don't beat me down |
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I've got something to say |
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Don't you stand in my way |
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And don't beat me down |
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When i was a youth, i found the truth |
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In the eyes of a friend |
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There wasn't anyone could make the light dim |
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And we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win |
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And the learning was good |
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Till the powers that be to a liking to him |
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And they traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood |
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When i was a child my mother smiled |
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At the cradle she bought |
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For the little tot she held to her breast |
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And the song that she sang was an anthem to love |
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It was all that i heard |
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Till the powers that be took a liking to me |
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And they told me that love was a four-letter word |
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Don't beat me down |
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Don't beat me down |
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I've got one life to live |
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And that's all i can give |
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So don't beat me down |
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Now i've got a place, got a worried face |
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And the question in mind |
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Please let me find a reason somehow |
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Why some reap the harvest while other men die |
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And the joker runs wild |
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And if powers that be take a liking to us |
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Then we all must return to the ways of a child |
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We all must return to the ways of a child |
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So don't beat me down |
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Don't beat me down |
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I've got something to say |
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Don't you stand in my way |
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And don't beat me down |
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I've got one life to life |
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And that's all i can give |
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So don't beat me down |
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Don't beat me down |
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Don't beat me down |
