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Once I was younger than
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The youngest of fragile minds
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I ate the day with bad manners
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Then spit out the rind
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And mother, mother told me
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As I looked to the sky
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Yes my mother told me, "my dear son,
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You're not the one"
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I flew home when I was just 21
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Young enough to be the father of someone
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I've got a conch pissed with conch republic rum
My father by my side, teary-eyed, he said:
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"Son, by God, what I could have done,
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And you're just like me
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You can, really put 'em down
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If I was in your place, I'd stay, have fun"
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But I'm not the one
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Now I'm sittin' here
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Haggling over sums
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Money made by someone else
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To me, it don't belong
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I toss a smile to the mighty boss
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He's my God
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But I'm a bit backwards
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And I know he's just a fuckin' dog
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And mother, mother told me,
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As I looked to the sky
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Yes my mother told me my dear son
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"You're not the one"
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"you're not the one"
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You're not the one"
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You're not the one"
OutroCDGCDGCG
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.