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When I was a kid, |
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I was best at whatever |
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I didWhen |
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I was a kid, |
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I was smart at the top of the class |
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When I was a lad, |
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I was sure, |
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I had the world in my hands |
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I was my own teacher, |
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I had my own plan |
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I could have been an athlete could have trained all the time |
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Been just like the others could have left them behind |
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But I was too lazy, |
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I could not see ahead |
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All I thought of was music that was filling my head |
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I could have been a painter painting life in a rush |
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All I saw in a day on canvas with my brush |
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But I was just painting my life in a song |
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Getting all the chords right, getting all the words wrong |
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I could have been a writer with a back catalog |
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Full of stories of crimes, sex and beer, girls and drugs |
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But instead |
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I was writing my first song so bad |
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On the cheapest guitar that the music store had' |
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Cos instead |
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I strummed on guitars |
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Instead I wasted my time |
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And I strummed on guitars |
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I could have been a lawyer defending some guy |
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With a paycheck so big for my heart paid to lie |
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But instead |
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I was keeping the truth to myself |
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In the records, |
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I placed one by one on my shelf |
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I could have been a champion, man of the year |
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Wave to the crowd as they scream and cheer |
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But here I am playing to people sat down |
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Nursing their beers while |
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I play the clown |
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And instead |
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I strummed on guitars |
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Instead I wasted my time |
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And I strummed on guitars |
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I could have been a racing car driver speed mad |
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Seeking the thrills that my youth never had |
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But instead |
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I was busy enjoying my age |
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With teen punk rock anthems and hearts paid to rage |
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I could have been a scientist, doctor or man |
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With a stethoscope diagnosing ladies' old hands |
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But instead |
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I built fret-callous fingertip scars |
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On my ten year old hands meant for toy ships and cars |
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And instead |
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I strummed on guitars |
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Instead I wasted my time |
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Strummed on guitars |
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I could have been so much |
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But I wasted my time on useless guitars |
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I could have been so much |
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But I'm not and |
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I'm glad and |
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I'm glad'Cos when |
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I was a kid |
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I was best at whatever |
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I did |