INTRO

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Once I was younger than
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The youngest of fragile minds
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I ate the day with bad manners
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Then spit out the rind

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And mother, mother told me
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As I looked to the sky
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Yes my mother told me, "my dear son,
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You're not the one"


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I flew home when I was just 21
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Young enough to be the father of someone
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I've got a conch pissed with conch republic rum

My father by my side, teary-eyed, he said:

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"Son, by God, what I could have done,
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And you're just like me
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You can, really put 'em down
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If I was in your place, I'd stay, have fun"
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               But I'm not the one

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Now I'm sittin' here
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Haggling over sums
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Money made by someone else
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To me, it don't belong
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I toss a smile to the mighty boss
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He's my God
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But I'm a bit backwards
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And I know he's just a fuckin' dog

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And mother, mother told me,
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As I looked to the sky
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Yes my mother told me my dear son
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"You're not the one"
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"you're not the one"
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You're not the one"
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You're not the one"

Outro

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