| Got no gloves, and I don’t wear a hat
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| And these streets are cold and I
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| Forgot the reasons I came.
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| Walk a mile and I cross a bridge to where
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| Theh heat of inner stream meets cold river air
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| And I wonder if I will survive the wave
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| That’ll drown this place
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| It’s a clockwork planet
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| And I’ve broken every key
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| Trying to keep the time from twisting
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| Out of reach
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| And it’s one Mississippi
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| It is two times grip is slipping
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| It is three Mississippi
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| Time stands still
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| Got no home, and I made no plans
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| And this city holds me in the palm of its hand
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| And it sings ‘This is where you catch your breath.'
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| Well I’m thinking of you
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| And I can hear your words
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| When you said, ‘flying away is for the birds
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| And by the way, genius,
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| You ain’t walking south.'
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| It’s a clockwork planet
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| And I’ve broken every key,
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| Trying to keep the time from twisting
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| Out of reach
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| And it’s one Mississippi
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| It is two times grip is slipping
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| It is three Mississippi
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| Time stands still
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| It is four Mississippi
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| Can we stop the clocks from ticking
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| It is five Mississippi
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| Time stands still
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| Can we spin the world on its axis
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| Can we make the clocks run backwards
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| Can I only change your history for a day
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| And can I fix you in this movie
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| See us both in slow motion
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| Is that sunrise or sunset
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| Well who can say
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| Yeah it’s one Mississippi
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| It is two times grip is slipping
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| It is three Mississippi
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| Time stands still
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| Yeah it’s one Mississippi
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| It is two times grip is slipping
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| It is three Mississippi
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| Time stands still
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| Yeah it’s one Mississippi
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| It is two times grip is slipping
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| It is three Mississippi
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| Time stands still |