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Introduction: D
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Children are swimming
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In the water, mmmm - hmmm
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Playing and laughing, being golden
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No way of knowin'
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving back
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving back
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Grass is getting browner
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Trees are falling in the heat
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Water's getting drier, people are hurting
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Who are we fooling?
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving back
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving back
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Don't it make you cry?
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Don't it make you want to lay down on the ground and die?
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Hey, baby, sun is setting
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On the good times, oh no
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Funny, when I was younger
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We loved the future, but the future knew we
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Were moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving back
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving backwards
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We're moving back
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Don't it make you cry?
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Don't it make you want to shout out at the midnight sky?
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I'm heading to the cabin
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In Canada, Sheridan Lake
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I'm sitting by the docks
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Skippin' rocks
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O Canada
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Our bald eagles are moving up there for good
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Our bald eagles are moving up there for good
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O Canada
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The rest of us suckers would be moving up there if we could
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