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Pick me up softly, I don't know the shape that I'm in |
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I dropped through the windows and down through the buildings |
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And up to the front door again |
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There was a gunfight out in the moonlight |
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To settle the matters at hand |
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So pick me up stranger, pick me up softly |
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I don't know the shape that I'm in |
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Chorus: |
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And I did my best with my time in the West |
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And I tried not to leave anyone in distress |
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And I have stood tall yeah and I never lied |
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That's a lie |
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But I surely tried |
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To do everything I could do right |
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Pick me up softly, I don't know how much I've been hurt |
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One bullet missed me, the other one kissed me |
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And left me to die in the dirt |
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I killed every last man that shot down my Suzanne |
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It's over whatever it's worth |
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So pick me up stranger, pick me up softly |
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I don't know how much I've been hurt |
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Repeat chorus |
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Pick me up softly, I don't know long I have left |
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Oh I am not hurtin', but death is a-certain |
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There's a bullet that lays in my chest |
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I'm flooded with memories and people and sweet dreams |
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And words to my favourite songs |
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And I'll buy the last round if you lay my head down |
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And sing one for me when I'm gone |
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Repeat chorus |