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Seven AM, the usual morning lineup
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Start on the chores and sweep 'til the floor's all clean
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Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and shine up
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Sweep again, and by then it's like seven fifteen
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And so I'll read a book
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Or maybe two or three
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I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery
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I'll play guitar and knit
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And cook and basically
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Just wonder when will my life begin?
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Then after lunch it's puzzles and darts and baking
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Paper mache, a bit of ballet and chess
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Pottery and ventriloquy, candle making
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Then I'll stretch, maybe sketch, take a climb
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Sew a dress!
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And I'll re-read the books
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If I have time to spare
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I'll paint the walls some more
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I'm sure there's room somewhere
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And then I'll brush and brush
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And brush and brush my hair
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Stuck in the same place I've always been
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And I'll keep wanderin' and wanderin'
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And wanderin' and wonderin'
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When will my life begin?
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Tomorrow night
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The lights will appear
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Just like they do on my birthday each year
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What is it like
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Out there where they glow?
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Now that I'm older
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Mother might just
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Let me go...