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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Flying,
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I thought I'd never learn that flying,
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I thought I'd spend my
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whole life trying,
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For flying is that ancient art of keeping
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one foot on the ground...
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Lying, I thought I'd never
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keep from lying,
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I thought I'd lose it all by sighing,
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For lying is that ancient art of hiding word
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s that will never be found.
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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Crying, I thought I'd
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never stop that crying,
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I thought I'd always
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dream of dying,
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For crying is that ancient art of weeping
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rivers into the ground.
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Verse 4
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Oh dying,
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I thought I'd nev er see that dying,
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I thought I'd spend my whole life flying,
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For dying is that ancient art of keeping one world turning round.
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Interlude 3
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Verse 5
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Sighing, I thought I'd nev
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er keep from sighing,
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I thought I'd always be there crying,
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For sighing is that ancient art of
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breathing sadness all around.
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Verse 6
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And trying, I thought I'd
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spend my seasons trying,
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I thought I could stop myself from lying,
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For trying is that ancient art
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of proving that the world is round.
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Verse 7
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Oh flying, oh oh, lying, oh oh, crying,
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oh oh, sighing, oh oh,
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Trying, oh oh and dying,
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oh oh,
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For dying it that ancient art of growing flowers in the ground,
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yes it is
Outro 1
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