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Key: D major
Verse 1
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Year after year,
Though every dream of a pony
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would end in tears,
The cake was lit and as you
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blew the candles out,
Your heart refilled,
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And every year your dream was killed.
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It may take
Verse 2
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an ocean of
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whiskey and time
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To wash all of the let-
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down out of your mind,
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And this may not be the thing
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you requested,
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But I am the answer
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to all your prayers.
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All this
Verse 3
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time
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Interested agents have been
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eavesdropping upstairs,
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When will you recognise that I am
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the answer to all your prayers?
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You ordered
Verse 4
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well -
They brought you medium- rare,
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You were promised fair,
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And in response a clap of thunder broke the air,
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The weather changed, the sky went black,
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And then it rained.
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It may take
Verse 5
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an ocean of
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whiskey and time
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To wash all of the let-
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down out of your mind,
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And this may not be the
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item you selected,
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But I am the answer
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to all your prayers.
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All this time
Verse 6
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The surveillance machine has
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been all up in your affairs,
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When will you realise that I am the
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answer to all your prayers?
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It might seem
Verse 7
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like a thankless existence
But don't lose hope just yet,
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You'll be remembered
for your persistence,
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And this is the thanks you get.
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You wanted tall,
Verse 8
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I came in under 5'4,
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Then you asked for dark,
I tend to sunburn a lot,
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As for handsome, well,
Can't help you there,
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So make of it what you will.
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It may take
Verse 9
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an ocean of
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whiskey and time
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To wash all of the let-
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down out of your mind,
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And I may not be the one you expected
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But I am the answer to all your prayers.
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All this
Verse 10
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time
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Interested agents have been
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eavesdropping upstairs,
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When will you get that I am the
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answer to all your prayers?
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All this time
Verse 11
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The surveillance machine has
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been all up in your affairs,
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It should be clear to you by now
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That I am the final answer
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to all your prayers.
Outro 1
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