| He scrapes the dirt from his nails with a stick
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| He makes a big pile in a pail on the sink
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| Who was he?
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| Oh, I’ll never tell
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| He has not got a thing left to sell
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| Ooh, the remnants of Percy Bass
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| He glued the newspaper to the wall
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| Skeleton closets are down the hall
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| Nobody knows him like I do
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| I remember when there were
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| I remember when there were things he could do
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| Some things are not made to last
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| Ooh, the remnants of Percy Bass
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| Some things are things like this:
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| He could catch a rabbit with one hand
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| He could build a castle out of sand. |
| He was
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| A handsome man
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| He gave a tender kiss
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| Nobody knows about the fancy shows you starred in
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| When you were seventeen
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| I’ll never tell about your secret life
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| To a magazine
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| I can remember when you were the shallow hero
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| It was so long ago when you were
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| Everybody’s shining star
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| You were a daydream
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| But now
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| He needs someone to hold his hand
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| Nothing has quite worked out how he had planned
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| I try to help him how I can
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| But he has forgotten
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| He has forgotten who I am
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| Remember
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| Some things are not made to last
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| Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass
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| Some things are not made to last
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| Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass |