I KNEW I WAS NEXT
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So what do you think I am and how precisely could you tell
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A decent skin is all I am
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People think badly of me
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But one day maybe they’ll praise. Oh but meanwhile
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I knew I was next and I didn’t mind
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Here I offer you my life for any debts are due
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And when you’ve been down for the very last time
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There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you
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The shadows of trees, they reach me
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They know a decent skin is all I am
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People think badly of me
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But when I’m in my grave maybe they’ll praise. Oh but meanwhile
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I knew I was next and I didn’t mind
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Here I offer you my life for any debts are due
|F |F |C |C |
And when you’ve been down for the very last time
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There is nothing anyone can do to hurt you
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oh but meanwhile
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I knew I was next and I didn't mind
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oh when you've been slapped around then one more slap can't hurt you
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and when you've been down for the very last time
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there is nothing anyone can do to hurt you
|F |F |C |C |
I knew I was next and I didn't mind
|E |E |Am |C |
oh when you've been slapped around then one more slap can't hurt you
|F |F |C |C |
and when you've been down for the very last time
|E |E |Am |C |
there is nothing anyone can say to hurt you
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