| Tell it to the judge, man
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| Tell it to your motherless reflection
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| In a sock and one shoe
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| After the great defection
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| He said, «tell a lie sometimes, tell the truth
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| When it suits you, and when you’ve lost your way
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| Tell a story.»
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| Tell your story, tell it, tell it
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| Tell your story to anyone who’ll listen
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| Tell your story, don’t stop talking
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| Just tell your story walking
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| Listing through Carol Gardens
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| On the way to Cobble Hill
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| I stopped by a psychic’s dusty, wilted windowsill
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| Forgot what she told me, mostly
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| But I remember one thing she said
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| «You may slip and call some lousy fuck your friend
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| But in the end you’ll come out even
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| Then, tell your story.»
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| And it’s a sorry, frightful thing
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| When you want to cry, but you can’t keep from laughing
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| Outside the church that’s so quiet it dares you to shout
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| You put a hand to your mouth to stop the rain
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| You do a St. Vitus dance, to the sky you raise your voice
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| This is your chance, you have no choice
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| You tell your story |