Key: A
Introduction:
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Ever since I was a kid at school
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I messed around with all the rules
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Apologised then realised I' m not different after all
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Me and the boys thought we had it sussed, Valentinos, all of us
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My dad said we looked ridiculous but boy, we broke some hearts
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In and out of jobs, runnin' free, waging war with society
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Dumb, blank faces stare back at me but nothing ever changed
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Promises made in the heat of the night, creepin' home before it got too light
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I wasted all that precious time and blamed it on the wine
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I was only jo-king my dear (my dear)
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Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
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What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
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I could never win (never win) ......Riff
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Never found a compromise, collected lovers like butterflies
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Illusions of that grand first prize are slowly wearin' thin
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Susie, baby, you were good to me, givin' love unselfishly
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But you took it all too seriously
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I guess it had to end
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I was only jo-king my dear (my dear)
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Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
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What kind of fo-ol was I (was I)
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I could never win (never win) ......Riff
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Now you ask me if I' m sincere, that' s the question that I always fear
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Verse seven is never clear but I' ll tell you what you wanna hear
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I try to give you all you want but givin' love is not my strongest point
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If that' s the case it' s pointless goin' on, I' d rather be alone
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' Cause what I' m doin' must be wrong, pourin' my heart out in a song
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Owning up for prosperity, for the whole damn world to see
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Quietly now while I turn a page, Act One is over without costume change
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The principal would like to leave the stage
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The crowd don' t understand