Key: E minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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We lie by the river, we lie at the keel
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We lie by the water,
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and we lie upon the hill
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We die by the river, we die at the kill
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We die by the water
My family is from there,
my grandfather worked in the mill
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and bought a place upon the hill
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Him with his colour, him with his skin
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Was the first of his kind,
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never pushed his way in
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Socrates
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Brought to your knees
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Once or twice a gen eration
Socrates
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Shame and pride
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of a na tion
My mother, she left her,
her brothers did too
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if you know what's good for you
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most of them leave
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Nobody misses them
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as they pitch your cheeks and
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they pull your hair
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You're gonna prove them wrong,
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you see
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You gotta go away and be
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happy
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Savatees, brought to your knees,
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once or twice a gen eration
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Savatees, shame and pride of the na tion
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After I was my grandfather's
old American flag
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But nothing will come of years,
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nor to liberals or fags
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You're gonna go nowhere
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As they pinch your cheeks
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and they pull your hair
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it was the age
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Well, this is my time,
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this is my rage
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Oh, the sun is rising
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Even when I feel black again
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Oh, through my tears
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Tears
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Tears
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Once or twice a gen eration
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Shame and pride of nation of a nation
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We lie up the hill, we lie by the water,
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