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Verse 1
Shakespeare,
Stephen King,
and Anne Margaret.
The campground is quiet.
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needles or smoking
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As I sing a song about unfulfilled romance
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Pokin' around in the ashes,
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too close to the fire
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too close to the fire
Her name was Vanessa,
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She left smoke on my brain,
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She damn near punched my ticket
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when she flashed me a smile
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Wil liam
Shakespeare'd get speechless
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And Ann -Margaret'd get jealous
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if she saw this girl's hips
And I'll have to censor
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Poking around in the ashes
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too close to the fire
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too close to the
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but we never did touch
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I put my head in my hand
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And I wrote I love Vanessa on
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the final exam
Three o 'clock Monday,
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I ran to her sports car
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and I screamed out her name
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As I saw her talkin' to the star quarterback
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So listen up, campers
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Get stung by an ember
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Pokin' round in the ashes
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Too close to the fire
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Too close to the fire
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Too close to the fire
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ChordsAb Db Fm Eb
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