| Must be getting early
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| Clocks are running late
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| Paint-by-number morning sky
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| Seems so phony
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| The dawn is breaking everywhere
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| You light a candle, curse the glare
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| Draw the curtains, I don’t care
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| 'cause it’s alright
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| I see you’ve got your list out
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| Say your piece and get out
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| Guess I get the gist of it, 'cause it’s alright
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| Oh, little lady
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| Sorry that you feel that way
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| Every silver lining’s got a touch of grey
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| I will get by
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| I will get by
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| Yeah, I will get by
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| I will survive
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| Oh, it’s a lesson to me
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| The Ables and the Bakers and the C’s
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| The ABC’s we all think of
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| Only try to keep just a little grace
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| I know the rent is in arrears
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| The dog has not been fed in years
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| It’s even worse than it appears, 'cause it’s alright
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| The cow is giving kerosene
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| The kid can’t read at seventeen
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| The words he knows are all obscene
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| The shoe is on the hand it fits
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| There’s really nothing much to it
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| Just whistle through your teeth and spit
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| Oh, well, a touch of grey it kinda suits you anyway
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| And that was all I really had to say and 'cause alright
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| I will get by
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| I will get by
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| Yeah, I will get by
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| I will survive
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| We will get by
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| Yeah, we will get by
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| We will get by
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| We will survive |