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When I was younger
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A part-time job worker
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Department store centre
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I saw a man enter
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He was middle-aged
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Deep lines on his face
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Tight mouth and eyes glazed
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Eyelids just half-raised
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And I looked at him, he looked at me
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He looked so sad, I had to see
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What did he want, what could it be
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What had he been through before me
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Seeing him in the store, I worked for
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That year
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That year
verse 2
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Ice skates he asked for
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In the middle of summer
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He wanted a good pair
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The price he did not care
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I looked for his size
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Our best pair he tried
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Custom back and sides
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Excitement in his eyes
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And I looked at him, he looked at me
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He looked so sad, I had to see
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What did he want, what could it be
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What had he been through before me
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Seeing him in the store, I worked for
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That year
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That year
Harmonica Solo
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verse 3
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I asked are you a pro
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He looked sad and said no
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These skates are my last hope
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Without them I cannot cope
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And he said my wife, she drowned this summer
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Behind our house, the river took her
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I cannot swim, I need to find her
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I will wait, till it freezes over
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And then I will skate, as far as it takes
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I will skate, as far as it takes
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To bring her back home
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To bring her back home
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To bring her back home
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Back home