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As I was trying to show you |
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About the Golden Rule |
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And what the verses taught you |
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Turned invisible under the moon |
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Gambling on the weather |
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To keep the fever down |
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It's down |
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Down |
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Down |
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When you wander up behind me |
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Stepping on my throat |
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You're in among the shadows |
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I warned you about |
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Comfortably measured |
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By the standards that you set |
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Apart from the Golden Rule |
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Da Da La... [wordless chorus by his daughter Eden] |
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The century is opening |
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You're the next in line |
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You stand there and accept it |
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So fine, so fine |
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I miss you when I'm with you |
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And claw the air for breath |
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It's time |
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This time |
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It's time |
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Dubba Da La... [wordless chorus by his daughter Eden] |
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(filtered vocal by Cale, w/ trademark screaming) |
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You said we're not sentimental |
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But you thought listening was for fools |
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You saw your chance and you took it |
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Just blame the Golden Rule |
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Coal smoke on the city |
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It's from another age |
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The scribbling in your notebook |
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Is soaking with rain |
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Stumbling on the cobblestones |
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Mixing with the crowd |
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Another verse in the Golden Rule |
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Da Da La... [wordless outro by his daugther Eden] |