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I painted a scene.
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Sharp objects screamed from our pockets.
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Our eyes gleamed in their sockets
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And you pawned your wedding ring.
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I dreamed you a dream.
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Our new car gleamed in the front yard.
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So happy, you thought it obscene.
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We had always been clean.
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Then you crossed it all out with a thick black line.
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Oh why? Oh me! Oh my!
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Yeah, you crossed it out with a thick black line.
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Oh why? Oh me! Oh my!
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My momma came over. She hid all of my things
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She doesn?t believe rock and roll transcends time
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It saves lives 
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It saved mine.
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Well misses instability your lacking stability
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I can?t provide. Well now who?s saving your life?
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Hey, I tried.
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You fucking crossed it all out with a thick black line.
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Oh why? Oh me! Oh my!
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Yeah, you crossed it out in a telephone call
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With a thick dark line.
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Oh why? Oh me! Oh me! Oh my! 
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Oh why? Oh me! Oh my!