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on stage at the orphium
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waiting for the promo
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looking out at my classmates
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ready to do something
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my bags were packed
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i was ready to leave
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for university
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i was moving up and out
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of Omaha, it didn't last
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one night i was drinking alone
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so i drove out to denver
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to visit an old friend
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who had settled down there
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i kept driving on through the night
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and threw up in time early light
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sick on caffine pills
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my friend he escaped from omaha
i never will
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OH, i had a lover once
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she was a nomad
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would have followed her anywhere
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so we moved out to portland
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she was selling baggage
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i bought all i could
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and that's all it took
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to make my escape
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oh oh oh omaha ohhh
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....you never looked so good
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i am leaving
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i'm sailing away
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my time in iowa was just a holidy
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i have to get over that bridge
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to the town where i live
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i guess that's where i'll stay
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oh oh oh omaha ohhh
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omaha