Intro
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Peggy came to me in my sleep
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In the middle of the night on a Friday night last week
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She whispered hush child but don't be scared
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I've got a few words of wisdom that I've come back to share
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and she said doesn't matter where you come from
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It matters where you go
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no one gets remembered for the things they didn't do
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I said Peggy won't you stay here for a while
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We can drink whiskey we can play cards and we can get wild
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She said we'll play poker and we'll play for keeps
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I only played angels lately and they never let me cheat
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doesn't matter where you come from
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It matters where you go
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no one gets remembered in this listless life for the things they didn't do
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You could say I had a good time you could say I had class
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You could say that I was born beneath this ceiling made of glass
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But I always kept an open house and always did right by my friends
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When I get to Saint Peter's gate I'll tell the keeper I'm not the one who
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needs to make amends
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Cause better times are coming better times ahead
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No one gets remembered my deathless child and soon you will be dead
And Peggy said
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doesn't matter where you come from
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It matters where you go
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no one gets remembered in this listless life for the things they didn't do
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Peggy sang the blues as I drifted off well
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Peggy sang the blues as I drifted off well
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Peggy sang the blues as I drifted off well
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Peggy sang the blues as I drifted off well
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Peggy sang the blues peggy sang the blues