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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I married Isis on the fifth day of May
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But I could not hold on to her very long
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rode straight away
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darkness and light
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through the center of town
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post on the right
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Went in to a laundry to wash my
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A man in the corner approached
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me for a match
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not ordinary
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I said "I got no money".
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for the cold in the North
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gave me his word
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heard".
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I was thinking about turquoise
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the world's biggest necklace
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s through the devilish cold
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thought I was so reckless.
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day we meet up again
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And things would be dif
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ferent the next time we wed
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If I only could hang on and just be her friend
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I still can't remember all the best things she said.
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We came to the pyramids
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all embedded in ice
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He said "There's a body I'm trying to find
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If I carry it out it'll
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It was then that I knew
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what he had on his mind.
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The wind it was howling and the
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snow was outrageous
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When he died I was hoping that it
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wasn't contagious
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But I made up my mind that I had to go
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on.
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I broke into the tomb but the
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There was no jewels no nothing
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I felt I'd been had
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was just being friendly
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When I took up his offer
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I must- a been mad.
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picked up his body and
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I dragged him inside
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Threw him down in the hole
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I said a quick prayer and I felt satisfied
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Then I rode back to find Isis
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She was
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there in the meadow where the creek used to rise
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Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed
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I came in from the East with the
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sun in my eyes
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I cursed her one time then I rode on ahead.
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I said "No place special?"
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She said "You been gone" I said
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She said "You gonna stay?" I said
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"If you want me to, Yeah ".
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tical child
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what drives me insane
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I still can remember the way
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On the fifth day of May in the drizzling rain.
Outro 1
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