Key: C major
Verse 1
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I stood stoned like at midnight,
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I combed my hair till it was just right,
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and commanded the night brigade
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I was open to pain and
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crushed by the rain,
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and I walked on a crooked crutch
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An d I'd stroll all alone
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through a fallout zone
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And come out with my soul untouched
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I hated the crowded,
wrath of the crowd
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But when they said sit down, I stood up
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Ooh, growing up
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The flag of piracy flew from my mast
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My sails were set wing to wing
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I had a jukebox graduate for first mate
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She couldn't sail, but she sure could sing
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I pushed B -52 and I
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bombed her with the blues
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With my gear set stubborn and standing
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The light broke all the rules,
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strafed my old high school
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I never once gave thought to landing
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I stood in the cloud
and warmed up the crowd
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down I threw up
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Growing up
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in the stratosphere
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And you know it's really hard to hold your
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I swear I lost everything I ever loved, all feet
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I was the cosmic kid in full costume dress
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Well, my feet,
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they finally took root in the earth
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But I got me a nice little place in the stars
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And I swear I found the
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key to the universe
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In the engine of an old powered car
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I hid in the mud,
the breast of the crowd
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Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo,
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Cool Winter
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