Longest Days - John Mellencamp
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Seems like once upon a time ago             I was where I was supposed to be
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My vision was true and my heart was too     There was no end to what I could dream
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I walked like a hero into the setting sun   Everyone called out my name
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Death to me was just a mystery              I was too busy raising up Cain

CHORUS
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But nothing lasts forever           Your best efforts don't always pay
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Sometimes you get sick and don't get better
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That's when life is short  even in its longest days

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So you pretend not to notice                That everything has changed
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The way that you look and the friends you had   So you keep on acting the same

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But deep down in your soul                  You know you, you got no flame
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And who knows then which way to go
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That's when life is short  even in its longest days

BRIDGE
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All I got here is a rear view mirror
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Reflections of where I've been
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So you tell yourself I'll be back up on top some day
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But you know there's nothing waiting up there for you anyway

CHORUS
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But nothing lasts forever           Your best efforts don't always pay
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Sometimes you get sick and don't get better
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That's when life is short  even in its longest days
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That's when life is short  even in its longest days