| I wrote about the speed of sound
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| On the day you made it to the end
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| You lived through prison
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| You killed and were forgiven
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| But I’m grateful to have known you as my friend
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| Your life left me so confused
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| You said «I'm a lot like you.»
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| Oh so it goes, can’t tell the wind which way to blow
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| Oh so it goes, Rotterdam on fire
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| Oh so it goes, you’re always sort of all alone
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| Oh so it goes, some Other Place on fire
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| Little Sister used to ride her bicycle to work
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| Smuggling machine guns underneath her skirt and
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| You used to hide a knife inside a bible
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| Cyanide in an apple, in case you need to start again
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| In 45' at Nuremberg, horrific words and justice served
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| But you testified to set your jailor free
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| I asked you why, you said «he was a decent guy
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| And I’m sure he would have done the same for me.»
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| Your life left me so confused
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| You said «I'm a lot like you.»
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| Oh so it goes, can’t tell the wind which way to blow
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| Oh so it goes, Rotterdam on fire
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| Oh so it goes, you’re always sort of all alone
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| Oh so it goes, some Other Place on fire
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| You can’t make peace without an enemy
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| You can’t be forgiven without sin
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| We’re all looking for a love that’s gonna set us free
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| But first you must forgive the man you’ve been
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| Oh so it goes, can’t tell the wind which way to blow
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| Oh so it goes, Rotterdam on fire
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| Oh so it goes, you’re always sort of all alone
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| Oh so it goes, some Other Place on fire
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| Oh so it goes, can’t tell the wind which way to blow
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| Oh so it goes, Rotterdam on fire
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| Oh so it goes, you’re always sort of all alone
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| Oh so it goes, another place on fire |