| You can go out into the wide world
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| Away from father and mother
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| And you can leave relatives and friends
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| And the country where you live
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| You can stay away for a thousand nights
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| Gone for a thousand days
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| But you will never get rid of me
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| No, you will never get rid of me
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| I will sing songs about eternal love
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| I will sing songs about hope and faith
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| I'm going to sing songs about bright eyes
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| And about the red blood of the heart
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| I will sing songs about beautiful promises
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| Songs about desire and play
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| I will sing songs about grief and loss
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| And about infidelity and betrayal
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| You can come home to the cheers of the people
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| You can come home in a limousine
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| You can come home as a prima donna
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| And gala loud and nice
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| You can come home in rags and lasers
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| You can come home with no money left
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| But you will never get rid of me
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| No, you will never get rid of me
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| I will sing songs about what is growing
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| Songs about what grows
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| I will sing songs that give you strength
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| And stubbornness and courage
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| I'll sing the songs that soothe
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| I will sing songs that give you comfort
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| I will sing the songs that rock
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| And warms your chest
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| I'm going to sing songs about green forests
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| And about the river that flows
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| I'm going to sing songs about the stars in the sky
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| And about the smoke and dust of the road
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| I'm going to sing songs about black ponds
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| Songs about the open sea
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| I'm going to sing songs about distant beaches
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| And about ships that run aground
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| And you can get old, gray and grumpy
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| Poor and ugly and sick
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| And you can lose your teeth
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| And look way too damn good
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| You can be a poor man in life
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| A shadow and a wreck
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| But you will never get rid of me
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| No, you will never get rid of me
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| I will sing songs about heavy days
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| Songs about wear and tear
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| I'm going to sing songs about empty stomachs
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| And about being forced to your knees
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| I'm going to sing songs about hard times
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| Songs about naked need
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| I'll sing songs frozen hearts
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| And about defeat and death
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| No, you will never get rid of me
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| With me you will never get rid of
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| I'm going to sing my songs
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| Until your very last day
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| I'll be by your side
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| Because that's where I most want to be
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| No, you will never get rid of me
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| With me you will never get rid of |