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Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
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And as I climb into an empty bed
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Oh well, enough said
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I know it's over still I cling
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I don't know where else I can go, mother
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Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
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See, the sea wants to take me
The knife wants to slit me
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Do you think you can help me?
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Sad veiled bride, please be happy
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Handsome groom, give her room
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Loud, loutish lover, treat her kindly
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Although she needs you more than she loves you
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And I know it's over still I cling
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I don't know where else I can go
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It's over, it's over, it's over
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I know it's over
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And it never really began
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But in my heart it was so real
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And you even spoke to me and said
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"If you're so funny then why are you on your own tonight?
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And if you're so clever then why are you on your own tonight?
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If you're so very entertaining then why are you on your own tonight?
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If you're so very good looking why do you sleep alone tonight?
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I know cause tonight is just like any other night
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That's why you're on your own tonight
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With your triumphs and your charms
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While they are in each other's arms
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It's so easy to laugh
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It's so easy to hate
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It takes strength to be gentle and kind
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It's over, over, over
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It's so easy to laugh
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It's so easy to hate
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It takes guts to be gentle and kind
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It's over, over, over
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Love is natural and real
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But not for you, my love
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Not tonight my love
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Love is natural and real
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Em
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But not for such as you and I, my love
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Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
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Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
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Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
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Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
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Oh Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head