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you got you when you're coming down
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you got you when you want to find it
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you got you when you're buggled down
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you got you but you can't define it
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you got to keep on laughin' laughin'
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laughin' in the dark
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you got to keep on laughin' laughin'
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'til you find that spark
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you got a feeling well it's up to you
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sometimes you want to run away
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sometimes you think you do
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but you never had a dream like this before
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and you don't want to ask for more
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sometimes you leave a mark
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before you know the score
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well it's up to you to turn this night
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'cause everybody needs some love
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to feel allright
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you look just like a stranger
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and they're keeping you down
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but still you're feeling the ties
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slippin and a sliding
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through the lost and found
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in your egyptian disguise
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what a thrill it is to see you
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but i forgot your name
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oh oh what do you say
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i carry you in my heart
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and sometimes the memory smarts
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i'm true to you
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if you really think you want my love
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i'm true to you
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you never really wanted
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what you already had
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but then what have you got
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every little feeling
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that you tend to bend
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you keep it held in a slot
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what a thrill it is to see you
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but i forgot your name
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oh oh it's allright
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you never want to feel contrite
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i carry you in my heart
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but sometimes the memory smarts
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there's nothing in here moving
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but you know you're not alone
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sad escapes and lullabies go home
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there's someone trying to reach you
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without a cautious doubt
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someone you could never figure out
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but you felt it all before
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you got that look in your eyes
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tonight you're full of sorrys
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moonlight swims in bitter sweet
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you never really know just who to keep
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it's a question of silence
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and propositions that you fear
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it's a question of silence or tears
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but you held them all before
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there's nothing in here moving
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but you know you're not alone
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sad escapes and lullabies go home
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but you've been through this before
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trim life shadows flicker and fall
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and you still can't turn away
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get up and run before you stall
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before the edges fray
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you always feel misunderstood
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but you did the best you could
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they're coming for you
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appropriate sunshine frozen like clay
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and you still can't focus clear
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elliptical trouble always missing the lines
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and you don't want to stand too near
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you thought it was a joke
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all that emotional soft smoke
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they're coming for you
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you will feel a total wreck
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but you figure what the heck
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you can tell i fell under your spell
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i never felt the same
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you knew i was shaken by your smile
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you never were too tame
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it's hard to feel loves insanity
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you held me in your hand
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and everyday someone stays inside you
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you want to understand
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there's got to be true love true love
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true love to make it
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there's got to be true love true love
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true love to take it
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even with all your wires touching
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you never did complain
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and even with empty arms still clutching
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you took it all in vain
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you can tell i crawled under you shell
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i never felt the rain
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but you always knew everything to do
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i know you're not to blame
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the midnight oyster bellies bug you
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from inside you want to scream
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the comic cut is your arrival
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your reflections are obscene
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well you're looking for another end
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doing time
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but you still can't turn away
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well you're looking for a real friend
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any kind
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that wants to play the games you play
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on this side of paradise
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you're never going to go through twice
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stay tuned at any price
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to this side of paradise
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cylinder dreams passing in stages
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lethargic grins left to bare
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broadway windows cubical cages
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where escape is fairly rare
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you've got to keep yourself well amused
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pay no attention to the faulty news
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set yourself on automatic cruise
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sometimes you just got to lose
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This Side of Paradise (1986) - Lyrics