Intro
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Verse 1
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A song on the wind 
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it’s wild and it’s lonely 
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the sound of a piper rolling in from the sea 
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the piper plays on he plays on forever 
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sometimes so bitter and sometimes so sweet 
 
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Verse 2
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He plays on the streets of illusions and shadows 
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he plays for the losers who shiver and cry 
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he plays for the world 
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for the young and the foolish 
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who steal from their cup till it’s empty and dry 
 
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Chorus
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and we’ve got a back yard as big as the ocean 
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and we’ve got a fence line as long as the shore 
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two hearts reaching out cannot hold on together 
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to an old fashioned romance try-tested and sure 
 
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Verse 3
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he was a drifter and she was a fighter 
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for richer or poorer for better or worse 
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love never came quick and it never came easy 
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she wrote the whole story both chapter and verse 
 
Verse 4
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the faster the dancer the more for the piper 
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and sooner or later the dancing will end 
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but the piper plays on 
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he plays on forever 
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and the old fashioned romance takes over again 
 
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Chorus
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and we’ve got a back yard as big as the ocean 
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and we’ve got a fence line as long as the shore 
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two hearts reaching out cannot hold on together 
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to an old fashioned romance try-tested and sure 
 
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