| Fourteen junkies too weak to work
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| One sells diamonds for what theyre worth
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| Down on pain street, disappointment lurks
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| Son, dont be home too late.
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| Try to get back by eight
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| Son, dont wait till the break of day
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| cause you know how time fades away.
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| Time fades away
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| You know how time fades away.
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| All day presidents look out windows
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| All night sentries watch the moonglow
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| All are waiting till the time is right
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| Son, dont be home too late
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| Try to get back by eight
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| Son, dont wait till the break of day
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| cause you know how time fades away.
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| Time fades away
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| You know how time fades away.
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| Back in canada I spent my days
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| Riding subways through a haze
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| I was handcuffed, I was born &raised
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| Son, dont be home too late
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| Try to get back by eight
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| Son, dont wait till the break of day
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| cause you know how time fades away.
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| Time fades away
 | 
| You know how time fades away.
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| Thirteen junkies too weak to work
 | 
| One sells diamonds for what theyre worth
 | 
| Down on pain street disappointment lurks.
 | 
| Son, dont be home too late
 | 
| Try to get back by eight, eight
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| Son, dont wait till the break of day
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| cause you know how time fades away.
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| Time fades away
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| You know how time fades away.
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| Time fades away
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| You know how time fades away |