Key: Eb major
Verse 1
outside the grocery store
Friends face the future- they're
wearing summer clothes
Verse 2
falling dominoes
I love talking funny- it's the only
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song I know
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Verse 3
day my life began
Burnt out and damaged- I
Verse 4
dragged my body home
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This slice is runny- it's
dripping down my clothes
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Flies stick to honey- it's
Verse 5
the only game they know
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Poor Boy- I walk into the
river in my hat and shoes
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Poor Boy- I'm sittin at the table with
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a knife and spoon
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Verse 6
your panties show
They trust market forces- it's
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the only song they know
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White horses carry me-
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unto the other side
Verse 8
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Poor Boy- I'm livin in a country
where my thoughts are cold
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Poor Boy- I'm waitin for the harvest of the seeds I sow
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Verse 9
the night- with
Verse 10
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Poor Boy- I'm wearin silver slippers
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and a long white gown
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Poor boy- I picture in my mind the
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day the walls come down
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Verse 11
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Poor Boy- I'm livin in a country
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where I'm never free
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Poor Boy- I'm writing down
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the names of all the things I see-
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ChordsAb Abm Db Gb
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