Intro:
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Your friends they said to me
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that you were talking in your sleep
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about the promises you keep
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I know you drifted through the early years
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You could fight to pass the time
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When they found you, you were dealing with it fine
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Hard to tell you what it goes to
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Hard-earned paper, you're holding on to
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It's all honest praise for the ways you make them do
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All the things you do
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Whats up with the waves out on the coast
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You say that's something I should know
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I think there's something they're not saying
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When you survive it all the same
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You're so impressed they know your name
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And you're in love with how they say it
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Hard to tell you what it goes to
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Hard-earned paper, you're holding on to
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It's all honest praise for the ways you make them do
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All the things you do
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When they find you lying wide awake
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Your friends have gone away
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I overheard you say
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I see some waves out on the surf
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They know you finally found your nerve
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And now they wait for you to say it
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