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The dog's chasing buzzards'
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shadows across the deck.
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Carving circles in the sky with
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bibs tied around their neck.
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And the lake was once a desert
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where the houseboat ran aground.
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A bright florescent jet ski had to
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tow us back to town.
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A bright florescent jet ski had to
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tow us back to town.
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Startled by the paper
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and its unfamiliar slang.
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It said the local beauty pageant winner
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had been born a man.
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They chased her through the wheat field.
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They stripped her of her crown.
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Desperate just to get their dusty
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seed into the ground.
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Desperate just to get their dusty
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seed into the ground.
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And you say there's no one in this world
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no one who's truly free.
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Every single one of us a
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kitten up a tree.
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Except for maybe surfers
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and porn stars by degree.
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Well i wonder if she loves her work as
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as much as you love me.
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I wonder if she loves her work as
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as much as you love me.
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They drained the fluid nightly
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but by dawn it's there again.
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The head nurse recommended that you
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count backwards from ten.
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And those who are the most afraid
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say courage is a sin.
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We are just bracing for the impact by
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loosening our limbs.
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We are just bracing for the impact by
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loosening our limbs.