| Burning houses, some distant screams of pain
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| Burning people, painful and cruelly slain
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| I’m dashing to my chair
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| I have a few fried beans
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| Some scrambled eggs
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| Some bread or toast
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| While I watch far-off people roast
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| It’s in the Morning-News
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| I’m trying to find my shoes
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| An airplane crashed
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| Explosion flashed
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| I have to carry out the trash!
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Echoes of fear!
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Still another beer?
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Echoes!
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Have another beer!
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| I’m on my way to work
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| I watch some well-dressed clerk
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| Being robbed by some
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| Unscrupulous bum
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| But as I’m late I hurry on
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| At noon I’m out to lunch
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| But as a silly bunch
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| Of Punks beats up
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| A nice old chap
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| I got to hurry for my cab
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Echoes of fear!
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Still another beer?
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Echoes!
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Have another beer!
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| Burning houses, some distant screams of pain
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| Burning people, painful and cruelly slain
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| I cuddle to my couch
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| I nibble some more chips
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| The TV shows
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| Some other’s woes
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| But that’s the way that this world goes!
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| And so I went to bed
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| I had one final fag
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| The fire-brigade
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| Was much too late
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| The neighbourhood would hesitate
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Echoes of fear!
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Still another beer?
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Echoes!
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| Echoes of a distant battle!
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| Have another beer! |